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Renault, Nissan to invest $26 bn to build a line-up of 35 EVs by 2030

The French-Japanese auto alliance of Renault and Nissan plans to invest 23 billion euros ($26 billion) in electric vehicle technology over the next five years, the companies said Thursday.

Tata Motors, Honda, Renault mulling price hike from next month

With input costs continuing to rise, automakers like Tata Motors, Honda and Renault are looking to increase vehicle prices from January next year to offset the impact. Already, car market leader Maruti Suzuki and luxury automakers Audi and Mercedes-Benz have announced to hike vehicle prices from next month. While Maruti said the price rise planned for January 2022 will vary for different models, Mercedes-Benz said its hike will be on select models by up to 2 per cent due to feature enhancement and rising input costs. On the other hand, Audi said its price increase effective January 1, 2022 will be up to 3 per cent across its entire model range owing to rising input and operational costs. When contacted over the issue, Tata Motors President Passenger Vehicles Business Shailesh Chandra said:"Prices of commodities, raw material and other input costs continue to rise. An appropriate price hike to at least partially offset this increase in costs seems inevitable in the near to short ...

Chip crunch to hit Renault 2021 production harder than forecast

Renault's production losses in 2021 due to a global semiconductor shortage will be far larger than previously forecast, the French carmaker said on Friday, though it maintained its profit outlook help

Qualcomm, Google bring intelligent in-vehicle experiences to Renault EV

Chip-maker has announced that it is working with Google and Renault to design an in-vehicle experience for Renault's next-generation electric vehicle, the new Megane E-TECH Electric.

Vehicle scrappage policy to help usher in greater investments: Renault

French carmaker Renault on Friday said the launch of the vehicle scrappage policy will usher in enhanced investments into the auto industry and also help in cutting down the raw material cost

Renault Samsung to suspend production at Korean plant due to chips shortage

Renault Samsung Motors will temporarily suspend production at its plant in the southeastern port city of Busan due to shortages of chips for vehicles, the company said on Sunday.

Renault Triber gets 4-star adult safety rating in Global NCAP crash test

Renault India's seven-seater model Triber has received a four-star safety rating for adult occupants, vehicle safety group Global NCAP said on Tuesday

Defiant Carlos Ghosn pins hopes on French probes to clear his name

Auto magnate-turned-fugitive Carlos Ghosn is campaigning to clear his name, and hopes a visit by French investigators to his home in exile in Lebanon will be his first real opportunity to defend

Renault joins hands with CERO Recycling for vehicle scrapping programme

Automaker Renault India on Thursday said it has launched a vehicle scrapping programme in partnership with the country's first organised scrap vehicle recycling company CERO

French carmaker Renault to sell its stake in Daimler to reduce debt

Renault said in a statement that it would sell its 16.45 million Daimler shares through a placement to qualified investors via an accelerated bookbuilding process

Deliveries of Renault Kiger Compact SUV start today, check details here

The SUV Kiger will be priced between Rs 5.45-9.55 lakh

Deliveries of compact SUV Renault Kiger to start today, check details here

Kiger will come with two front airbags for the driver and front-seat passenger, along with the two side airbags. Both front seats get seat belt reminder alerts for enhanced safety

Renault warns of difficult year after record $9.7 billion loss

Renault Chief Executive Luca de Meo warned of lingering headwinds in 2021

Restructuring inevitable for Renault Samsung for survival: CEO Signora

Renault Samsung Chief Executive Dominique Signora made the comments as the company struggles with lower vehicle sales and high labor and manufacturing costs

Renault's SUV Kiger priced between Rs 5.45 and 9.55 lakh

French automaker Renault on Monday said its SUV Kiger will be priced between Rs 5.45-9.55 lakh

Carlos Ghosn hid scale of Nissan salary, fearing dismissal from Renault

Carlos Ghosn concealed the scale of his compensation at Nissan because he feared the French government would force him out of Renault if it discovered how much he earned, a court was told

New Renault boss Luca de Meo to cut more costs in turnaround drive

Renault's new CEO Luca de Meo hiked the French carmaker's cost savings target and further cut into the number of cars it plans to turn out as he tries to lift profitability at the loss-making company

Renault Samsung to cut top jobs, slash pay amid Covid-19 pandemic

Renault Samsung Motors Corp said it will reduce the number of executives and their salaries as the company has entered emergency management amid the Covid -19 pandemic

French automaker Renault to unveil compact SUV Kiger on Jan 28

Renault on Tuesday said it will unveil its upcoming compact SUV Kiger in India later this month

Nissan adds third shift to reduce waiting time for its new SUV Magnite

Employs 1,000 hands at factory and more staff at the dealerships towards this end. Plans to export the car to Indonesia and South Africa