Dacia completes EU rollout with Denmark sales startJune 19, 2013 06:01 CET  Dacia has started selling its Lodgy minivan in Denmark, the latest western European market for Renault's no-frills brand that was originally created for developing markets. The expansion into Denmark marks the completion of Dacia's rollout in the EU.... Read More »
2013 AUTOMOTIVE NEWS CONGRESS Dacia benefits from downsizing trend in EuropeJune 12, 2013 17:00 CET Dacia is the symbol of a new consumer trend for affordable cars in austerity-hit Europe, said Arnaud Deboeuf, Renault's entry-program director.... Read More »
AUTOMOTIVE NEWS EUROPE E-MAGAZINE As Renault slumps in Europe, Nissan's importance is increasingJune 12, 2013 06:01 CET  More than two decades after Renault rescued Nissan from near-bankruptcy, the Japanese company is now helping its French partner as the euro-zone crisis weighs heavily on Renault's results. Last month, Nissan had contributed 433 million euros ($562 million) to the French carmaker's first-quarter earnings, underscoring the considerable benefit to Renault of its 43.4 percent stake in the larger and more profitable Japanese carmaker.... Read More »
Renault's China plant approved by environmental agencyJune 11, 2013 14:47 CET  China's environmental protection ministry has approved Renault's application to build an assembly plant together with partner Dongfeng Motor Corp., the ministry confirmed last week. The plant will be situated in the central China city of Wuhan and will produce up to 150,000 vehicles and engines per year.... Read More »
AUTOMOTIVE NEWS EUROPE E-MAGAZINE Chevrolet slumps in EuropeJune 10, 2013 06:01 CET  Chevrolet -- General Motors' best-selling brand globally -- is falling further behind rivals in Europe as the region's buyers turn their backs on the marque's aging product lineup. Steep declines of Chevy's best-selling models in Europe pushed down the brand's sales in the region by 33 percent to 45,706 in a total market down 7 percent, according to industry body ACEA. Chevy's market share was 1.1 percent, down from 1.5 percent during the same period last year.... Read More »
Renault Espace will be replaced with SUV-styled crossoverJune 5, 2013 10:56 CET  Renault will replace its Espace large minivan with an SUV-styled crossover, the automaker's design chief, Laurens van den Acker, said.... Read More »
French car sales fell 10% in May as buyers wait for new modelsJune 3, 2013 12:40 CET  French car sales fell 10.3 percent in May as consumers held back for new models from domestic carmakers Renault and PSA/Peugeot-Citroen.... Read More »
AUTOMOTIVE NEWS EUROPE E-MAGAZINE Late-arriving French automakers hope China's love for French luxury brands will lead to sales boomJune 3, 2013 06:01 CET  German automakers have long seen China as a key market. Now their late-arriving French rivals hope to catch up fast with help from the popularity of France's fashion brands.... Read More »
Better Place bites the dust after 5-year run 12:01 am U.S. ET | June 3, 2013  Better Place, the Palo Alto, Calif., company that aimed to change the world with a global system of cars powered by switchable batteries, is going to -- well, a better place.... Read More »
Renault says it has no plans for Mitsubishi tie-upMay 31, 2013 09:03 CET  Renault denied a French newspaper report that it is holding cooperation talks with Mitsubishi Motors.... Read More »
Renault's Dacia will not get a minicar, Tavares saysMay 31, 2013 06:01 CET  Renault's Dacia will not join Europe's minicar segment, the automaker's Chief Operating Officer Carlos Tavares said. The segment is gaining in importance as the economy slumps.... Read More »
Renault shrugs off electric car setbackMay 28, 2013 17:57 CET  Renault said the collapse of a joint venture aimed at making electric cars more appealing would not hold back its plans for battery-powered vehicles.... Read More »
Renault wins loan for Twingo from EU investment bankMay 28, 2013 13:11 CET  Renault will use a 400 million euro ($517 million) loan from the European Investment Bank to help develop its Twingo minicar.... Read More »
Renault shrugs off electric car setback 11:57 am U.S. ET | May 28, 2013  French carmaker and Nissan alliance partner Renault said the collapse of a joint venture aimed at making electric cars more appealing would not hold back its plans for battery-powered vehicles.... Read More »
Renault will end Better Place partnership after bankruptcy filingMay 27, 2013 10:34 CET  Renault is ending a five-year partnership with Better Place LLC after the operator of electric-vehicle charging stations announced plans to shut down. The two companies have worked together in Israel and Denmark since 2008.... Read More »
Daimler, Ford exchange information on gasoline enginesMay 24, 2013 06:01 CET  Already collaborating with Ford on the development of fuel cell vehicles, Daimler and the U.S. automaker recently exchanged information about their gasoline engines. Daimler got a closer look at Ford's award-winning EcoBoost engine while Daimler shared details on its stratified lean-burning powerplants.... Read More »
European car sales post 1st gain in 19 months 5:19 am U.S. ET | May 17, 2013  European car sales rose for the first time in 19 months as a gain in consumer sentiment in countries using the euro led to rebounds in Germany and Spain. Still, the European auto market is at a two-decade low, and industry executives are forecasting a drop of about 5 percent for 2013 amid a recession in the 17-nation euro zone.... Read More »
Renault expects 5% dip for European car marketMay 16, 2013 09:34 CET  Renault expects the European car market to shrink 5 percent this year over last year, Chief Operating Officer Carlos Tavares said. The French carmaker foresees the European market being "slightly better" in the remaining three quarters of this year than the first three months, when European market sales fell 10 percent after a "very poor performance," Tavares said.... Read More »
Renault-Nissan parts warehouse in India nearly destroyed by fireMay 10, 2013 06:01 CET A major warehouse supplying parts to a Renault-Nissan plant in India was almost destroyed by fire early on Thursday, but the incident is unlikely to affect alliance operations in the country, Nissan said today.... Read More »
Renault-Nissan parts warehouse in India nearly destroyed by fire 3:48 pm U.S. ET | May 9, 2013 A major warehouse supplying parts to a Nissan-Renault alliance plant in India was almost destroyed by fire early today, a Nissan spokeswoman said, possibly affecting production at the plant that makes 400,000 vehicles a year.... Read More »
Mercedes Citan vans recalled over faulty airbagsMay 6, 2013 16:10 CET  Daimler is recalling 3,500 Mercedes-Benz Citan vans in Europe because of faulty airbags. The Citan is a derivative of the Renault Kangoo and recently scored only three out of five stars in an NCAP test.... Read More »
Once a product planner, former Renault executive Pelata now mines dataApril 30, 2013 06:01 CET Former Renault COO Patrick Pelata had plenty of job possibilities after leaving automaker. He now sells customer-retention software from an office in San Francisco.... Read More »
Pelata on Renault's spy scandal: 'I had to leave'April 30, 2013 06:01 CET  Former Renault COO Patrick Pelata fell on his sword to save his boss and friend Carlos Ghosn -- and maybe his company. Pelata left the automaker after a botched espionage investigation.... Read More »
Daimler and Renault may build a large van togetherApril 30, 2013 11:34 CET  Daimler and Renault said they are holding discussions to build a large van together as part of a possible expansion of their existing partnership.... Read More »
Pelata on Renault's spy scandal: 'I had to leave' 12:01 am U.S. ET | April 29, 2013  Patrick Pelata fell on his sword to save his boss and friend Carlos Ghosn -- and maybe his company. Pelata, often called one of the industry's best product strategists, was part of a small team of executives Ghosn brought to Nissan in 1999 after Renault bought a controlling stake in the Japanese company.... Read More »
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