The standard EuroNCAP testing procedure requires a 40mph (64km/h) frontal crash test speed, and performance at that level is the basis for the tested car's rating. However, Germany's ADAC testing body wanted to find out what happens if the speed is raised just 10mph (16km/h) to 80km/h (50mph), and...
GM announced this week that prices on all its 2009 models would increase by 3.5% and now the CEOs of both Audi and Renault-Nissan are predicting similar price hikes for their... June 25, 2008 by Ralph Hanson
Renault announced late last year that it is planning a new Alpine sports car as part of its target of introducing 26 new models to its lineup. The latest word on the car's... June 15, 2008 by Nelson Ireson
With the reveal of the new Laguna Coupe coinciding with the Monaco GP over the weekend it was natural Renault was going to promote together with the race. This latest video... May 26, 2008 by Viknesh Vijayenthiran
Update: A leak early this morning let the proverbial cat out of the bag, but the official release brings with it high-resolution photos and precise details on the upcoming... May 24, 2008 by Nelson Ireson
We've been covering Nissan's plans for an all-electric car since 2007, but until now there has been little tangible progress, at least in the public eye, aside from the... May 19, 2008 by Nelson Ireson
The low-cost vehicle segment is heating up as global automakers recognize the potential of selling an affordable car to emerging markets, such as India and China, which... May 12, 2008 by Viknesh Vijayenthiran
U.S. auto sales have been on the decline for the past 12 months and there’s no sign of a major upturn anytime soon. The market, which for years has been the... April 30, 2008 by Alex Kaufmann
Renault has already hinted at building electric cars in Israel towards the end of the decade in a deal with Shai Agassi’s Project Better Place – an initiative... April 23, 2008 by Viknesh Vijayenthiran
Four-wheel-steering (4WS) is one of those technologies that never really made it past the 1980s in great success. It featured on a string of high-performance Nissan models... April 11, 2008 by Viknesh Vijayenthiran
In an interview at the Geneva Auto Show, Carlos Ghosn, CEO of Renault-Nissan, strongly stated that he is not seeking any key alliance with American carmaker Chrysler... March 6, 2008 by Akash Vasvani
The global trend toward more luxurious, safer and more powerful cars is not lost on Renault. Despite cutting back production due to slow sales of the Laguna, the company is... March 5, 2008 by Nelson Ireson
Renault has used this week’s Geneva Motor Show to take the wraps off its new Renault Megane Coupe Concept, which officials claim will eventually spawn a compact... March 4, 2008 by Viknesh Vijayenthiran
Samsung’s QM5 SUV (pictured), which went on sale late last year, was one of the first cars to be developed under the newly formed Renault-Samsung partnership. Before... March 1, 2008 by Ralph Hanson
Renault has taken the wraps off its new Laguna GT performance range ahead of the worldwide launch penciled in for next month’s Geneva Motor Show. Debuting in the model... February 22, 2008 by Kenneth Hall
At the start of last year Renault announced an ambitious target of launching 26 new models by the end of 2009, but apart from the introduction of the new Laguna there... February 17, 2008 by Viknesh Vijayenthiran