Tag: renault
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Automakers have battery anxiety, so they’re taking control of the supply
Battery joint ventures have become the hot must-have deal for automakers that have set ambitious targets to deliver millions of electric vehicles in the next few years. It’s no longer just about securing a supply of cells. The string of partnerships and joint ventures show that automakers are taking a more active role in the…
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Euro NCAP Is Now Evaluating Vans, Watch Europe’s Most Popular LCVs Being Tested
In the wake of the global pandemic, the need for delivery vans has reached new heights this year, which is why Euro NCAP decided to test some of Europe’s most popular models. Nineteen light commercial vehicles (LCV) were tested by the safety specialists under new criteria that evaluate the crash avoidance and driver assistance systems,…
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French Unions Angry At Renault Over China-Made Dacia EV
Europe’s Dacia Spring Electric is a China-made automobile, built from the Hubei province at Renault and Dongfeng’s joint venture plant. Thus far so good right? Not so fast. It appears that French labour collections aren’t always pleased with Renault creating the Spring Electric outside of France and selling it in Europe. In addition, this sort…
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Renault Sold 62,447 Electric Vehicles In 2019 – More Than Ever Before
Tesla continues to lead the electric car race however other auto makers are also experiencing greater demand for their EVs, for example Renault. In 2019the French automaker offered a total of 62,447 electric cars across the world, a substantial jump up from the approximately 49,300 EVs it sold in 2018 and the 36,300 sold back…
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Renault’s Sharpening Up Its Electric Game, Zero-Emissions Twingo Comes Into Play
Renault’s smallest automobile, the Twingo, seems to be prepared to make the transition to battery-electric power. This would allow it to challenge the likes of the Volkswagen e-Up! And other zero-emission A-segment hatchbacks out there. In case the report from Autocar turns out to be true, then the electric Twingo should appear as early as…
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Fiat Abruptly Withdraws $39BN Offer To Merge With Renault, Blames French State
Together with the worldwide automobile industry sinking slowly into the worst regeneration since the global financial crisis, a single ray of hope surfaced a week ago when, out of the blue, Fiat Chrysler suggested a merger with French auto giant Renault, providing at least some assistance for those stocks of beleaguered automobile makers. And then,…
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The Renault Deal Is Dead, But Fiat Chrysler Still Desperately Needs a Partner
For the second time in under a year, Fiat Chrysler Automobiles’ (FCA) top brass is staring down a now what? moment. The maker of Jeep, Maserati and Fiat 500 abruptly lost its charismatic CEO Sergio Marchionne who died last July at a Swiss hospital. This week, its first attempt at a Marchionne-style mega-merger with France’s…