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Wednesday, March 17th 2010

All the latest news from Renault

Renault’s Dacia brand confirmed for UK launch at end of 2012

British buyers will be able to see, drive and own a Dacia from the end of 2012, following confirmation at the Geneva motor show that the brand will launch in the UK. Bought by Renault in 1999, Dacia has been transformed over the last decade, selling 1.25m vehicles in the last five years. With the [...]

Model update: new Renault Master

As of April 2010, Renault Trucks’ Delivery range will see a new addition with the latest Renault Master.  With a new design, new cab and new engine versions, this new offer also features new rear-wheel drive models. Renault Trucks will roll out the following versions throughout 2010: panel van, chassis cab, chassis double cab, chassis cowl, [...]

Renault Grand Espace Initiale dCi 175 road test

Renault was the first carmaker to bring an MPV to European roads when it first launched the Espace in 1984. Now in its fourth generation, the trailblazing Espace has become a template for an entire segment, one that has become increasingly popular with families over the last 25 years, leading to the launch of [...]

Renault Clio Renaultsport 200 Cup road test

Renault has always tried to have a little bit of fun with its Clio, first adding a hot hatch model to its line-up in 1992 when it added the Clio Williams. Following in the tradition of the three Williams iterations, the monstrous V6 from 2001 and previous Renaultsport Clios such as the 172 and [...]

Renault Trafic Chosen For Glen Dimplex Fleet

Glen Dimplex, the largest electrical heating business in the world and employers of 8,500 people worldwide, has ordered a new fleet of 50 Renault Trafic vans for their Liverpool-based Glen Dimplex Home Appliances division. Chosen for their competitive pricing and running costs, the vehicles will be driven by service engineers who travel the length and [...]

Renault launches its own TV channel

Renault is launching its own TV Channel – Renault TV – on Sky Guide 883 on 3rd December 2009. The objective of Renault TV is to nurture the public’s passion and interest for the Renault brand. The Renault TV channel is a real window into the brand’s heritage, its products and events. The channel will entertain, [...]

Darren Wilson registers for Clio Winter Cup Series

Entries for the 2009 ELF Renault Clio Winter Cup with Michelin continue to grow with Darren Wilson the latest driver to register for the one-make series which takes place at Northamptonshire’s Rockingham Motor Speedway on Saturday, 7th November. The 43-year-old racer from Newark in Nottingham, who finished 21st in his debut Clio Cup season, will be [...]

Smith caps Title win Renault test

Michelin Formula Renault UK Championship winner Dean Smith (Wolverhampton) fulfilled his champion’s prize on Tuesday, 27th October as he drove a Formula Renault 3.5 car on the 3.321-mile Motorland Aragon circuit. The 3.5-litre, 425hp machine is used in the World Series by Renault, a Formula One feeder series that has seen Grand Prix winners Robert Kubica [...]

Renault-Nissan Alliance to promote zero-emission mobility

The Renault–Nissan Alliance and the city of Barcelona today signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to promote the development of zero emission mobility in the Catalan capital. The two organizations will work together to identify areas of co-operations in promoting the use of zero emission vehicles in the city. Barcelona has made environmental sustainability a key [...]

Phil Glew impresses in Megane

Recently crowned ELF Renault Clio Cup with Michelin champion Phil Glew (Tothill, Lincolnshire) was on top form as he fulfilled his prize of a test in a Mégane Trophy race car at the 3.321-mile Motorland Aragon circuit on Monday, 26th October. The 26-year-old, who won the Clio Cup championship with Team Pyro, outshone fellow Clio Cup [...]

Renault Espace – The Ultimate Work Of Art?

The Affordable Art Fair in London, the biannual exhibition of all forms of contemporary art is going from strength to strength. This autumn marks the AAF’s tenth anniversary – and a decade-long successful partnership with official car sponsor, Renault UK. Transport to the Fair is assured by the Renault VIP fleet of chauffeur-driven silver Grand Espaces, [...]

New Mégane Renaultsport 250 arrives

The new Mégane Renaultsport 250 is powered by a 2.0-litre turbocharged engine. Peak power is 250hp, while maximum torque is 340Nm which is available across a particularly broad rev-band to deliver a standard of performance that can be enjoyed equally on the road and on track. Renaultsport’s latest offspring boasts a raft of specific equipment designed [...]

Renault UK Appoints New Fleet & Commercial Ops Director

Renault UK has appointed a new Fleet and Commercial Vehicle Operations Director who will sit on the Renault UK Board and be responsible for fleet sales and remarketing, as well as all commercial vehicle business. Darren Payne, a highly-regarded fleet specialist, will be undertaking this new role, with immediate effect, reporting directly to Managing Director, [...]

Renault Get Gold Star From Home Learning College

Renault has been chosen by the UK’s leading home study provider, Home Learning College (HLC), to provide its nationwide network of course advisers with a fleet of 85 New Méganes. Based in Beckenham the HLC, which has to date helped more than 65,000 people study,  took delivery of 85 New Méganes, [...]

Miss England adds glamour to the Megane Coupe Cabriolet

There was a little extra glamour at Renault London West last week when the newly-crowned Miss England visited the dealership to collect a stylish convertible which she will be driving for the coming year. It was an extra surprise for Rachel Christie, aged 21, from Kensington, as she thought she was collecting a Renault Clio! Rachel is [...]

Keith Hawes steps down from Renault UK Fleet

Following a Renault UK career spanning over 21 years, Keith Hawes has decided to step down as Fleet and Commercial Vehicle Sales Director, a position he has held for the last 10 years. Keith, who worked with Ford Motor Company for 12 years before joining Renault, wants to pursue other interests, focusing his career in a [...]

Renault Scenic achieves five-star EuroNCAP rating

The new Renault Grand Scenic has become the 12th model of the Renault range to be awarded EuroNCAP’s maximum five-star crash-test rating. The new Grand Scenic features the same equipment package as the rest of the Mégane family with twin side impact sensors and six airbags and new-generation headrests. ABS, Emergency Brake Assist, Electronic Stability Control [...]

French workers threaten to blow up plant

Workers at a failed French car parts supplier are threatening to blow up their factory unless the company’s two biggest clients – Renault and PSA Peugeot Citroen – stump up extra compensation. Employees of the engine parts maker New Fabris have rigged up a series of gas canisters inside a factory workshop which they say [...]

Renault executive leaves Avtovaz

Avtovaz has replaced the most senior French executive on its management board with a Russian as part of a crisis plan that could see other managers appointed by its shareholder Renault leave. The shake-up at Russia’s largest carmaker, of which Renault owns 25 per cent, comes as the company battles falling revenues and amid signs [...]

Arval And Renault Strengthen Zero Emission Commitment

Renault and Arval, Renault’s leading full service leasing partner in Europe, have decided to hasten the introduction of ground-breaking shared solutions as part of the Renault-Nissan alliance electric vehicle project. As part of Arval’s deep involved in environmental and clean energy projects; it is a leader among the local authorities and [...]

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