Renault to Build Cars in Algeria for African Market
18 Dec 2012, 12:26 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / This week, French President Francois Hollande will visit North Africa with business clearly on his agenda. Bloomblerg has learned that an agreement between France and Algeria will be signed, and Fra...
Entry-Level ‘Clio Cup’ Racing Series Launched in the UK
17 Dec 2012, 14:53 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / Renault UK has just announced the creation of a new entry-level racing series, which has been put together with the help of Michelin and the British Automobile Racing Club (BARC). The series is call...
European Car Sales Reach Dreaded 19-Year Low
17 Dec 2012, 08:34 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / We had heard about the dreaded 19-year low which was expected to hit the European car sales sector in 2012, and since all the industry news we have recently posted about the Old Continent have been ...
Downsizing - How to Keep Performance at Low Displacement
16 Dec 2012, 15:10 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / This year has seen an explosion in the number of turbocharged small displacement petrol engines available under the bonnets of new cars. Ford, Fiat, the Volkswagen Group brands, some of the GM brand...
Dacia Sandero Stepway Photo Shoot: Forest of Fontainebleau
14 Dec 2012, 18:51 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / It’s the time to shine for the brand new Sandero Stepway, a jacked up version of the regular Sandero supermini. The car needs to b so much more than its bits of protective plastic, it has to b...
Spyshots: Renault Scenic Cross Variant
14 Dec 2012, 17:04 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / French carmaker Renault is revisiting the idea of combining MPVs with soft-roading plastic bumper protectors. Back in 2000, when the Scenic was still a first-gen model, the French introduced the Sc...
Renault Sells Remaining 6.5% Stake in Volvo Trucks for €1.48-Billion
13 Dec 2012, 10:58 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / Renault has just announced that it has sold off its remaining shares in Volvo Trucks, in order to better fund their international and domestic investments, as well as reducing their debt, which stoo...
Praga R1 Slovakian Racing Car Gets 210 HP RenaultSport Engine
13 Dec 2012, 08:33 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / Praga Cars, from the Czech Republic Slovakia, a builder of track-focused racing machines, has revealed that the engine which will be powering their R1 track-only racer. It is a RenaultSport-sourced ...
Renault to Offer Twizy Van Variant
12 Dec 2012, 12:51 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / Aside from being an excellent way of traveling around town in a very efficient, easy to park and funk-looking EV, the Renault Twizy would also serve as an excellent in-town delivery vehicle. Renault...
Caterham Plans Massive Expansion by 2020
7 Dec 2012, 08:24 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / Caterham is a small automaker, specializing in racing technology, and the incremental improvement of their Seven. However, that is all about to change, according to autocar.co.uk, as the UK-based br...
Renault Twizy Gets Special Touch by MomoDesign
6 Dec 2012, 13:03 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / Renault’s Twizy EV is undoubtedly a head turner, due to its oddball looks and the complete lack of noise associated with it. However, the kind of buyers it really appeals to are style-consciou...
Renault Will Only Offer EDC Gearbox on TCe 120 and dCi 90 Clio Versions
6 Dec 2012, 09:55 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Drivers who are also members of the fairer sex aren’t exactly famous for their love passion for rowing their own gears, now are they. But for some reason, they aren’t exactly spoiled fo...
Dacia UK Dealers Will Offer No Discounts
5 Dec 2012, 17:04 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / It was a well known fact that once Dacia finally arrived in the UK, they would have a strict ‘no discounts’ policy going, the argument behind the philosophy being the fact that the price...
Renault Announces Tata Nano Competitor
28 Nov 2012, 16:14 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / Back in 2008, before the Tata Nano was launched and nobody knew that it would not sell very well, Renault announced that it was developing a competitor for it. However, after seeing that it didn`t d...
Next Renault Twingo to Be Rear-Wheel Drive
26 Nov 2012, 14:19 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / In sharing its platform with Mercedes’ next Smart ForTwo, the Renault Twingo will also inherit that car’s rear-wheel drive layout. They are developing a common platform, called Edison, w...
2013 Renault Clio RS 200 EDC Spotted Testing
25 Nov 2012, 11:10 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / We’re sorry dear readers. If you’re into boring luxury sedans, look away, we’re going to have a “we can’t wait” moment about the new Clio RS. This brand new, four...
Actress Diane Kruger Turns on Champs-Elysees Lights in Renault Zoe
23 Nov 2012, 17:08 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Sexy German-born actress Diane Kruger arrived in a Renault Zoe EV to turn on the Parisian light for the Champs-Elysées, the most beautifully light street in the world, which will stay this wa...
Mitsubishi to Produce i MiEV Electric Cars for Peugeot
21 Nov 2012, 14:06 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Japanese automaker Mitsubishi Motors Corporation recently signed an agreement with French group PSA Peugeot Citroen in order to supply i MiEV electric cars. Although it's not yet confirmed, it ...
Renault's R29 Fails Crash Tests
21 Nov 2012, 14:06 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / The Renault car for next season failed two of the three FIA crash tests ahead of its official launch later this month, according to some sources revealed by autosport.com. While confirming the news,...
Porsche's VW Stake Increases Automakers' Shares
21 Nov 2012, 14:06 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / News that Porsche raised its Volkswagen stake to 50.8 percent and reports that the German manufacturer targets another 24.2 percent had a strong impact over the automotive market, with shares of sev...