Renault-Nissan Alliance Strengthens Industrial Base in China

It is now the Mégane Coupé-Cabriolet's turn to feature Renault's new family traits after the Mégane Coupé, Hatch and Sport Tourer.  Its stance has been enhanced further by a new bumper which has the new distinctive Renault diamond set to a glossy black background. New Mégane Coupé-Cabriolet continues to be equipped with the coupé segment’s largest panoramic glass roof. With the top down, the vehicle ensures an unmatched open-air experience without the drawbacks. Its standard fixed glass wind deflector, which is unique in the segment, minimises turbulence to provide maximum comfort for four passengers when travelling at speeds of up to 55 mph. New Mégane Coupé-Cabriolet can also be ordered with an optional removable mesh deflector screen that allows two occupants travelling alone to benefit from extra protection against buffeting at all speeds.

Imagine a future when you could simply make an online reservation for a vehicle whenever you needed one and it would drive itself to your designated pick-up point from the car park. You then authenticate your reservation by tapping a prepaid contactless card over a sensor located beneath the driver’s side windscreen, and drive off. Thereafter, you simply leave the vehicle at a designated drop-off point and it would drive itself back to the car park after use. What’s more, it does all of these while detecting and avoiding road obstructions and pedestrians autonomously. Renault is intensively testing this very scenario with its Urban Mobility Advanced Platform (UMAP) at Renault’s Technocentre with the Renault Fluence Z.E. Furthermore, there would not be any need to worry about refuelling, as this electric Fluence Z.E. can even wirelessly recharge itself at the car park.

Last weekend, Renault Sport F1, the F1 division of Renault, consolidated its record as F1's most successful V8 engine manufacturer.  Sebastian Vettel's win in the Brazilian Grand Prix took its tally of wins to 60 with over 40% of the wins in the 8-year period. Over this period, the V8 engine developed by 250 engineers at Renault Sport F1’s headquarters in Viry-Châtillon has won 5 Constructors’ Titles with two partners, Infiniti Red Bull Racing (2010, 2011, 2012 and 2013) and Renault F1 Team (2006).