Renault News
India’s light vehicle demand is rising again, and so is manufacturing investment
India has long been seen as the next big thing in automotive manufacturing. Will new investment help it realise its potential?
Renault and Geely sign joint venture agreement to launch powertrain technology company
Renault and Geely have signed a 50-50% joint venture agreement to form a new company, to develop and produce next-generation hybrid and highly efficient ICE powertrain solutions
AMS Summer 2023 – JLR goes electric
In our AMS Summer digital edition, we have features on JLR’s plans to transform its end-to-end industrial system, ready for new electric models, Seat’s technical upgrades to production operations and upskilling the workforce, and insights into developments at Audi’s Neckarsulm plant, and more.
EMO Hannover to address challenges of digitising automotive manufacturing
Ahead of EMO Hannover in September, AMS looks at what insights the OEMs and tier-1 suppliers in attendance can expect to find, including the challenges of digitising automotive manufacturing.
Renault 5 EV prototypes begin endurance testing and fine-tuning
Renault tests its new CMF-B EV platform, which will underpin the new Renault 5 model, due for launch in 2024
AMS Spring 2023 – Next level digital production engineering
In this latest AMS digital edition we have features on Audi’s digital production engineering strategy, Dacia’s vehicle plant Mioveni, production cloud systems, toolmaking, China, sustainability and more.
China: European, US and Japanese Vehicle Manufacturers rebalance production and supply chains
AMS looks at the changing role of the Chinese operations of European and other long established brands’ operations in China and their changing roles in the global auto sector
Renault-Nissan-Mitsubishi Alliance rebalances partnership
Revised partnership will see high-value-creation operational projects in Latin America, India and Europe including further platform sharing
AMS Winter 2022-23 – M-power in Mexico
In this latest AMS digital edition we have features on BMW’s San Luis Potosi facility in Mexico, Ford’s planned European Electrification Centre at Cologne, CATL’s battery cell production operations in Europe, ZF’s upgrading of its plants for EVs and electronics, and more.
Renault advances circular economy reuse, remake, recycle business
The pioneering initiative will reduce the resource, energy and emissions intensity of a car’s lifecycle since some components can have a second life as used, reconditioned parts.
Renault to merge combustion engine ops with China’s Geely, create listed EV business
The French and Chinese automakers will develop and produce internal combustion engines for their own products as well as for other automakers.
Stellantis, Renault see profit in new business divisions for component re-use
The initiatives aim to increase recycled content in new vehicles while establishing a closed loop for the relatively expensive and scarce minerals in EV batteries.
Renault drop in energy use since early 2021 equivalent to closing a factory
The reduction in energy use includes an even higher cut in the automaker’s consumption of currenlty-scarce natural gas.
Automotive battery manufacturing and supply chain 2022: Risks, regulation and resiliency
The latest AMS battery report forecasts production capacity, analyses suppliers and materials, and shows why OEMs and suppliers are forging new partnerships
Renault and Vitesco partner on compact EV power electronics unit
The automaker will partner with Vitesco to produce power electronics units, part of a trend of OEMs, supplier and battery producers partnering to ramp up EV and battery output.
Renault and China’s Minth Group form JV to produce EV battery casings
France’s Renault and Chinese component maker, Minth Group have announced a joint venture to produce casings to house batteries in electric vehicles.
European automotive manufacturing in an age of disruption
European automotive production is in a state of flux and continued disruption. The accumulative impact of continuing coronavirus-related problems, the prominence of Asian productivity, and now war threatens to cause further damage to automotive manufacturing, Jason Dunn reports.
Renault halts industrial activities in Russia as OEMs partially resume operations despite ongoing conflict
Renault Group halted activities in its manufacturing plant in Moscow, the company announced this week
OEMs end production in Russia over Ukraine invasion and mounting economic pressure
The Russian Federation has received a historic international response after launching a full-scale Ukraine invasion on February 24. As governments and supranational authorities look to macerate the Russian economy, several global vehicle manufacturers have ceased operations in Russia amid the ongoing conflict.
Electrifying Europe: new EU ‘Fit for 55’ legislation effectively bans petrol and diesel engines by 2035
The EU’s latest salvo against the automotive industry to mitigate against climate change will eliminate ICEs and transform automotive manufacturing
