Renault has taken the wraps off the latest version of its popular city car, the Twingo. The French giant claims to have taken “inspiration from the legacy left by the original Twingo and the Renault 5”. The result is a huge improvement on the second generation Twingo which seemed to …
Read More »Motor Industry In A State Of Flux
2012 was a very strange year for the motor industry. Some car makers did well whilst others languished at the back of the pack. The results of the overall figures for the year are surprising. Astonishingly, sales of new cars were actually up by five percent over the previous year …
Read More »The Low-Down on French Cars
France conjures images of great food, Parisian nightlife, beautiful women and San Tropez beaches. It has also been the source of some great cars. Renault was absent from the US market for 20 years and had a less-than-stellar reputation due to such cars as the Alliance, 12 and Le Car. …
Read More »SEAT Unveils More Conservative Fourth Generation Toledo
Spanish car manufacturer SEAT has released details of their long-awaited fourth generation Toledo, which is set to wash up on UK shores in Q1 of 2013, after its initial launch on their home Spanish turf. With most people associating SEAT with their very popular Ibiza and Leon models, the Toledo …
Read More »Renault’s Fantastic Facebook Giveaway
Most of us using Facebook are by now aware of the influx of brands creating pages for us to ‘like’ their products, with some offering competitions and giveaways for fans as way of an incentive to like and to keep them interacting with the brand. Renault however have taken it …
Read More »Renault connects Facebook to the AutoRAI with RFID
At the 2011 AutoRAI in Amsterdam, The Netherlands largest Auto event, Renault Netherlands decided to adopt RFID (Radio Frequency IDentifictaion) technology to create an innovative real time social sharing experience for visitors. Visitors to the Renault stand received a free RFID card; the card contained a small chip which could …
Read More »The Ripple Effect of Japan’s Tsunami
The terrible earthquake and tsunami last month in Japan will have an obvious effect on the new car market; many vehicles that were ready for export from Japan have been swept into the sea or destroyed in the storage yards, many days production were lost from plants in the immediate …
Read More »Gone With Renault Wind
Only 200 Limited Edition badged Renault Wind Roadsters have been put into production in the UK which are available from September. The limited edition coupe-roadsters are badged on the dash board from 1-200, making them one of a kind models. Evans Halshaw Doncaster Renault have secured badge number one of the limited edition …
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