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 »
Morocco bids to build auto industry for the regionApril 20, 2013 06:15 CET  Morocco is aiming to become a major auto-producing market in the North African region. At present, the heavily agricultural country is host to only two Renault Group plants and may need to develop a better qualified workforce before it can attract further automakers.... Read More »
Dacia says strikes may push production to MoroccoApril 10, 2013 15:05 CET  Renault's Dacia unit may shift output to cheaper sites in Morocco if a pay conflict in Romania escalates. Workers at Dacia's assembly plant went on strike for two days demanding a 40 percent pay increase.... Read More »
FROM THE CURRENT ANE PRINT ISSUE Carmakers, suppliers see great potential for growth in North AfricaNov. 22, 2012 06:01 CET  Automakers and suppliers are finding big opportunities in North Africa, where new-car sales are forecast to rise more than 40 percent by 2016 and where low labor costs make producing vehicles and components cheaper than in western Europe and even parts of eastern Europe.... Read More »
Renault plans for Africa auto boom to escape Europe slumpAug. 9, 2012 10:04 CET  Renault is building the continent's biggest assembly plant in a bet that buyers there are poised to shift away from public transport and used cars.... Read More »
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