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Is Renault meddling too much with Alpine’s F1 team? Oakes refutes that theory

Alpine team principal Oliver Oakes has responded to comments from Otmar Szafnauer hitting out at the Renault leadership, asserting his Formula 1 team is "very lucky to have that support".

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Nissan Wants to Replace Honda With a Different Partner: Report

The Nissan-Honda merger saga continues with a new episode that takes an interesting twist. Although an official announcement has yet to be made, multiple reports have stated that the plan to form a new holding company has been scrapped. Reuters cites people familiar with the matter as claiming Nissan CEO Makoto Uchida…

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Volkswagen Admits It Has Fallen Behind Competitors

Since the messy Dieselgate, Volkswagen hasn't been the dominant force we used to take for granted in Europe. The rise of electric cars and Chinese competition caught the folks from Wolfsburg off guard, and the ID lineup of EVs has generated a lukewarm response. VW concedes it needs to "catch…

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This Will Be Volkswagen's Cheapest Electric Car

[UPDATE] Volkswagen has published two revealing design sketches ahead of the ID.1 concept's debut on March 5.

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The 20 Best-Selling EVs Of 2024 In Europe

Europe had a bit of a rough year in 2024 in terms of new car registrations. As previously reported, overall car sales in this part of the world went up by less than 1% compared to 2023, and every powertrain type was down except for hybrids. That includes the all-electric…

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Renault Symbioz E-Tech: Imperfect harmony

CAR REVIEW: Sean O’Grady finds himself in easy symbiosis with this latest hybrid offering from the reliable French brand

The Independent UK

Va-va-voom! Renault’s crazy new EV is an electric Batmobile

New Renault Filante Record 2025 is a record-hunting laboratory on wheels

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Mini Cooper E vs Renault 5 E-Tech: Which retro EV hatchback is best?

They both have retro charm, a range of almost 200 miles, and are filled with the latest tech. But which hatchback EV is best for you?

The Independent UK

Stunning Renault Filante EV Concept Was Built To Set Efficiency Records

French automaker Renault is killing it when it comes to designing electric cars. After the deliciously retro Renault 5, Renault 4 and over-the-top Renault 5 Turbo 3E concept, the brand that once sold something called Le Car in the United States is upping the ante once again.

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Renault Made a Batmobile to Smash Records

Leave it to the French to stun us with wacky concepts. After Alpine's sleek supercar with a hydrogen V-6 engine, its parent company, Renault, has come up with something even more extravagant. It's called the Filante Record 2025, an ultra-efficient demo car developed exclusively to highlight efficiency. The radical single-seater EV…

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Toyota's Forgotten Mid-Engine Hot Hatch Was a Pocket Rocket

The Renault Clio V-6 is the quintessential mid-engine hot hatch, but other brands have also dabbled in turning practical small cars into something more exciting. The Peugeot 205 Turbo 16 and MG Metro 6R4, along with a few wild concepts, spring to mind. Remember Volkswagen's bonkers W-12 Golf? Toyota recently…

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Mitsubishi Will Launch An EV Crossover Next Year: Report

Mitsubishi is working on its own version of the electric crossover that will replace the Nissan Leaf, according to a new report from Automotive News. Like the Leaf’s high-riding do-over, the new Mitsubishi EV will be a coupe crossover with a sloping roof and both will be built on the…

InsideEVs

Alpine becomes Pramac's main partner in MotoGP

Alpine has confirmed it will team up with the Pramac MotoGP squad for the 2025 season, becoming the Italian outfit’s "main partner".

Autosport

‘A tax on living greener’: how can Britain make charging EVs cheaper?

The high cost and low availability of charging for those without driveways is hindering the UK’s EV economy

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The Honda-Nissan Merger Won't Include Mitsubishi: Report

A month ago, Honda and Nissan signed a memorandum of understanding to explore a potential mega-merger that would create a single new holding company. Although the joint press release didn't include Mitsubishi, a separate document released the same day mentioned a second MoU signed by all three Japanese brands. Mitsu…

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Medtronic taps Renault's CFO to be its new finance chief. How his unusual career path helped land the job

Thierry Piéton will end his CFO tenure at French automaker Renault Group on Feb. 28.

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Europe's Three Best-Selling Cars in 2024 Were Not SUVs

The death of the car has been greatly exaggerated. Sure, SUVs and trucks have taken over in America and some other regions, but Europeans still love their little hatchbacks and whatnot. In 2024, the three most popular nameplates sold on the Old Continent were small cars: Dacia Sandero (cue the…

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Great News! Dacia Sandero Is Going Electric In 2027

Renault-owned Romanian automaker Dacia had a great 2024, selling 676,340 vehicles globally. Its best-seller was the Sandero hatchback, Europe’s most popular new vehicle, selling almost 310,000 units last year. Now, Dacia wants to build on the combustion model’s success, so it plans to launch an electric variant toward the end…

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The Independent UK

Revealed: Britain’s favourite car colour for 2024

The UK’s car colour choices remained steadfastly monochrome in 2024

Evening Standard

The Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders said 291,928 new cars registered last year were blue.

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Honda Wants to Kick Renault Out of the Nissan Merger, Report Says

The plot thickens in the proposed merger between Honda and Nissan. Those familiar with the corporate automotive space will know French automaker Renault currently owns 35.7 percent of Nissan. It seems Honda doesn't like that. The Japanese automaker reportedly prefers to merge with a wholly owned Nissan, and has asked…

Motorsport

Alpine's Colapinto deal is a pressure cooker for Doohan, but is it fair to him?

There's one significant detail about Franco Colapinto's move to Alpine – and that's his current job description at Enstone probably not being what he and his managers are really aiming for.

The Conversation

How the Renault-Nissan Alliance overcame crisis and redefined collaboration over two decades

Nissan and Honda announced fusion recently. By the end of 2023, the Renault-Nissan Alliance, which had existed since 1999, is usually described as having come to an end. Common structures, such as the jointly created purchasing company, are dissolved. However, the relationship between the two companies continues (along with the…

The Conversation

Carlos Tavares resigns: Agnelli and Peugeot families take back control

A significant rift has shaken Stellantis, the world’s fourth-largest automaker. In a dramatic turn of events, the company’s board has summoned CEO Carlos Tavares, ultimately compelling him to step down.

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The Renault Twingo EV Will Be A 1990s Retro Nostalgia Trip

When automakers want to revive a classic model’s design and reinterpret it in a new modern car, they usually pick vehicles from the 1960s through the 1980s, but hardly any choose to revive models from the 1990s. Renault has done precisely the same so far (reviving the Alpine A110 and…

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