McLaren and Renault Could Protest Racing Point’s ‘Pink Mercedes’
Racing Point arrived at pre-season testing for the 2020 Formula One Championship with an altogether familiar car. Featuring an extremely similar nose, airbox, front wing and rear wing as last year’s title-winning challenger, the RP20 has already been dubbed the “pink Mercedes.” Certainly, Racing Point is making no secret about it. Technical director Andy Green […]
Renault Disqualified From Japanese Grand Prix Results
Renault drivers Daniel Ricciardo and Nico Hülkenberg finished sixth and tenth, respectively, at the 2019 Japanese Grand Prix, but will lose their results and championship points following the team’s disqualification for breaching Formula One regulations. Rival team Racing Point had lodged a protest against Renault’s breach of the Sporting and Technical Regulations as well as […]
Renault-Nissan-Mitsubishi Invests in Electric Mobility
With its latest investment, Renault-Nissan-Mitsubishi is doing its best to make electric mobility easier, smarter, and more efficient. The investment in The Mobility House from Alliance Ventures, the strategic venture capital arm of the automaker, supports the start-up’s efforts of creating power grids from vehicle batteries. “Alliance Ventures aims to provide the right ecosystem of […]
Nissan and Renault Join the Waymo Party for a Driverless Future
When it comes to the race for driverless cars, the Renault-Nissan-Mitsubishi Alliance has always been ahead of the pack. To take its program one step further, the collaboration recently signed an agreement with Waymo, Google’s autonomous vehicle division. It joins a growing list of car companies working with Google to make this theoretical technology part […]
Fiat Chrysler Automobiles Submits a Proposal for a Merger with Groupe Renault
If the merger is completed, the combined company would be the third-largest automaker in the world
Fiat Chrysler Automobiles and Groupe Renault are two of the world’s largest automakers. A new proposal from FCA would result in an even larger automotive company. Yesterday, FCA submitted a proposal for a merger with Renault. The result would be the third-largest automaker in the world. It’s SUV Season: Why are SUVs so popular now? […]
Microsoft and Renault-Nissan-Mitsubishi Alliance Complete Alliance Intelligence Cloud
Back in 2016, we reported that Microsoft and the then-named Renault-Nissan Alliance were building a better cloud together. This month, the completed connected infrastructure system had its product launch under the name Alliance Intelligent Cloud. The Future Is Coming: Take a look at the new 2020 Nissan Rogue Future vehicles equipped with the Alliance Intelligent Cloud will have […]
Renault Believes Honda F1 Progress Will Slow Down in 2019
Red Bull Racing hopes Honda will be able to maintain the same rate of progress it showed with Scuderia Toro Rosso throughout the 2018 Formula One season, but Renault’s former engine partner doubts this is possible. Cyril Abiteboul, the Renault managing director who famously doesn’t get along with Red Bull team principal Christian Horner, believes […]
Capital Arm of Renault-Nissan-Mitsubishi Invests in Transit
It’s hard to stop a train or bus. What may be more difficult is being punctual for that next metro or bus stop on your trip or commute in the city. Perhaps that’s why the capital arm of Renault-Nissan-Mitsubishi invests in Transit. Alliance Ventures announced on Monday that it has contributed to the latest funding […]
Honda Relationship Already ‘Stronger’ Than Renault, Red Bull Says
Red Bull Racing is wasting no time burning bridges with Renault. After repeatedly slamming the French manufacturer for poor engine reliability and performance, Red Bull is now claiming that its relationship with Honda, its next engine supplier from 2019, is already “way stronger” than its relationship with Renault, with whom it won four championships from […]
Honda Qualifying Form ‘Worrying’ For Renault, Sainz Says
Worry seems to be a recurring emotion for Honda rivals. Renault boss Cyril Abiteboul expressed concern at Honda’s investment in the sport, and now Renault driver Carlos Sainz Jr says that Honda’s pace at the latest Formula One qualifying sessions is “worrying,” though he believes they are still doing well in the races. With Honda’s […]
Renault Boss ‘Worried’ About Honda’s F1 Investment
Despite planning an all-new Formula One engine for 2019 and making promises to close the gap to Ferrari and Mercedes, Renault is looking over its shoulder at Honda with concern. One of the big talking points of the late 2018 season has been the rapidly improving performance of the Honda engine, which was such that […]
Google Partners with Renault-Nissan-Mitsubishi Alliance
This week, Google marked its 20th birthday, and to celebrate it announced a partnership with the largest automotive alliance in the world (with a long name to match). Of course, we’re talking about the Renault-Nissan-Mitsubishi Alliance that won the world vehicle sales crown in 2017 and is looking to defend its title in 2018. This […]
Verstappen Says Honda Will Be Better Off Than Renault in 2019
Much has been said about Honda’s competitiveness in Formula One and how Red Bull will have to dampen its expectations in 2019, its first season with the Japanese manufacturer. Supposedly, the F1 team is anticipating something of a J-curve, whereby it will first experience a dip in performance after losing the Renault engine, which will […]
Honda to Overtake Renault Engine Power at Russian GP
Honda is set to leapfrog Renault in engine power at the upcoming Formula One Russian Grand Prix, according to reports from Germany’s Auto Motor und Sport and Spain’s Marca. The manufacturer is expected to introduce its Spec 3 engine at the race, which will possess 35 more horsepower than the current power unit and put […]
Daniel Ricciardo Leaves Red Bull & Signs With Renault F1
After Daniel Ricciardo had confirmed he would stay with Red Bull Racing, he pulled a switcheroo on everyone by signing with Renault, the factory team backed by the French manufacturer with whom Red Bull had been having a spat for the last four years. The move came as a surprise to just about everyone. Ricciardo, […]
Gasly: Honda F1 Engine Drivability is Better Than Renault
Formula One driver Pierre Gasly believes that the drivability of the 2018 Honda engine is better than that of the 2017-spec Renault engine he drove last year. Both Gasly and teammate Brendon Hartley qualified in the top 10 on the grid at the 2018 Hungarian Grand Prix, in mixed weather conditions, and though Hartley was […]
Renault-Nissan-Mitsubishi Alliance Wins 2018 Global Auto Sales So Far
It’s hard to believe that 2018 is over half over. Final sales figures are in for the first six months of the year, and it looks like the Renault-Nissan-Mitsubishi Alliance is on track to keep the global sales crown it won in 2017. Keep Listening: Check out why SiriusXM Radio is a good add-on for your […]