Lada faces risk of losing top spot in Russia as major competitors enter
Lada is facing pressure in defending its position as the long-standing dominant brand in Russia, as major vehicle manufacturers enter into the market. With Volkswagen and Ford expanding... Read more
Experts say slowdown of automotive market in China is only temporary
China's vehicle market, which increased 54% in 2009 and which grew by another 33% in 2010, has been slowing down. During the first three months, vehicle sales even dropped. However,... Read more
Renault-Nissan, AvtoVAZ open new production line at Togliatti plant
Renault-Nissan and Russian partner AvtoVAZ have opened a new production line at the Russian company's facility in Togliatti. According to Renault, this new line has a capacity of 350,000... Read more
Renault-Nissan delays acquisition of AvtoVAZ stake until end of April
Renault-Nissan will have to wait until at least the end of April before it could acquire a controlling stake in AvtoVAZ, Russia's largest carmaker, according to Sergei Chemezov, head of... Read more
Renault mulls producing cars for Russia after acquiring majority of AvtoVAZ
French carmaker Renault is considering producing vehicle models that will target Russian consumers as soon as the company and Japanese affiliate Nissan formally ink an agreement to... Read more
Renault-Nissan alliance to asume control of AvtoVAZ this month
The alliance of Renault SA and Nissan Motor Co. is aiming to reach a deal next month to assume a dominant ownership of OAO AvtoVAZ, according to two people who are familiar with the... Read more
Relationship between Daimler and Renault-Nissan may deepen
The relationship between Daimler and Renault-Nissan may deepen, finance chief Bodo Uebber told Boersen-Zeitung in an interview. He said that these companies’ alliance projects are moving... Read more
Steelmakers should use derivatives, says Renault-Nissan executive
Renault-Nissan deputy general manager, Nicolas Fourrier, of supplier account office, told Reuters that steelmakers should utilize derivatives to manage their input costs in order to give... Read more
Infiniti’s baby model with Mercedes-Benz engine will be at 2011 Geneva Motor Show
Sources in Japan said that the upcoming baby model from Infiniti will be powered by a turbocharged Mercedes-Benz four-cylinder motor. Set to debut at the Geneva auto show, the new car is... Read more
Mercedes’ small models to use Renault-Nissan’s 1.6-litre turbodiesel engine
Sources in France revealed to Autocar that as part of their recent tie-up, Renault-Nissan’s new 128bhp 1.6-litre turbodiesel engine will be used in Mercedes smaller models. Starting next... Read more
Renault-Nissan alliance is considering a vehicle-assembly factory in Russia
Sergei Darkin, the governor of the Primorsky region in Russia’s Far East says that talks are ongoing over a plan by Renault-Nissan alliance to build a vehicle-assembly factory in the... Read more
Renault-Nissan interested in closer ties with General Motors
Renault and Nissan Motor may soon have “closer ties” with General Motors Co., according to Le Monde’s interview with Carlos Ghosn, CEO of Renault and Nissan. Ghosn was quoted to have... Read more
Renault-Nissan alliance dropped out of bidding for Ssangyong Motor
Renault-Nissan alliance announced that it has dropped out of bidding for Ssangyong Motor, following the announcement of a court official who said that the preferred buyer will be named... Read more
Nissan-Renault synergies help EV program, says Carlos Ghosn
Carlos Ghosn, the CEO of both Renault SA and Nissan Motor Co., said that if either company had aimed to launch an electric vehicle on its own, it wouldn´t have been as successful. After... Read more
Renault-Nissan alliance inks deal to produce an ultra low-cost car to be sold in India
Last Thursday, an agreement was signed by the Renault-Nissan Alliance and Bajaj Auto that seeks to produce an ultra low-cost car to be sold in India and other emerging markets.... Read more
Renault-Nissan wants to win 10 percent of the car market in China and the United States
The goal of this alliance is to achieve the market share targets by 2013, according to a Renault spokeswoman. Currently, the alliance has 6% of the Chinese market and 8% in the US. Since... Read more
Construction of the Renault-Nissan Alliance’s first European plant has begun
Construction of the Renault-Nissan Alliance's first European plant, which will supply advanced lithium-ion batteries, has begun earlier this week in Sunderland, UK. The groundbreaking... Read more
Renault-Nissan-Daimler alliance expect to save billions of euros
An equity-swap alliance by Renault SA, Nissan Motor Co. and Daimler AG would lead to billions of euros of savings due to the sharing of development costs, according to two insiders. They... Read more
Renault-Nissan alliance aims Micra sales of 80,000 units in 2011
As you may know already Nissan revealed the all-new Micra at the Geneva Motor Show earlier this month and it will start selling it from July. What you don´t know is that the Indian unit... Read more
Official: Renault-Nissan Alliance and Daimler announce strategic cooperation
Renault-Nissan Alliance and Daimler AG announced today a broad strategic cooperation which promises to enable both groups to already realize benefits quickly from a range of concrete... Read more
Analysts say a tie-up of partners Renault and Nissan with Daimler could be positive
A tie-up between Renault SA and Nissan Motor Co. with Daimler is described by analysts to be positive but it warns against being too optimistic about it. In a note, JPMorgan Securities... Read more
Renault-Nissan alliance to begin testing 100 EVs in the Paris region in 2010
A large-scale electric vehicle test will be launched in September 2010 in the Paris region, as announced by the Renault-Nissan Alliance and EDF. The agreement, signed on Oct. 9, 2008, was... Read more
Renault-Nissan Alliance unveils brand-new V6 dCi Diesel engine
This is the first V6 engine designed and created by the Renault-Nissan Alliance. It will be utilized by top ranged vehicles to address the increasing international demand for powerful... Read more
Renault-Nissan and Energie Ouest Suisse to develop zero-emission car in Switzerland
Energie Ouest Suisse (EOS), the Swiss electric utility firm and Renault-Nissan lately made public they are joining forces to design solutions for zero-emission mobility in Switzerland via... Read more
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