News: Renault Laguna (new nose, cleaner engines, debuts in Paris)
Renault will give the Laguna a new nose and cleaner engines; we have the first pictures.
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Categories: Automotive Tags: New Engines, Paris, Renault, Renault Laguna
Mahindra Bolero Faces Capacity Constraint
Mahindra is considering increasing the manufacturing capacity of the Bolero as it sees high demand of the vehicle. The Bolero currently commands a 4-6 week wait period even in urban areas. Mahindra sells 70,000 units of the Bolero every year, out which about 75-80% of the sales come from smaller towns and the remaining 20-25% are from metros. Sources close to the company suggest the launch of a new model of the Bolero current model is 10 years old) along with capacity expansion at the Nashik facility.
Categories: Automotive Tags: 10 Years, Bmw, Bolero, Capacity Constraint, Capacity Constraints, Capacity Expansion, Clocks, Current, Faces, Figo, Ford, Launch, Mahindra Renault, Marathon, Mileage, New Model, Remaining 20, Renault, Stinger, Urban Areas
News: Renault Latitude (new Skoda Superb rival launches in Russia)
The Renault Latitude made its debut in Russia, but it could be coming to the UK.
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Categories: Automotive Tags: Debut, Latitude, Launches, Renault, Rival, russia, Skoda Superb
Rendering – 2012 Renault Clio
According to media reports, the 2012 Clio will be built on the Nissan Micra V-Platform. What’s better? – It could be manufactured at Renault-Nissan’s Oragadam facility, near Chennai.
The 2012 Clio could use the Nissan Micra’s 1.2-liter 3-cylinder petrol engine and perhaps even the 1.5-liter diesel motor. It is way too early to ascertain any technical details, but we suspect mechanically, the Clio and the Micra will be almost the same.
The difference will be in comfort, design and performance. Suspension, engine and gearbox settings could be tweaked to achieve a different result.
AlVolante reports the Clio will get 98hp from the 1.2-liter engine. The car for India could produce lesser power for the sake of better fuel economy.
Categories: Automotive Tags: Alvolante, Chennai, Diesel Motor, Fuel Economy, Gearbox, India, Liter, Nissan, Nissan Micra, Oragadam, Performance Suspension, Renault, Renault Clio, Renault Nissan, Sake, Technical Details
News: Renault Megane (unusual video marketing campaign goes live)
Renault’s latest marketing campaign sets out to see if the Megane can bring ‘joie’ to a Lancashire village.
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Categories: Automotive Tags: Lancashire Village, Live Marketing, Marketing Campaign, News Video, Renault, Renault Megane, Video Live, Video Marketing
Bajaj, Renault-Nissan to produce small car under OEM partnership
Bajaj Auto and Renault-Nissan will be producing their much-talked-about low-cost car under an OEM arrangement and not a joint venture as was earlier believed. Following Bajaj Auto’s recent clarification that the companies did not intend to form a new corporate entity, a Renault-Nissan official confirmed that the partnership was always meant to be based on an OEM exchange. Bajaj Auto will develop and manufacture the car, while Renault will be responsible for its branding and marketing.
The car is expected to be launched in 2012 at a starting price of $2,500. Nissan-Renault Director (Communications), Mr Simon Sproule, told a business daily in India that there had been no new announcements regarding the project since November 2009. He said that it had been decided at the very beginning that Bajaj, with its long experiencre in low-cost manufacturing, would produce the car, while the Renault-Nissan alliance would pitch in with its expertise in selling four-wheelers.
Categories: Automotive Tags: Bajaj Auto, Clarification, Corporate Entity, Four Wheelers, India, Joint Venture, marketing, Mr Simon, Nissa, Nissan, Nissan Car, Nissan Official, Nissan Renault, Oem Arrangement, Partnership, Renault, Renault Alliance, Renault Nissan, Small Car, Sproule
