Renault SA has announced their intentions to branch out into small car segment.  With this in mind, French auto manufacturers are consulting with Government of Gujarat to set up their factory in the state. Noting the rising demand for smaller cars, Nissan Motor Company and Renault will both invest in offering smaller and more compact cars. In a series of closed door meetings it was revealed that the... 

Carlos Ghosn, Global Chief Executive Officer of the Renault Nissan alliance in an interview with Forbes India said that a lot has changed in India in the past two years.  Conducting business in India is vastly different as compared to doing business in China, Russia or Brazil.  The same approach does not work in India as it would in other BRIC countries.    Each of these countries is so different... 

As per a French business newspaper report, Renault is set to bring out a car in the €2500 ($3,375) category.  La Tribune reports that the project which is expected to get underway on January 1, 2012 will have Renault Nissan develop this low cost car which is targeted at emerging markets, and these will also be launched in European markets in the future. Though Renault has been known to launch... 

Mr. James Allison, Technical Director of Renault has said that their new design for the current year F1 car has not been a success as originally expected.  When questioned about the R31 F1 car that the company has developed for next week's Brazilian Grand Prix, Allison said that though Renault had taken a bold step, the plan has backfired resulting in a failed experiment. James Allison had this to... 

The past year has seen an avalanche of cars in the small category.  Now Renault India too is announcing the arrival of a small and compact car which is to be launched in January at the Auto Expo 2012 to be held in New Delhi.  Mr. Sudhir Rao, Deputy Managing Director of Renault in India said that the car would be priced in close proximity to others in its category and would offer competition to hatchbacks... 

In a bid to increase its annual car production capacity, Renault has decided to pump in BRL 500 million into Brazil for increasing capacity by at least one lakh units. Though Renault had already planned for BLR 1 billion through 2015, this extra investment would enable Renault's Brazil plant to churn out 380,000 vehicles per annum. This is Renault's bid to ensure that a trsong emerging market like... 

Mr. Carlos Ghosn, Chairman Chief Executive Officer of Renault-Nissan alliance has planned a visit to India by October end.  It is expected that Ghosn will time the visit to inaugurate the company's set up and bring into focus the launch of their new compact car which is expected to hit the markets by early 2012. Ghosn will reveal what is expected to be a concept of the compact car to be launched. ... 

Judging from his performance at the Singapore Grand Prix, Force India's Paul di Resta is very optimistic about his run at this weekend's Japanese Grand Prix to be held at the Suzuka International Circuit.  Resta, while assessing his performance said that things were looking up for the Force India team. He is hoping to carry forward the great performance, and channelize his energy and impetus onward... 

Robert Kubica was paid by Renault in 2011, team owner Gerard Lopez has revealed. His comments to Germany's Auto Motor und Sport follow reports that the Enstone based team may be happier to choose between Vitaly Petrov, Bruno Senna and Romain Grosjean for next season's lineup. Genii's Lopez however said that with injured Pole Kubica nearing recovery from his horror rally crash injuries, it is wrong... 

Renault India Vice President, Sales and Marketing Len Curran mentioned that the Indian design house for Renault in Mumbai will not only develop cars for launch in India but also models launched globally including the Twingo that has an electric option. India has been chosen as a key market for Renault alongside Russia and Brazil. Renault has made a Rs.4,500 crore investment in their Chennai manufacturing...