Safety Rebooted: New Toyota Yaris Sets the Benchmark for Small Family Car Safety Euro NCAP returns with the result of the first car to be rated against its revamped 2020 protocols. Toyota’s latest small family car, the Yaris, chalks up a full five stars. Toyota’s fourth-generation Yaris emerges with flying...
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Clio E-TECH Hybrid, Captur and New Megane E-TECH Plug-in Hybrid available for purchase
Renault Clio E-TECH Hybrid, Captur and New Megane E-TECH Plug-in Hybrid available for purchase For more than 10 years, Renault has put electric mobility at the heart of its vision of sustainable mobility for all. A pioneer in electric vehicles, Renault is now enhancing its range with a hybridization offer...
Read more To celebrate its presence in Europe, Dacia is launching an anniversary limited series
From a single model to a comprehensive, diversified range with 6.5 million customers, Dacia has transformed the automotive sector since 2005 to the present day. We look back over 15 years of a true success story, from the launch of the Logan in Europe to the 100% electric Spring show...
Read more Remaining Challenges for the Electric Vehicle Industry
At this point, we can unequivocally say that electric vehicles are on the rise. That doesn’t mean they’re perfect, nor that they’re close to making up a majority of traffic. However, after some initial surges in interest and a few noteworthy releases, it seems that just about every noteworthy auto...
Read more Alpine chooses the FAI for an exhibition featuring historical, present and fantasized models, whose storyline is a back and forth between two eras and the richness of Alpine’s history
For its 3rd participation in the International Automobile Festival of the Invalides(Paris), Alpine has imagined an exhibition of new or little-known models to the general public: the A210 prototype, the Alpine Vision Gran Turismo, the A110 1800 – 1972 Gp4 driven by François Alessandri and Jean Pierre Manzagol, the A110...
Read more Euro NCAP’s Best of the Best of 2019
Today Euro NCAP publishes its Best in Class for 2019. Fifty-five cars were assessed among which forty-one achieved the top accolade. This makes 2019 one of the most impressive years on record since Euro NCAP started to evaluate consumer safety of cars on the European market. Mercedes-Benz regained its crown...
Read more Euro NCAP News: Best in Class Battle Heats Up in Latest Batch of Results
Euro NCAP News: Best in Class Battle Heats Up in Latest Batch of Results Today, Euro NCAP publishes its second to last release of the year. A dozen cars were put to the test against the 2018-2019 protocols that within a little will come to an end. The Tesla Model...
Read more New MEGANE R.S. TROPHY-R voted Sports Car of the Year
New MEGANE R.S. TROPHY-R voted Sports Car of the Year Since 1982, the year that the magazine’s editorial team first organised this competition, a Renault sports model has received the highest accolade 7 times, and on three of those occasions, in 2007, 2008 and 2014, it was the Mégane R.S....
Read more Green EuroNCAP: Latest Diesels Clean Up Their Act
Green EuroNCAP: Latest Diesels Clean Up Their Act Green NCAP is a unique new consortium, comprising European governments, motoring clubs, consumer groups and universities, hosted and supported by the European New Car Assessment Programme. It aims to promote cars that are less polluting and more fuel- and energy-efficient by providing...
Read more New Scénic and New Grand Scénic BLACK EDITION: comfort, refinement and sporting performance
New Scénic and New Grand Scénic BLACK EDITION: comfort, refinement and sporting performance Renault is taking orders in France for a new high-end limited edition. Scénic BLACK EDITION offers a wide range of features for just €1,800 more than the INTENS finish. This limited edition delivers advanced comfort, refinement and...
Read more Euro NCAP News: Seven Earn the Highest Rating in Latest Safety Tests
Euro NCAP News: Seven Earn the Highest Rating in Latest Safety Tests Today, Euro NCAP publishes the safety ratings of seven new vehicles, among which three have made their first appearance this year: Audi’s first fully electric model, the e-tron, Volkswagen T-Roc’s smaller brother the T-Cross and the hybrid Lexus...
Read more Revenues of €12.5 billion in the first quarter of 2019
COMMERCIAL RESULTS: FIRST QUARTER HIGHLIGHTS Groupe Renault worldwide sales (passenger cars PC + light commercial vehicles LCV) dropped by 5.6% in the first quarter, in a market down 7.2%. The market share shows resilience at 4.1% (+0.1 points compared to Q1 2018). In Europe, Group sales increased by 2.0% in...
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