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Renault Nissan Alliance reports sales of 6,085,058 units in 2009

Renault Nissan Alliance reports sales of 6,085,058 units in 2009

In a global market that contracted 4.5%, the Renault Nissan Alliance, including for the first time the sales of the AvtoVaz Lada brand, captured 9.8%* of the global market in 2009. In 2008, the Alliance without Lada had a share of 9.4%. ... Continue reading

Renault to Break Wind at 2010 Geneva Motor Show - VIDEO ENHANCED

Renault to Break Wind at 2010 Geneva Motor Show - VIDEO ENHANCED

New Renault Wind: a breath of fresh air in the roadster market PARIS - February 2, 2010: In a World Premiere at the Geneva Motor Show on 2 March, Renault will unveil its brand-new coupe-roadster: Wind. Wind is a two-seater coupe-roadster of 3.83 metres in length which features a highly innovative way of opening up. Wit ... Continue reading

Renault to Unveil Wind at Geneva

Renault to Unveil Wind at Geneva

In a World Premiere at the Geneva Motor Show on 2 March, Renault will unveil its brand-new coupe-roadster - Wind ... Continue reading

New Renault Master: The Large Van Market's New Benchmark for Comfort and Fuel Efficiency

New Renault Master: The Large Van Market's New Benchmark for Comfort and Fuel Efficiency

After a successful career spanning more than 12 years, with more than one million units sold in 45 markets worldwide, Renault is renewing its Master range. ... Continue reading

In 2009, Dacia Beats the Level of 300,000 Cars Sold Worldwide

In 2009, Dacia Beats the Level of 300,000 Cars Sold Worldwide

In 2009, Dacia sold 311,282 cars, i.e. 20.5% more than the 258,372 units recorded in 2008. This is thus the 5th year in a row when the sales growth rhythm is 2 figured; therefore from less than 100,000 cars sold in 2004, they got to over 300,000 units in 2009. ... Continue reading

Electric vehicles: Nicolas Sarkozy in Reunion island for the signing of letter of intent

Electric vehicles: Nicolas Sarkozy in Reunion island for the signing of letter of intent

In the presence of French President Nicolas Sarkozy, Renault, EDF, GBH (Groupe Bernard Hayot), Total Réunion, GE Money and the GERRI agency today signed a letter of intent on the experimentation of 50 electric vehicles in Reunion together with battery charge infrastructure powered mainly byrenewable energies. ... Continue reading

Statement from Carlos Ghosn, Chairman & CEO of Renault

Statement from Carlos Ghosn, Chairman & CEO of Renault

Carlos Ghosn, Chairman & CEO of Renault, declared after meeting the French President, Nicolas Sarkozy, on January 16th 2010: « Renault is a French company, a socially responsible citizen, attached to its industrial and technological roots. This is one of the reasons why we decided to produce in the Flins plant (France ... Continue reading

Renault Sales Result For 2009

Renault Sales Result For 2009

The Renault Group achieved its objective to increase its world market share. ... Continue reading

Renault Confirms Its Commitment to India and Announces Roadmap for Car Launches

Renault Confirms Its Commitment to India and Announces Roadmap for Car Launches

Renault, which is participating in the ongoing New Delhi AutoExpo 2010 exhibition, today confirmed its commitment to India and announced the launch of several cars from their portfolio in the Indian market. ... Continue reading

Renault Previews New Mégane Coupé-Cabriolet Ahead of Geneva World Debut

Renault Previews New Mégane Coupé-Cabriolet Ahead of Geneva World Debut

LONDON - January 5, 2010: The 2010 Geneva Motor Show will see Renault extend the New Mégane line-up with the addition of a sixth model, the Coupé-Cabriolet. The newcomer will be premiered in Switzerland on the 2 March, as well as at L’Atelier Renault on the Champs Elysées in Paris, on the 5 March. The New Mé ... Continue reading

2010 Detroit Show: An Electric Cavalcade

2010 Detroit Show: An Electric Cavalcade

Washington DC January 4, 2010; With federal mileage standards rising, automakers next week will show a fresh group of fuel-efficient vehicles at the North American International Auto Show in Detroit. According to Automotive News, Ford will unveil the redesigned production Focus, and Honda will show the production versi ... Continue reading

2010 Is Here! Will This be the First Day of the New Electric Car Era? - VIDEO ENHANCED

2010 Is Here! Will This be the First Day of the New Electric Car Era? - VIDEO ENHANCED

AUTO CENTRAL - Janury 1, 2010: Three years ago, at the 2007 Detroit Auto Show (NAIAS), General Motors introduced a dynamic looking battery-powered vehicle they called the Chevrolet Volt. For all practical purposes it ushered un the new age of electric cars, that should kick off later this year. As the time has passed s ... Continue reading

Renault Launches New Van 'Extra' Special Editions

Renault Launches New Van 'Extra' Special Editions

According to the old adage, it's more about giving than receiving at this time of year, and Renault has certainly lived up to that with its latest van range 'Extra' special editions. ... Continue reading

2010 North American Car Of The Year Nominees

2010 North American Car Of The Year Nominees

NORTH AMERICAN CAR AND TRUCK OF THE YEAR NOMINEES By Steve Purdy TheAutoChannel.com Detroit Bureau Good news for GM and Ford came out of a press conference at the Automotive Press Association in Detroit yesterday as four of the six finalist were from the Detroit manufacturers. An exceptionally large group of journalist ... Continue reading

Renault Welcomes Chancellor's Support for Electric Vehicles

Renault Welcomes Chancellor's Support for Electric Vehicles

Renault welcomes Alistair Darling's announcement in today's Pre-Budget Report that electric cars will be exempt from company car tax from April 2010 for five years, with electric vans also benefiting from van benefit charge exemption over the same period, plus a 100 per cent first year allowance towards the purchase of ... Continue reading

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