Renault Valladolid plant, Spain cuts night shift due to lower demand On February 5, multiple sources reported that Renault’s Valladolid factory will cut production from March 24, 2025, by eliminating the night shift due to lower demand, reducing operations to just morning and afternoon shifts. The plant workers will be directly affected, along with employees from auxiliary companies and those relocated from the Palencia plant, Spain. The plant,...

News  Updated at: 2025/02/05

Eiffage Energía Sistemas, Spain upgrades fleet with 700 Renault hybrid vehicles for sustainable mobility On January 31, Eiffage Energía Sistemas, Spanish based construction engineering firm renewed its fleet with 700 Renault hybrid and micro-hybrid vehicles. These ECO-labeled models improve energy efficiency, reduce emissions, and meet European GSR2 safety standards. The updated fleet includes Renault Captur, Symbioz, Austral, Rafale, and Dacia...

News  Updated at: 2025/02/03

announced that passenger car registrations of 83,339 units in November 2024 represented an increase of 6.4% over November 2023.Passenger car sales of 911,503 units in the eleven months of the year represented a 5.1% increase from the same period in 2023.Toyota sales increased 13.0% to 7,668 units, Renault sales increased 65.1% to 6,654 units, Kia sales decreased 2.4% to 5,636 units, VW sales decreased 0.4% to 5,347 units and SEAT sales increased...

News  Updated at: 2024/12/03

Renault’s Valladolid plant implements 2 shifts and increase employment On April 24, UGT España union announced that Renault Management has implemented two full shifts at the Valladolid Assembly factory, creating approximately 500 jobs starting June 26, 2024. Surpluses from the Palencia factory's new model launches will relocate about 130 employees to Valladolid, maintaining Palencia's manufacturing levels. UGT has inquired about Saturday work ...

News  Updated at: 2024/04/26

Targa Telematics, Italy partners with Renault for connected mobility solutions. On July 20, Targa Telematics announced a partnership with Renault. It will expand Targa Telematics’ range of connected car solutions by integrating data from Renault and Dacia vehicles. This agreement enables Targa Telematics, in its capacity as an Authorized Renault Telematics Services provider, to utilize the “Renault Easy Connect for Fleet”, connecting and a...

News  Updated at: 2023/07/20

Renault idles Sao Jose dos Pinhais plant week of June 12 Renault has granted collective vacations to around 3,700 employees at its factory in Sao Jose dos Pinhais, Brazil for the week beginning June 12, with a return projected to occur on June 19.In a note, Renault said that the adjustment measures may continue in July, with the possibility of a lay-off for a staff of 1,000 employees.This will be the second application of collective vacations a...

News  Updated at: 2023/06/16

Renault stops production in Brazil, discontinues Captur in Argentina On March 14, Renault announced that it has temporarily halted production at its São José dos Pinhais plant in Brazil due to a lack of components, especially chips. The stoppage began on March 13, and will last until March 17.The company granted collective vacations during the downtime to the 6,000 employees at the plant that builds the Kwid, Sandero, Logan, Duster, Captur, Oro...

News  Updated at: 2023/03/16

Renault to produce DB35 gearbox in Sevilla, Spain On July 12, Invest in Spain announced that the Renault plant in Seville, recently converted into the new refactory concept, has been awarded the DB35 gearbox. Added to the two gearboxes, it represents the de facto conversion of this facility into the world production center for hybrid gearboxes of the Renault group.The DB35 gearbox will be assembled in the hybrid and plug-in hybrid versions of the...

News  Updated at: 2022/07/14

Renault workers out on strike at São José dos Pinhais plant in Brazil On May 6, a strike at the Renault factory in São José dos Pinhais halted production.Workers at the plant are striking for profit sharing adjustments and job guarantees.According to the Metalworkers Union of Greater Curitiba (SMC), the strike is expected to take place indefinitely, until a new agreement with the automaker is established.The number of workers at the plant had...

News  Updated at: 2022/05/12

Renault extends production stoppage in Brazil Renault do Brasil announced on August 20 that it would extend the downtime at its Sao Jose dos Pinhais plant through September 3 due to the shortage of semiconductors. Previously, the production stoppage at the Sao Jose dos Pinhais plant was supposed last until August 30. The stoppage only applies to the Curitiba Veiculos de Passeio unit, which produces the Captur, Duster, Kwid, Logan, Sandero and S...

News  Updated at: 2021/08/24

Renault do Brasil extends shutdown in Sao Jose dos Pinhais another two weeks On August 9, Renault announced that it will extend the present production stoppage at the Sao Jose dos Pinhais complex in Curitiba, Brazil, due to a shortage of semiconductors, for another two weeks.Renault had granted collective vacations on July 29, depending on the assembly line each employee worked on, expecting workers to return August 12.However, with the newest an...

News  Updated at: 2021/08/10

Renault halts production at São José dos Pinhais due to semiconductor supply On July 29, Renault halted production at the São José dos Pinhais plant in Curitiba, Brazil and announced that it would grant vacations to workers starting on August 2 due to a lack of semiconductor parts.The light commercial Curitiba Utilities Vehicles (CVU) unit, which manufactures the Master van, will have five days of vacation, with production resuming on August ...

News  Updated at: 2021/08/03

LG Electronics wins 2020 supplier award from Renault LG Electronics Inc. (LG Electronics) announced that the company has won a Best Innovation Award from Renault SA. The French automaker has highly appraised LG Electronics' 9.3-inch center information display (CID). For that reason, it named the South Korean company as one of the excellent in-vehicle display suppliers in the Innovation Section of its 2020 Supplier Award. The CID supplied by LG El...

News  Updated at: 2020/11/10

Renault announces details of all-new Arkana set to go on sale in Europe from 2021 On September 23, Renault announced that it is continuing to expand its model range with the all-new Arkana SUV set to go on sale across Europe from 2021. The new model will be built on the Alliance’s CMF-B modular platform which underpins the all-new Clio and all-new Captur, bolstering Renault’s existing SUV line-up. It measures 4,568mm long, 1,821mm wide, 1,57...

News  Updated at: 2020/09/23

Euro NCAP publishes its second to last release of the year On December 4, the Euro NCAP announced that dozen cars were put to the test against the 2018-2019 protocols that within a short time will come to an end. The Tesla Model X, Porsche Taycan, Audi Q7, Renault Captur, Subaru Forester, Škoda Octavia, Ford Mondeo and Ford Kuga all achieve the coveted five-star rating. The Peugeot 2008 was tested with optional safety pack and with standard safe...

News  Updated at: 2019/12/05

Dongfeng Renault’s all-new Captur makes world premiere as automaker launches its first pure-electric SUV City K-ZE On September 5, Dongfeng Renault premiered the Captur, a new Renault SUV as part of the automaker’s global strategy, at the Chengdu Motor Show. The automaker also officially launched its first pure-electric SUV City K-ZE (Chinese name: “Renault eNuo” ) on the same day. Powered by a TCe 270 four-cylinder turbocharged engine (m...

News  Updated at: 2019/09/09

Dongfeng Renault debuts new Kadjar at Guangzhou Auto Show On November 16, Dongfeng Renault showcased multiple models at the 2018 Guangzhou International Auto Show. It debuted the new Kadjar in China. The Kadjar features the Easy Link smart connected system and the Clean Air PM2.5 technologies developed for the Chinese market. For safety, large areas of the vehicle body are made of high-strength or ultra high-strength steel. The series is equipped...

News  Updated at: 2018/11/23

Renault India launches MY RENAULT App with enhanced features On October 1, Renault announced the launch of an all new version of the MY RENAULT App with enhanced features. Available on Android and iOS platforms, the new MY Renault App retains its intuitive design approach which makes it extremely user-friendly. The new version of the MY Renault app now offers more than 90 exciting and innovative features, the biggest addition being the ability t...

News  Updated at: 2018/10/03

Renault inaugurates Curitiba aluminum plant in Sao Jose dos Pinhais, Brazil On March 6, Renault do Brazil inaugurated its Curitiba Aluminum Injection (CIA) facility at its Ayrton Senna complex in São José dos Pinhais.After investment of BRL 350 million for the CIA, the complex now has four factories that produce passenger cars, light commercial vehicles, and engines.With a constructed area of 14,000 square meters, the CIA has an annual producti...

News  Updated at: 2018/03/08

Renault Captur Iridium limited-edition version launched in France Renault announced on September 19 that a new Captur limited edition, Captur Iridium, has been launched in France.This new Captur, which sits on 17-inch Explorer alloy wheels, features specific two-tone finishes, while its side protective mouldings and front and rear skid plates are picked out in Alto Grey. The roof and door mirror housing graphics are also specific and the sides sp...

News  Updated at: 2017/09/20