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August 13, 2015

Guerlain Chicherit to join World RX with JRM Racing for France and Italy

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

March 13, 2015

Arnaud Deboeuf appointed Alliance Senior Vice-President of Renault-Nissan BV and Alliance CEO Office

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

February 12, 2015

Renault to hire 1,000 people on fixed-term contracts in France in 2015

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

January 20, 2015

A new Ford Collection: Ford challenges designers to transform recycled materials into fashion statements

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

July 10, 2014

Philippe Buros named Director of Market Area France and Member of Renault's Management Committee

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

February 18, 2014

Luca di Montezemolo and Piero Ferrari open Modena's new Enzo Ferrari Museum

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

February 13, 2014

Skoda delivers 80,900 vehicles worldwide in January 2014

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

November 21, 2013

Formula E's new fully-electric race car, the Spark-Renault SRT_01E completes successful test debut

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

November 18, 2013

Ferrari Museum celebrates its 300,000th visitor of 2013

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

November 04, 2013

Land Rover to be official sponsor of the Alltech FEI World Rquestrian Games 2014

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,

October 04, 2013

Bentley opens new dealership in Lyon, France

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,

September 13, 2013

Five-million vehicles built at Maubeuge plant

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).

July 04, 2013

Volvo Car Group reports global retail sales of 40,939 vehicles in June

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

July 02, 2013

Ducati Multistrada 1200 takes fourth successive Pikes Peak victory

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

July 01, 2013

Raymond wins 2013 Pata European Junior Cup in Imola

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

June 14, 2013

Renault SoVAB celebrates the production of two-millionth LCV in Batilly

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

May 22, 2013

Renault has announced an industrial investment of €420-million for Georges Besse plant in Douai

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

May 14, 2013

Citroen celebrates 45 years of the Mehari

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

April 27, 2013

Renault will produce 82,000 Nissan Micra in Flins plant

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

April 18, 2013

Timo Bernhard and Romain Dumas will take the wheel of the LMP1

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

 
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