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In The Driver’s Seat
The CEO of Nissan and Renault on turnarounds. Ever since Lee Iacocca saved Chrysler from doom in the 1980s, CEOs who succeed in turnarounds are accustomed to some degree of adulation. But few become as celebrated as Carlos Ghosn, whose efforts to bring Nissan back from the brink turned...
Tags: CEO, Companies, Manufacturing, Nissan Motor Co. Ltd., Renault
Research articles 2008-06-30
Americans join the crossover scramble
YET another car maker is trying to cash in on the booming market for so-called crossover cars with a new model which follows hard on the heels of the Renault Koleos and Ford Kuga. This time, though, there's a difference - for this is an American take on the...
Tags: car, Ford Motor Co., Manufacturing, Renault
Research articles 2008-05-09
Renault joins crossover club; NOW Renault has joined the crossover craze with the Koleos
Byline: CHRIS RUSSON reports PREPARE for a crossover craze this summer as Renault and Ford go head to head with their debut models in the 4x4 market. The Renault Koleos is the French manufacturer's rival to the Ford Kuga - and it's out to compete with some keen...
Tags: FINANCE, Ford Motor Co., Manufacturing, Renault, Taxes
Research articles 2008-05-09
Chrysler chief denies alliance talks with Fiat
DETROIT, Michigan AFP — Chrysler LLC chief executive Robert Nardelli denied reports Thursday that the US carmaker was in talks with Italy's Fiat about a possible alliance. "There are no talks," Nardelli said after a speech in Detroit, Michigan, rejecting reports in Europe that Chrysler was in talks with...
Tags: Agence France-Presse, alliance, Chrysler LLC, Detroit, Fiat, Manufacturing, Michigan, Nissan Motor Co. Ltd., Renault, Strategy
Research articles 2008-04-17
MOTORING: RENAULT-NISSAN
RENAULT-NISSAN is set to become one of the world's biggest car makers. The company is about to sign a deal with AvtoVAZ, the parent company of Lada. The deal will give Renault-Nissan access to the rapidly growing Russian market and manufacturing facilities in Eastern Europe. If the deal goes through...
Tags: Manufacturing, Nissan Motor Co. Ltd., Renault
Research articles 2008-03-02
Renault to sign deal with Avtovaz on February 29: statement
MOSCOW AFP — French carmaker Renault will sign a deal to buy a stake in Russia's biggest auto producer Avtovaz on Friday, state industrial giant Rosoboronexport said in a statement. The two carmakers were also to sign an agreement on "strategic partnership." The deal calls for Renault to...
Tags: Agence France-Presse, carmaker, FINANCE, Manufacturing, Renault
Research articles 2008-02-27
Renault to offer a 'green' Dacia Logan by 2010: report
FRANKFURT AFP — The French car maker Renault will market an environmentally friendly version of the low-cost Logan produced by its Romanian subsidiary Dacia, the head of Renault's German unit said Thursday. "We are going to offer the car in the coming years," Jacques Rivoal was quoted as saying...
Tags: Agence France-Presse, car, Manufacturing, Renault
Research articles 2008-01-17
Renault to pay 1.3 bln dollars for Avtovaz stake: report
MOSCOW AFP — Renault will spend 1.3 billion dollars for a 25-percent stake in Russia's largest auto firm Avtovaz, a Russian paper reported Tuesday, giving details of the financial package for the first time. Financial details of the package, signed on December 8, have not been officially divulged. ...
Tags: Agence France-Presse, FINANCE, financial, Manufacturing, Renault, Russia
Research articles 2007-12-25
Renault to buy 25 percent of Lada maker Avtovaz: company
MOSCOW AFP — French car maker Renault is to buy 25 percent of Avtovaz, the biggest Russian auto group and the manufacturer of the Lada brand, Avtovaz's parent company announced on Friday. "We have chosen the French group as a strategic partner and we are going to sell them...
Tags: Agence France-Presse, car, manufacturer, Manufacturing, Renault
Research articles 2007-12-07
Auto show highlights new models and ways to cut consumption
FRANKFURT AFP — The world's auto industry that meets this week at the International Motor Show IAA is counting on innovation and new models to stand out amidst fierce competition and pressure to preserve the environment. Major carmakers are battling weaker sales in western Europe and to a lesser...
Tags: Agence France-Presse, car, carmaker, Frankfurt, Manufacturing, Renault, SALES, Toyota Motor Corp.
Research articles 2007-09-09
Ghosn denies overstretched at Nissan-Renault
TOKYO AFP — Carlos Ghosn has denied he overstretched himself by taking the top job at both France's Renault and Nissan Motor Co., following the Japanese automaker's recent profit slump. Nissan's financial troubles are "disappointing" but Japan's number three automaker is still "extremely profitable," Ghosn said in an interview...
Tags: Manufacturing, Nissan Motor Co. Ltd., Renault
Research articles 2007-07-29
Top tip for Laguna
Renault boss Carlos Ghosn predicts that the new Laguna will be in the top three of the upper medium sector, which includes the new Ford Mondeo, Vauxhall Vectra, Volkswagen Passat and Audi A4. He says that Renault wants to raise the profitability of each of its new models, which...
Tags: Audi AG, Government, Manufacturing, Regulations, Renault, Suzuki, Volkswagen AG
Research articles 2007-06-15
The World Vehicle Manufacturers Analyst May 2007 Issue Features Topics Such As Land Rover SUVs under Investigation for Driveshaft Failure in the U.S and In Germany BMW Announces Fourth Generation M3.
M2 PRESSWIRE-10 May 2007-Research and Markets: The World Vehicle Manufacturers Analyst May 2007 Issue Features Topics Such As Land Rover SUVs under Investigation for Driveshaft Failure in the U.S and In Germany BMW Announces Fourth Generation M3C1994-2007 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE:14052007 ...
Tags: BMW AG, car, China, Fiat, Ford Motor Co., General Motors Corp., Honda Motor Co., Hyundai, Japan, Land Rover, manufacturer, Manufacturing, Nissan Motor Co. Ltd., Renault, SALES, Shanghai, SUV, Volkswagen AG, Volvo
Research articles 2007-05-10
DaimlerChrysler Announces Chrysler Group Restructuring; 13,000 Jobs To Go.
M2 PRESSWIRE-8 March 2007-Research and Markets: DaimlerChrysler Announces Chrysler Group Restructuring; 13,000 Jobs To Go.C1994-2007 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE:08032007 Dublin: Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/c51761) has announced the addition of Light Vehicle Manufacturing - March 2007 Issue to their offering...
Tags: car, Chrysler LLC, Daimler AG, Hyundai, job, Manufacturing, Nissan Motor Co. Ltd., Renault, Toyota Motor Corp.
Research articles 2007-03-08
US Automotive Market Forecast to be Flat in 2007
DUBLIN, Ireland -- Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/c51347) has announced the addition of Outlook for the Automotive Industry in 2007 - Management Briefing to their offering. What are the big issues for 2007? January's briefing, written by just-auto managing editor Dave Leggett, focuses on key trends in the major automotive...
Tags: Fiat, FINANCE, manufacturer, Manufacturing, Renault, SOFTWARE, Toyota Motor Corp.
Research articles 2007-03-02
Toyota plans ultra–inexpensive car
TOKYO AFP — Toyota Motor Corp. plans to build a low-cost car undercutting Renault's emerging-market Logan through a "radical" rethink in design and production, the president of the fast-growing Japanese automaker said. "The focus is on low-cost technology," Toyota president Katsuaki Watanabe told Britain's Financial Times newspaper in an interview...
Tags: Agence France-Presse, car, Manufacturing, president, Renault, Toyota Motor Corp.
Research articles 2007-01-21
Renault–Nissan reaffirms interest in US partner
DETROIT, United States AFP — French-Japanese automaker Renault-Nissan reaffirmed its interest in expanding operations by getting an American partner. "A North American is logical. We have one Asian partner and one European partner," Renault-Nissan chief executive Carlos Ghosn said in a statement released at an auto show here. "But it...
Tags: Agence France-Presse, Manufacturing, Nissan Motor Co. Ltd., Renault, Strategy
Research articles 2007-01-07
Automakers must cut costs like Chinese, Indians to survive: Ghosn
RIO DE JANEIRO AFP — Carlos Ghosn, the head of the French-Japanese alliance Renault-Nissan, says automakers who want to survive should take their cue from cost-cutting in China and India, in an interview. "The world should build vehicles with the same frugal mentality of the Chinese and the Indians --...
Tags: Manufacturing, Nissan Motor Co. Ltd., Renault
Research articles 2007-01-06
Nissan still open to tie-up as investors cheer GM breakdown
TOKYO AFP — Nissan Motor Co. says it is still open to an alliance with a US automaker even as investors heaved a sign of relief that the company had avoided an expensive tie-up with General Motors. The price of shares in Nissan closed up 46 yen or 3.48 percent...
Tags: alliance, General Motors Corp., investor, Manufacturing, Nissan Motor Co. Ltd., Renault, Strategy
Research articles 2006-10-05
Ghosn keeps options open if GM alliance doesn't happen
PARIS -- Carlos Ghosn, CEO of Renault and Nissan, said Wednesday that if the French and Japanese automakers couldn't form a strategic alliance with General Motors, he would be interested in one with another U.S. company. Renault's and Nissan's interests in adding a U.S. ally "are not limited to GM,"...
Tags: alliance, General Motors Corp., Manufacturing, Nissan Motor Co. Ltd., Renault, Strategy
Research articles 2006-09-28