Advics’ brake caliper adopted for new Alpine A390 EV for first time Advics Co., Ltd. (Advics, Kariya City, Aichi Prefecture), an Aisin Group company, announced that its brake caliper has been adopted for the new Alpine A390 electric vehicle (EV) of Alpine, Groupe Renault’s sports car brand. This is the first time for Advics to supply its product for Alpine. The aluminum opposed 6POT caliper adopted for the Alpine A390 features an optimized cy...

News  Updated at: 2025/09/24

Green NCAP conducts Life Cycle Assessment of BMW, MINI, Citroën, Fiat, Hyundai, KIA, Mazda, Mercedes-Benz, Renault, Volvo and VW models On September 18, Green NCAP tested 12 popular cars under its new whole-life assessment rating, showing the wide differences in environmental impact. The new system looks at real-world use, including car weight, efficiency in warm and cold weather, and hidden emissions from tyres and brakes. Most importantly, it ...

News  Updated at: 2025/09/19

signed and industrialized the main exterior components for Mitsubishi’s new generation SUV, the Eclipse Cross. It includes front and rear bumpers, rear panel, technical front end, and spoiler.  These components will be produced at its French sites in Marles-les-Mines and Marines, for delivery to Renault Electricity’s Manufacture in Douai.  Developed under the supervision of Mitsubishi Motors Europe’s design center, based near Frankfurt, G...

News  Updated at: 2025/09/18

nch of the all-new Eclipse Cross battery electric vehicle (BEV) for the European market before the end of 2025. Its world premiere event will take place in Brussels. The all-new Eclipse Cross is a compact SUV built on the CMF-EV platform and designed exclusively as a BEV. It will be manufactured at Renault's ElectriCity Douai Plant, the Renault Group's EV production hub. The model delivers maximum output of 160kW and maximum torque of 300Nm, and ...

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Visteon supplies advanced cockpit displays for all-new Renault Clio On September 16, Visteon Corporation announced that it supplies the all-new cockpit with advanced technology, including a 10.25″ digital cluster for clear driving information and a V-shaped 10.1″ central display for the new Renault Clio. Based on Visteon Corporation social media update...

News  Updated at: 2025/09/17

egic regional projects as needed. Nissan Design Europe (London) remains a center for innovative design, with a strong emphasis on supporting markets across the Africa, Middle East, India, Europe, and Oceania (AMIEO) region. It also maintains close collaboration with key regional partners, including Renault. Nissan Design China (Shanghai) maintains its focus on delivering upstream creativity and design excellence tailored specifically for the Chin...

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Renault Group – Nissan - Mitsubishi Alliance advances joint project at Ampere's French Douai plant On September 16, CEOs of Nissan and Mitsubishi Motors marked the first visit to Ampere Douai plant, as well as attended Alliance Board with newly appointed CEO of Renault Group, alongside Chairman. The meeting underscored the Alliance's commitment to delivering cutting-edge electric vehicles tailored to European customers. As previously announced,...

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Turkish vehicle sales up 11.6% and production up 37.0% in August The Automotive Manufacturers Association (OSD) announced that Turkish vehicle sales of 104,893 units in August 2025 represented a 11.6% increase over August 2024. According to the data from Automotive Distributors Association (ODD), Renault sales were 10,563 units in August (10.4% market share), Fiat sales were 9,464 units (9.3% share), Tesla sales were 8,730 units (8.6% share), VW ...

News  Updated at: 2025/09/16

Renault ’s AI-driven industrial metaverse increases plant performance and efficiency On September 4, Renault Group announced that the usage of AI has increased performance in plants by improving speed, agility, and reliability. Nearly 90% of production lines are connected, generating more than 100,000 data points per second, equivalent to 5 billion data points per day across all plants. These data feed the industrial metaverse, a digital twin (...

News  Updated at: 2025/09/11

on and the T10X scored 94%. Both models also scored 85% for Child Occupant protection and performed well in pedestrian, cyclist, and driver assistance safety tests. The Firefly, a new Chinese brand under NIO, also earned a five-star Euro NCAP rating, competing with models like the Mini Cooper E and Renault 5. Among established brands, the Audi Q4 e-tron, Hyundai IONIQ 9, MINI Aceman, and smart #5 SUVs all received five-star ratings. MINI’s sma...

News  Updated at: 2025/09/10

2027, with full capacity expected by 2029. The third round of PERTE VEC proposals has allocated more than EUR 408 million to industrial projects for electric vehicle battery manufacturing, including strategic projects such as PowerCo in Sagunto (Valencia), Stellantis in Figueruelas (Zaragoza), and Renault in Valladolid. Based on press release from the Ministry of Industry and Tourism, Spain...

News  Updated at: 2025/09/09

charging with Cayenne full-size electric SUV, which is set for release in 2026. Scout Motors will present its Terra pickup truck concept. Skoda will showcase its Epiq urban SUV showcar. SEAT will showcase its Cupra Raval electric hatchback  and Tindaya showcar. Among other European manufacturers, Renault will unveil the sixth generation of the Clio subcompact car. Among Chinese manufacturers, BYD will present the SEAL 6 DM-i, its latest model p...

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IAA Mobility 2025: Renault launches all-new sixth-generation Clio On September 8, Renault announced the launch of the all-new sixth-generation Clio, presented at the IAA Mobility 2025 in Munich, Germany. Built on CMF-B platform, the all-new Clio is 4,116 mm long, 1,768 mm wide, 1,451 mm high, with a wheelbase of 2,591 mm. The sixth-generation Clio is powered by a renewed range of engines, spearheaded by the full hybrid E-Tech 160 hp powertrain de...

News  Updated at: 2025/09/09

d 9,749 units (5.7% share), and Jeep sold 9,043 units (5.2% share). Among light commercial vehicle sales in August, Fiat sold 17,511 vehicles (41.5% share), VW sold 5,361 vehicles (12.7% share), GM sold 4,031 units (9.5%), Toyota sold 3,572 units (8.5% share), Ford sold 3,434 vehicles (8.1% share), Renault sold 2,471 vehicles (5.9% share), and RAM sold 2,101 vehicles (5.0% share). The VW Polo was the best-selling passenger vehicle in August with ...

News  Updated at: 2025/09/05

sales remained steady and edged slightly above last year’s level. By company, Hyundai Motor was led with sales of 58,330 units (52.6% market share) up 0.4% y/y, followed by Kia with sales rising 7.4% to 43,501 units (39.2% share). KGM ranked third with a 2.8% increase to 4,055 units (3.7% share). Renault Korea posted 3,868 units (3.5% share), up 186.5%, while GM Korea came fifth with sales down 25.2% to 1,207 units (1.1% share). Overseas sales,...

News  Updated at: 2025/09/02

61,315 units in August 2025 represented an increase of 17.2% over August 2024. Passenger car sales of 769,452 units in the first eight months of the year represented a 14.6% increase from the same period in 2024. Toyota sales increased 19.7% to 6,698 units, VW sales increased 33.9% to 4,171 units, Renault sales increased 24.0% to 3,793 units, Dacia sales increased 5.5% to 3,750 units and Hyundai sales decreased 5.5% to 3,573 units compared to Au...

News  Updated at: 2025/09/02

French passenger car sales up 2.2% in August Plateforme de la Filière Automobile (PFA) announced that August new passenger car sales in France of 87,850 units increased 2.2% over the same month last year. Group Stellantis sales of 23,040 units increased 1.7% (26.2% share) while Renault Group sales of 21,579 units increased 2.3% (24.6% share). Volkswagen Group sales of 13,338 units decreased 8.0% (15.2% share) while Toyota Group sales of 6,714 un...

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ain were down 5.1%, down 7.7% and up 17.1% respectively. The sales volume of the top five groups in July increased 6.5% year-on-year to 737,226 units (67.9% market share). Of these, the VW Group was up 11.6% to 306,543 units (28.2% share) and Stellantis was down 1.1% to 151,391 units (13.9% share). Renault Group was up 8.8% to 104,194 units (9.6% share). Hyundai Group was down 2.3% to 91,819 units (8.5% share) and BMW Group was up 11.6% to 83,279...

News  Updated at: 2025/08/29

Renault opens pre-sales of Koleos SUV in Argentina On August 29, Renault Argentina announced the opening of pre-sales of the new Renault Koleos in the country. This is the brand’s first full hybrid SUV in the country, offered in two versions: The Esprit Alpine full hybrid E-Tech combines a 1.5-liter turbo engine with two electric motors, a DHT Pro automatic transmission, and a 1.64-kWh battery, delivering a combined 245 hp and 320 Nm. It allows...

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IAA Mobility 2025: Renault to debut sixth-generation Clio and showcases future lineup On August 28, Renault announced that it will unveil the sixth-generation Clio at the IAA Mobility 2025 in Munich, with a press conference on September 8, 2025. From September 9 to 14, the new Clio will be on display at Odeonsplatz, alongside the Renault 5 E-Tech Electric and Renault 4 E-Tech Electric models. Alongside these two models, Renault will display the E...

News  Updated at: 2025/08/28