Market trends and business perspectives
by Mai Tao
Global automotive brand Renault has opened a new design center in the Chinese city of Shanghai.
The new design center in Shanghai will support Groupe Renault’s expansion strategy in China, which has been the world’s number-one car market since 2009.
China was Groupe Renault’s fourth-largest market in 2018, and the country is one of the key pillars of the automaker’s “Drive the Future” strategic plan. [Read more…] about Renault opens new design center in Shanghai
by Anna
Alliance Ventures, the venture capital fund that invests in technology start-ups for Groupe Renault, Nissan Motor Company and Mitsubishi Motors, is partnering with Plug and Play China, part of the global innovation platform.
“China is leading innovation in the automotive industry,” said Francois Dossa, Alliance Global Vice President, Ventures and Open Innovation; Chairman of Alliance Ventures.
“By harnessing the expertise of Plug and Play China, we can gain access to start-ups and technologies that will transform the mobility experience.”
[Read more…] about Renault-Nissan-Mitsubishi partner with Plug and Play Chinaby Anna
Alliance Ventures, the strategic venture capital arm of Renault-Nissan-Mitsubishi, has invested in the latest round of funding in Enevate Corporation, an advanced lithium-ion (Li-ion) battery technology company based in Irvine, California, USA.
Alliance Ventures was launched last year to support start-ups, early-stage development, and entrepreneurs at the cutting edge of next-generation systems for the automotive industry.
The investment reflects the capability of Enevate in breakthrough Li-ion batteries capable of extreme fast charging with high energy density.
The Renault-Nissan-Mitsubishi alliance has added new production capacity in its manufacturing facilities in Maubeuge and Sandouville, France.
Maubeuge serves as Renault’s small van center of excellence and Sandouville is the production center for the Renault Trafic van.
By the end of the strategic plan, Alliance 2022, the Alliance aims to double annual synergies to €10 billion. [Read more…] about Van production expands for Renault-Nissan-Mitsubishi in France
by Anna
Groupe Renault and Brilliance China Automotive Holdings Limited (Brilliance) have signed a Strategic Cooperation agreement with Chinese officials from Liaoning Province to accelerate growth of light commercial vehicles (LCV) in China.
This follows the move in January by the two companies to form Renault-Brilliance-Jinbei Automotive Co., Ltd., a joint venture to manufacture and sell light commercial vehicles.
Renault also confirmed plans for three new electric light commercial vehicles (LCV) for China within two years.
[Read more…] about Renault and Brilliance sign deal with Liaoning province, China
by Anna
Renault has demonstrated its vision of autonomous logistics of the future. The company has unveiled “EZ-Pro”, which it describes as a “a robo-vehicle concept for last mile urban delivery that includes a concierge, in a robo-vehicle scenario with human touch”.
In a world where fast-paced urbanisation means that more than 60% or 70% of the population, depending on the region, will live in towns and cities by 2030, moving people is not the only task that needs to be rethought.
A new era is also beginning for transporting goods: rapidity, flexibility and reliability are the watchwords of the new requirements for consumers at a time that is also seeing a rapid rise in online purchasing.
by Anna
The City of Paris and Groupe Renault have announced their intention to share their expertise and skills to develop electric mobility for Parisians, and ‘greater Paris’ Ile-de-France residents and visitors.
This unprecedented approach between a metropolis and Europe’s leading electric vehicle manufacturer testifies to a shared vision of the future of mobility, in the face of challenges such as public health, climate change, easier travel, accessibility and economic attractiveness.
This will result in short, medium and long-term actions in favour of the development of connected and autonomous electric vehicles.
[Read more…] about Paris and Renault share vision on urban electric mobility
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