Dacia, an automaker with Romanian origins and is now subsidiary of Renault, will be unveiling its first concept at this year’s 2009 Geneva Motor Show. The Dacia Duster concept is a crossover coupe that has one-door on one side and two-doors on the other side. So while it can be pitched as sporty crossover, it [...]
Update: Chrysler dropped us a short e-mail saying: “Chrysler Vice Chairman and President denied reports and rumors that the Company is in discussions to sell its brands or plants. LaSorda, in a conference call with reporters this morning, also addressed rumors regarding deals with specific companies.” —— According to sources familiar with the matter, Chrysler is [...]
During his speech at the 2008 LA Auto Show, Renault/Nissan CEO Carlos Ghosn said he supports aid for automakers by world governments including a U.S. government bailout of the Detroit Big 3. Ghosn said that he is no longer interested in any mergers or expanding its product sharing with company’s like Chrysler due to his [...]
Renault is showing its new Sand’up Concept at the Sao Paulo Auto Show this week. The concept is said to be a 2+2 coupe-convertible pickup design study that looks a lot like an SUV. The Sand’up Concept can run on petrol and ethanol with the 1.6L engine produing up to 110-hp with maximum torque of 109 [...]
According to sources familiar with the talks Carlos Ghosn, CEO of Renault and Nissan, has sent a formal proposal in recent days including a revised copy of an agreement prepared by Cerberus. Ghosn has proposed to acquire 20 percent of Chrysler LLC and bring the American automaker into his French-Japanese partnership. Insiders say that Nissan will [...]
While the GM/Chrysler talks could end in a total wipe out of Chrysler’s 83-years of existence, the Jeep brand may have some hope. As we’ve reported before Renault is also a key player in these talks. Reuters is now reporting that Renault is interested in an acquisition of Jeep, known as the most valuable Chrysler brand. [...]
Cerberus is speeding up efforts to sell Chrysler LLC to GM. According to The Wall Street Journal, GM wants to get a deal done with Cerberus by the end of this month; however both parties are said to be far from having a firm decision. But it seems another key player has jumped in on [...]
It seems like Chrysler isn’t only in bed with GM. Sources say that Cerberus officials are also talking to the Renault-Nissan alliance along with Fiat and India’s Tata Motors. Chrysler and GM made headlines this past weekend about a possible merger. Chrysler LLC CEO Bob Nardelli recently sent out a letter to employees saying: “I [...]
Based on the Renault Kangoo Compact Concept shown at the 2007 Frankfurt Motor Show, Renault today revealed the Renault Kangoo be bop (we’re tempted to keep going with that name but we’ll stop). The two-tone color compact car offers room for four with a unique motor-powered open-top at the rear with a sliding roof and rear [...]
Renault will show its new Ondelios concept at the 2008 Paris Motor Show next month – a high-end hybrid crossover that most likely will never see production. When automakers release these kinds of concepts you usually hear words like sleek, smooth and sexy and that’s exactly how Renault describes the Ondelios. What we might see [...]
