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13.8.15
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Frenchman Guerlain Chicherit will enter the upcoming French and Italian rounds of the 2015 FIA World Rallycross Championship presented by Monster Energy. Chicherit, a four-time World Champion in freeriding, will drive a Mini RX Supercar prepared
13.3.15
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Effective April 1, 2015, Arnaud Deboeuf is appointed Alliance Senior Vice-President, Renault-Nissan BV and Alliance CEO Office. He replaces Christian Mardrus. Deboeuf, 47, will report directly to the Renault-Nissan Alliance Chairman and CEO Carlos Ghosn.
As announced
12.2.15
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Renault confirms the commitment made on 13 March, 2013 upon signing the 'Contract for a new dynamic of growth and social development for Renault in France' by hiring new employees. Due to the competitiveness agreement's effects, in addition to a promising
20.1.15
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Ford Motor Company and Redress announced Veronica Lee from Malaysia and Amandah Andersson from Sweden the winners of The Redress Forum: Ford Design Challenge. Held on January 19, the event challenged emerging designers to create fashion pieces
10.7.14
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On September 1, 2014, Philippe Buros will become the Director of Market Area France and will also sit on Renault's Management Committee. He will report to Stefan Mueller, Member of the Group Executive Committee and Chairman of Europe Region.
From the
18.2.14
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The new Enzo Ferrari Museum (MEF) has been opened in Modena by Luca di Montezemolo and Piero Ferrari, the son of the man who started-off the amazing story of a marque recognised as the strongest in the world.
The choice of February 18 for the reopening of the
13.2.14
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A strong start to the year for Skoda Auto - worldwide vehicle deliveries in January increased by 16.5 per cent to 80,900 (January 2013: 69,500 vehicles). Skoda once again achieved double-digit growth in Europe with 48,200 vehicles sold. In the brand's strongest individual
21.11.13
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Formula E's new fully-electric race car, the Spark-Renault SRT_01E, completed is successful test debut recently at the La FerteGaucher circuit near Choisy-le-Roi, France.
Unveiled earlier this year (September) at the Frankfurt Motor Show, the new single-seater was
18.11.13
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Three hundred thousand visitors in less than a year. That was the landmark reached at the Ferrari Museum in Maranello, when Yuliya Gilazova bought admission tickets for herself and her friend Yuriy Petrov. Yuliya and Yuriy are from Saint Petersburg, Russia
4.11.13
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Land Rover will extend its support for international sporting excellence as an official sponsor of the Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games 2014 in Normandy. Taking place every four years, the games are the leading dedicated international competition for equine sport,
4.10.13
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Bentley announces the opening of a new dealership in Lyon, expanding the luxury British marque's presence in the French market.
With this third showroom location in France, Bentley brings the brand closer to customers in the Eastern region, offering them state-of-the-art service,
13.9.13
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The 2,000 employees of the Maubeuge plant in northern France celebrated the production of the 5,000,000th vehicle built by the plant since its founding in 1969. The vehicle was a Kangoo Z.E. for La Poste (the French post office) in Forbach (France).
4.7.13
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Volvo Car Group reports global retail sales of 40,939 cars for the month of June. China grew by no less than 74 per cent to 5,798 cars - a new sales record - and by 34.3 per cent for the first six months. Also, the Volvo XC60 model had its best sales month ever with 10,961 sold
2.7.13
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The Ducati Multistrada has taken victory in the famous Pikes Peak 'Race to the Clouds' event in Colorado for the fourth year in succession with a spectacular win this time for French privateer racer, Bruno Langlois.
Langlois, whose career history includes titles
1.7.13
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Guillaume Raymond from France became the first rider to convert a pole position into a win in this year's PATA European Junior Cup, powered by Honda Racing, taking victory in fourth round at Imola and with it a slender championship lead.
Kiwi Jake Lewis made the best
14.6.13
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SoVAB, short for Societe des Vehicules Automobiles de Batilly, a wholly-owned Renault subsidiary located in Batilly, Meurthe-et-Moselle (France), celebrated the two-millionth vehicle to roll-off the assembly lines since 1980. It was a Master, for a Moroccan customer
22.5.13
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Plant performance is key to the success of the Renault group's strategic plan. As part of this plant, Renault is upgrading its industrial base and has announced an investment of €420-million for the Douai plant. The objective is to build five bodies on a single
14.5.13
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Citroen is marking the 45th anniversary of one of its much-loved models - the Mehari. The Diane 6 Mehari, as it was originally known, was first unveiled on May 16, 1968 in Deauville, France. An unpretentious car built for utility and pleasure, it was designed to be equally
27.4.13
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The Renault Flins plant, located near Paris, France, was selected by Renault to produce the next-generation Nissan Micra. Production will begin in 2016 at an estimated annual volume of 82,000 vehicles.
Nissan, Renault's Alliance partner, requested
18.4.13
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The first two drivers to contest the top class of the sports car World Endurance Championship (WEC) and the Le Mans 24 hour race are confirmed. Le Mans overall winners Timo Bernhard (Germany) and Romain Dumas (France) will take the wheel of the new