Despite the booming sales of crossovers and SUVs, Renault has decided to pull the plug on its flagship high rider, the Koleos, in the United Kingdom. The midsize model, which is based on the same platform as the Nissan Rogue / X-Trail, remains on sale on the official website, yet production will cease for the […]
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Nissan has denied recent media reports that suggested a conspiracy within the company to oust former chairman Carlos Ghosn. The report in question quoted leaked emails from 2018, when Ghosn pledged to strengthen the alliance between Nissan and Renault, coming from senior managers at the Japanese carmaker, revealing a campaign to “neutralize [Ghosn’s] initiatives before […]
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Europe’s new car sales took a massive plunge no thanks to the restrictions amid the coronavirus pandemic, as they dropped by 57 percent in May and 43 percent during the first five months of 2020. According to information shared by JATO Dynamics and registered across 27 European markets, the best-selling car last month was the […]
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London-based law firm Harcus Parker is preparing a class action lawsuit against Renault and Nissan, citing independent test data that points to emissions cheating. The data allegedly shows that as many as 700,000 Renault diesel models and 600,000 Nissan units in the UK could be fitted with defeat devices. Models affected include the Note, Juke […]
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Renault experimented with all sorts of cars throughout its 122-year history, yet not many were as quirky as the Sport Spider, which recently blew 25 candles off its birthday cake. The first street-legal model to officially bear the Renaultsport moniker, it started life as a racer with Formula 1 technology, but fans wanted a variant […]
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Even though European carmakers are rolling out more electrified models than ever before, Renault Group chairman Jean-Dominique Senard is weary of the competition they’ll face from Chinese EVs soon to be imported in Europe. With countries such as France and Germany adding extra incentives for EV buyers, the markets will soon become flooded with these […]
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The modern-day Alpine A110 is a great sports car with a very bad timing. The automobile industry is going electric, buyers are flocking to SUVs and the coronavirus pandemic has affected all automakers, including Renault, who is still trying to see the light at the end of the tunnel. There have been reports surrounding the […]
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A trip to the grocery store turned into a frenetic ‘where’s my phone’ moment for yours truly, as I crossed paths with two test cars: the next-generation Dacia Logan and a rather mysterious Renault Twingo. Both cars seemed to be coming from the Dacia factory in Romania, which is approximately 60 miles (100 km) away […]
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Renault has entered into a credit facility agreement with the French state, for a maximum amount of 5 billion euros ($5.6 billion). The carmaker will be able to draw on this line of credit either in whole or in part, for the purpose of financing its liquidity requirements. There’s also an initial 12-month maturity, with […]
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Does anyone else feel the urge to thrash this Renault Sport Spider? After all, it looks like it belongs on the racetrack and was built to encompass the company’s athletic side. Don’t let us keep you from the information that truly matters here. Part of the Petitjean Collection, the 1996 Renault Sport Spider is listed […]
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