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The Renault 5 Diamant celebrates 50 years of the beloved Renault 5 hatchback with French artist Pierre Gonalons and some pink details.

Pope Francis says he drives his Renault 4L whenever possible if he's not riding in a popemobile.

When it comes to French supercars, we naturally think of Bugatti. But are there others? Here are six forgotten French supercars that you may not know.

Aboard the doomed Titanic, only one car was being transported, a 1912 Renault Type CB Coupe de Ville. This luxury car was at the top of its class.

Renault is looking closely at reducing its production goals due to the global chip shortage that is ravaging automaker supply chains.

The Renault Mégane E-TECH Electric will be hitting the market in 2022 with almost 300 miles in range, but will it be able to capture the European market? Hopefully the compact segment accepts the new EV.

This new compact camper van concept from Renault offers glamping amenities no matter where you are by way of building a mobile resort.

There are plenty of options for car manufacturers in America. We have US-based options like Ford, Dodge, and Chevrolet, and foreign options like Nissan, BMW, Audi, and so many more. In all of the diversity, there are even newer manufacturers rising in popularity like Tesla and Kia, so it is easy to forget that there …

The Vehicle Safety Compliance Act of 1988 mandates that vehicles not originally sold in the United States are illegal to import until they are 25 years old. This means that each year, a batch of cars from a quarter of a century ago finally come of age, giving consumers a whole new world of vehicles …

Nissan, Renault, and Mitsubishi are attached at the hip. That’s because Renault under the aegis of Carlos Ghosn bailed out Nissan and then later Mitsubishi. And in Japan, every car company owns at least a small stake in its competitor’s business. But Nissan will kill Mitsubishi if it does what is being rumored. The alliance …

Every so often this Renault Beach Buggy of sorts pops up on one site or another for sale. We suspect that as a novelty it hits all of the right buttons. But as a usable vehicle, it is probably lacking. A lot. Nonetheless, we present the 1984 Renault Rodeo, the Renault meant to compete with …

For performance with daily practicality, the usual answer is a hot hatch. And some of the best modern ones, like the Honda Civic Type R, can even embarrass classic supercars. But some hatches went beyond ‘hot’ and went straight to ‘super’ thanks to some drastic changes. And YouTube team The Straight Pipes recently spent time …

Oh, to live in Romania. Then we could buy a new El Camino. OK, maybe not exactly El Caminos but close enough. This is the Dacia Duster pickup. Dacia is part of Renault, which in turn is part of the Renault/Nissan/Mitsubishi consortium. These are actually converted, by hand, into small pickups that started out as …

The 1983 AMC Alliance was so bad Motor Trend gave it the “Car of the Year” award. Then, Car and Driver gave it their “Best Top 10 Cars” award. Confused? Read on. When you talk to former AMC Alliance owners they’ll tell you about them being fun to drive, and how well they handled. Plus, …

The 2020 Renault ZOE is the best-selling EV in Europe. With German and French subsidies it’s also free. That’s right, you can lease a ZOE for free in those two Euro countries. Each country has substantially increased subsidies to encourage EV sales. There is also Cash for Clunkers programs to help stimulate sales keeping manufacturers …

Former Green Beret Michael Taylor knew how to rescue people in bad situations. Especially in foreign countries. He was the go-to for recovery missions of high profile and monied clients. Abductions, jail sentences, that sort of thing. The more complex jobs netted him over $2 million. Taylor was known as Captain America. Here’s how he …

Based on recently leaked Nissan emails, former Nissan CEO Carlos Ghosn’s ouster and arrest was set-up by the automaker. The email trail goes back to February 2018 and it reveals an orchestrated effort to remove him and then charge him with various financial misconduct allegations. According to Bloomberg, Ghosn aide Hari Nada recommended to Nissan …

Things keep getting worse for the alliance of automakers Nissan, Renault, and Mitsubishi. Though never actually merged as a single company, the alliance started in 1999. It was meant to capitalize on economies of scale. When the alliance architect and head Carlos Ghosn was arrested in Japan in 2018 things went downhill quickly. Since then …

Back in December Nissan pulled its Infinity brand out of Europe. Now the European retrenchment is continuing as it quits Europe to focus on the US, Japan, and China markets. Called “operation performance plan” Nissan plans on reversing former CEO Carlos Ghosn’s expansion. The plan is due to be revealed at the end of May. …

2020 is still young. But, the global economic collapse due to the COVID-19 pandemic has many auto enthusiasts debating whether it is a good time to buy or sell a car right now. Yet, the strange thing about car auctions is that historic and rare cars will always remain historic and rare. So, those types of cars will always command a …