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Renault Gets Suspended Ban After Ordering Nelson Piquet To Crash In Race

AP | SAMUEL PETREQUIN | Posted 11.21.2009 | World

Read More: Formula One, Nelson Piquet Jr, Renault Suspended Ban, Renault, Sports, Renault Ban, Nelson Piquet, World News

PARIS — Nelson Piquet Jr. wishes every day he had refused orders to deliberately crash at a race. The fallout from that incident hit Monday, wh...

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F1 Shocker! Renault Team Principals Charged!

Steve Parker | Posted 11.17.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Sardinia, Renault, Ligier, Luciano Benetton, Michael Schumacher, Pat Symonds, Benetton, Bernie Ecclestone, Cars, Fernando Alonso, London, Singapore Grand Prix, Minardi, Formula 1, Nelson Piquet Jr, Flavio Briatore, Roy Speer, Home Shopping Network, Entertainment News
Steve Parker

In what may be one of the biggest scandals ever in motor racing, Flavio Briatore and Pat Symonds have both resigned their positions under a heavy, dark cloud of charges and suspicions.

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Auto Giants Reposition Globally

Diane Francis | Posted 08.24.2009 | Business

Read More: Renault, Chrysler Bankruptcy, Germany, Government Bailout, Chrysler, Sergio Marchionne Fiat, Daimler Benz, Porsche, Auto Sector, Toyota, Honda, Ford Motor Co, Nissan Renault, Frank Stronach, Opel, General Motors, Kia, Fiat, Auto, Detroit Bailout, Magna International, Detroit, Hyundai, Volkswager, Business News
Diane Francis

Cars are not longer just big business; companies have to build vehicles, but also be able to create multilateral partnerships which include workers, politicians, civil servants and investors.

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French Auto Workers Threaten To Blow Up Factory

AP | HELENE GOUPIL | Posted 08.15.2009 | World

Read More: Renault, PSA Peugeot-Citroen, French Workers, French Auto Workers, Auto Workers, World News

CHATELLERAULT, France — Laid-off auto-parts workers huddled Thursday around gas canisters tied to an electrical cable, threatening to blow up a ...

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Carmakers May Need EU Bailout Of $19 Billion

Bloomberg.com | By Jonathan Stearns | Posted 03.13.2009 | World

Read More: Global Financial Crisis, Renault, Europe, Car Sales, Climate Change, European Car Companies, European Union, Nicholas Sarkozy, Emissions, European Investment Bank, European Automobile Manufacturers Association, World News

The European Union should be prepared to quadruple loans for the car industry this year to 15 billion euros ($19 billion) because of the economic slum...

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Low Gas Prices May Doom Automakers, Sustainability Expert William McDonough Warns

Diane Tucker | Posted 01.22.2009 | Green

Read More: Bank of America, Auto Bailout, Model U, Renault, Us Gasoline Prices, William McDonough, Shai Agassi Car Project, Israel Electric Cars, Green Energy, Nissan, Green Cars, Gasoline Prices, Electric Cars, Oil Prices, Sustainable Architecture Innovator William McDonough, Auto Industry, Shai Agassi, Sustainability, Green News
Diane Tucker

Why solicit McDonough's opinion? Because this architect and author, and one of Time magazine's Heroes of the Planet, is no stranger to Detroit or the greening of industrial processes.

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Eleven Other Countries with Big Auto Industry Problems

Steve Parker | Posted 12.25.2008 | Business

Read More: Renault, Chrysler, France, Suv, Cars, Spain, Prague, Ford, London, Madrid, Liverpool, General Motors, Japanese Cars, Germany, Poland, Czechoslovakia, Brussels, Zaragoza, Asia, Belgium, Hungary, Sweden, Czech Republic, Berlin, Saabs, Renault Nissan, Member of Parliament, Gm, Volvo, British, Angela Merkel, Jeep, Japan, Europe, Opel, China, Antwerp, Business News
Steve Parker

Here's some of what's happening, mostly with GM, in Europe and Asia, two markets outside the U.S. hit hardest by the slowing automobile business.

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Lewis Hamilton Wins F1 Championship; First Black Driver in Sport's History

Steve Parker | Posted 12.03.2008 | Entertainment

Read More: Renault, Lewis Hamilton, Australia, Oceania, Brad Daugherty, Honda, Robert Kubica, Abu Dhabi, Pro Stock Motorcycle, Wendell Scott, Formula 1, North America, Heikki Kovalainen, Asia, Energy, Nhra, McLaren Mercedes, Toyota, Ron Dennis, Michael Schumacher, Brazil, Nascar, Willy T. Ribbs, Sao Paulo, Top Fuel, Barack Obama, Ferrari, Force India, Formula One, Montreal, Richard Pryor, Funny Car, Bmw, Drive for Diversity, Kinetic Energy, Pro Stock, Europe, Nba, Kinetic Energy Recovery System, Interlagos, Kers, Melbourne, Cars, Sauber, Entertainment News
Steve Parker

Lewis Hamilton, 23 and the first Black driver in the history of Grand Prix racing, won the World Driving Championship on Sunday, the most coveted title in all of motorsports.

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October car/truck sales reports - Fuel for Obama campaign

Steve Parker | Posted 12.02.2008 | Politics

Read More: Iowa, Chrysler, George W. Bush, Cars, Detroit News, Detroit Auto Show, Ford, Democratic Party, Robert Lutz, Mississippi, Bailout, New Jersey, General Motors, Paris Car Show, Tennessee, Nissan, Michigan, Renault, John McCain, California, Gm, Cnbc, Indiana, Detroit Three, Ohio, French, Washington DC, Chrysler Nissan Deal, Barack Obama, New York, Texas, Chevrolet Volt, Chevrolet Cruze, Alabama, Politics News
Steve Parker

This Monday, the new car and truck sales reports for the month of October will be announced, and are expected to be the worst in 25-or-more years. T...

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Detroit Has to be Saved

Diane Francis | Posted 11.30.2008 | Business

Read More: Tata Daimler, Renault, Auto Industry, Chery, Economy, Ford, Worker Concessions, Toyota, Recession, Automakers, Auto Manuacturing, Chrysler, General Motors, Trade, Nissan, Auto Workers, Detroit, Fiat, Financial Crisis, Business News
Diane Francis

The de facto Depression underway worldwide will trigger consolidations. Strong will eat weak; cash-rich will eat debt-laden and consumer spending will shrink along with economies.

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Lamborghini hybrids, Citroen diesel/electrics, Honda's Prius-fighter, budget Ferraris and more from the Paris Car Show

Steve Parker | Posted 11.02.2008 | Green

Read More: Lithium-Ion Battery, Russia, Automotive News, Lamborghini Hybrid, Nissan Nuvu EV Concept, Cars, Gas/Electric Hybrid, Ferrari California, Stop-Start System, Paris, Nubira, St. Petersburg, Lamborghini Estoque Hybrid Photos, VW Group, A1 Sportback, Dual-Clutch Transmission, Lamborghini Estoque, Paris Car Show, Automatic Hardtop, Toyota Prius, Chevy Cobalt, Silicon Valley CEOs, Nissan, Porte De Versailles, Tokyo, Honda Insight, Renault, Nashville, Diesel/Electric Hybrid, Citroen Hypnos, Carlos Ghosn, Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicles, Prius-Fighter, Daewoo, Renault Nissan Electric Cars, Los Angeles, Hybrid Honda Insight, Toyota Europe, Formula One, Chevrolet Cruze, Smart Car, Renault Megane, Lamborghini Gallardo, South Korea, Turbodiesel, Audi, Europe, Citroen C3 Picasso Minivan, Lordstown, Green News
Steve Parker

Opening in the shadow of the worst auto sales in the US in over 15 years, the biennial Paris Car Show begins welcoming the public this Saturday and ru...

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Ghosn Says US Auto Market in Recession

AP | KELLY OLSEN | Posted 03.28.2008 | Business

Read More: Renault, U.S. Economy, Renault SA, Nissan Motor, Carlos Ghosn, Nissan, Recession Fears, Recession, Ghosn Recession, Auto Industry, Business News

SEOUL, South Korea — The head of Nissan Motor Co. said even if the United States is not in recession, its auto industry is. "We are very lucid ...

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