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unusual facts about Renault-Nissan Alliance



1996 in motoring

At the upper end of the MPV market, Renault has relaunched the iconic Espace in an all-new format for the first time since its launch eleven years ago.

2003 British Grand Prix

Jarno Trulli, driving for Renault, started alongside Barrichello on the front row and led the first eleven laps of the race, until a track invasion by the defrocked priest Neil Horan, who ran along Hangar straight, running opposite to the 280 km/h train of cars, wearing a saffron kilt and waving religious banners.

2007 Chinese Grand Prix

All the usual suspects were once again eliminated in the second session, Nico Rosberg in the second Williams, a very high performing Anthony Davidson in the Super Aguri, Heikki Kovalainen in the Renault, Jarno Trulli in the Toyota and the two Toro Rossos of Vettel and Vitantonio Liuzzi.

2013 Protyre Formula Renault Championship

The 2013 Protyre Formula Renault Autumn Cup will be the 16th British Formula Renault Winter Series and the second all BARC championship only winter series.

The 2013 Protyre Formula Renault Championship was a multi-event motor racing championship for open wheel, formula racing cars held across England.

2014 Formula Renault 3.5 Series season

Matthieu Vaxivière, who finished tenth in the 2013 Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 series, will enter the championship with Lotus.

A610

Renault Alpine GTA/A610, an automobile produced by the Renault-owned French manufacturer Alpine

Aaro

Aaro Vainio (born 1993), Finnish Formula Renault 2.0 Eurocup driver

Alain Dassas

In 1997 he was named Vice President, Financial Operations of Renault and participated in several key agreements for the future of the company, such as negotiations with Volvo AB, the joint venture with AvtoVAZ, the acquisition of a majority stake in Dacia and Renault Samsung Motors and the alliance with Nissan.

Alpine A310

In 1976 the A310 was restyled by Robert Opron and fitted with the more powerful and newly developed 90-degree 2,664 cc V6 PRV engine, as used in some Renaults, Volvos and Peugeots.

Asian Formula Renault Challenge

The Asian Formula Renault Challenge(Also known as AFR Series) is a Formula Renault 2.0 championship held on Asia.

Clio V6 Renault Sport

The 3.0 60º V6 engine, sourced from the PSA group (ES9J, the same utilized in the Peugeot 406, 407 y 607, and the Citroen C 5) although the Laguna engine, PRV (Peugeot, Renault & Volvo) an earlier development 90º V based in a V8 that never was.

Corre La Licorne

In the small and medium car sectors, larger manufacturers such as Peugeot, Renault and Citroën configured their ranges to reduce the variety of models (and different body shapes) produced and to introduce a level of commonality between the body panels for different models.

Economy of North Rhine-Westphalia

These include many international global players such as 3M, BP, Ericsson, Ford, LG Electronics, QVC, Sony, Renault, Toyota, and Vodafone.

Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0

It serves as a support series to the Formula Renault 3.5 Series as part of the World Series by Renault.

European Network Exchange

The 15 members of the association, which are all also represented on the so-called ENX board, are Audi, BMW, Bosch, Continental, Daimler, DGA, Ford, PSA Peugeot Citroën, Renault, Volkswagen as well as the automotive associations ANFAC (Spain), GALIA (France), SMMT (UK), OSD (Turkey) and VDA (Germany).

Executive car

Some manufacturers seek to differentiate their offerings by making them as estate variants, or with 5-door hatchback bodies—in particular Rover, Saab, Renault and Citroën have been known to prefer such body styles, with Ford also offering such models through the 1990s.

Fleet Management System

The six European manufacturers Daimler AG, MAN AG, Scania, Volvo (incl. Renault), DAF Trucks and IVECO have developed the so called FMS-Standard in 2002 to make manufacturer independent applications for telematics possible.

Georges Cipriani

In the late 1960s, he worked as a milling machine operator in the machine tool workshop of the Renault-Billancourt factory.

Giedo van der Garde

He joined the Formula 3 Euro Series in 2004 with Signature-Plus but after finishing the year ninth he was dropped by Renault Driver Development.

Humax Automotive

2009 : Renault/Nissan Global Deal Award (Small~Mid Sedan / Compact SUV)

Infiniti QX70

In early 2011, Infiniti entered into disussions with Infiniti/Renault-sponsored Formula 1 driver Sebastian Vettel regarding the possibility of a Formula 1-inspired FX.

Jean Ragnotti

Jean "Jeannot" Ragnotti (born 29 August 1945 in Pernes-les-Fontaines, Vaucluse), is a French former rally driver for Renault in the World Rally Championship.

Johnny K. Larsson

He specialised in the harmonization of design guidelines, requirements and quality assurance for joining methods with Renault Automobiles, Ford Motor Company, Land Rover and Jaguar Cars.

Klopka

While Mladen is reading the letter in his Renault, a white BMW is seen leaving the scene.

Lotus 97T

Sponsorship came from John Player Special, French oil company Elf (the official oil of engine supplier Renault) and Olympus Cameras, while the car used Goodyear tyres.

Lotus Renault

Team Lotus, which used Renault engines between 1983 and 1986 with the constructor name of Lotus Renault

March for Equality and Against Racism

In 1983, the Socialist Prime Minister of France Pierre Mauroy, the Minister of the Interior Gaston Defferre, and the Minister of Labour Jean Auroux said about the strikers of the CGT's syndicate from the factory of Renault-Billancourt, that they are mainly "immigrants workers", and accused them of being manipulated by "integrists".

Matthijs van Heijningen, Jr.

Matthijs van Heijningen Jr. began directing at an early age with promotional trailers for Toyota, Peugeot, Renault, Stella Artois, Pepsi, and Bud Light.

Maudslay Motor Company

During the 1990s brakes and axles for automotive manufactures like Volvo and Renault heavy vehicles were produced there, and ArvinMeritor, the company that once owned the Castle Maudslay site, maintains a small office and manufacturing facility there to this day (correct September 2009).

Nogent-sur-Vernisson

The main employer in the town is the CIMRG plant which manufactures components for Renault cars and employs some 800 people.

Pierre Heymann

Two years later, in 1984 Renault releases its first Espace minivan developed by Matra.

Promens

At the time of the acquisition Bonar Plastics produced parts for at least 15 industries and blue-chip customers include DaimlerChrysler, Caterpillar, John Deere, Peugeot, Renault and Volvo.

Renault Étoile Filante

The car was completely dismantled in the workshops of Renault at the Billancourt factory in Paris, the chassis was resprayed and the engine repaired.

In 1956, Jean Hébert and a Renault Team went off to Bonneville Salt Flats, Utah.

Renault Grand Prix

Michelin tyres were also used hundred years later for Renault's 2006 World Championship winning Formula One car, the Renault R26.

Renault Master

The van was manufactured at Renault's then new SoVAB Batilly plant in northeastern France.

Renault Twizy

The Renault Twizy is a battery-powered two-seated electric vehicle, legally classified in Europe as a heavy quadricycle (light quadricycle for the lower-powered Urban 45 model) produced by Renault and manufactured entirely in Valladolid, Spain.

São José dos Pinhais

It is the third pole of Brazil automotive, housing automakers Volkswagen, Audi, Nissan and Renault.

Shiptonthorpe

In Shiptonthorpe there are two pubs, (one currently closed) a petrol station, two Churches, a shop, and a Renault main dealers.

The Chocolate War

Jerry Renault is a self-determined and solitary first-year student at a preparatory, all-boys, Catholic high school called Trinity.

Titu

The French automobile manufacturer Renault is operating a technical centre near the town of Titu, that is used for testing and optimizing vehicles of the Dacia brand.

Toleman

Warwick's performances were rewarded when he signed a contract with the factory Renault team, and his place was taken by the reigning British Formula 3 Champion and Formula One rookie (and future triple World Champion) Ayrton Senna, while Giacomelli's drive was taken by Venezuelan F2 driver and former dual Grand Prix Motorcycle World Champion Johnny Cecotto.

Variable compression ratio

Many companies have been carrying out their own research into VCR Engines, including Nissan, Volvo, PSA/Peugeot-Citroën and Renault but so far with no publicly demonstrated results.

Villiers-Saint-Fréderic

It is known for having one of the largest Renault factories in France, where they produce tools and design new fittings for the vehicles.

Voiturette

French maker Renault's first car was simply called Voiturette, instead of the common usage then (it would have been called Renault 1¾ CV).

Yehiel Rabinowitz

By 1975, Rabinowitz's mural paintings had raised the attention of a number of architects, one of whom suggested to realize one in the newly built Renault site in Grand-Couronne.

ZF 4HP20 transmission

Introduced in 1995, it remains in production, and has been used in a variety of cars from Citroën, Lancia, Mercedes-Benz, Peugeot, and Renault.


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