RENAULT PR guys are insatiable car nuts, whose geekery for all things 1980s matches mine. That’s why we were both clamouring over the Gordini Renaultsports at the Geneva show, and ...
RENAULT’S Clio RenaultSport 200 was destined not to get the turbo its torque profile needs back in 1988. That’s when Renault announced a major change for its hot hatch engine ...
RENAULTSPORT Megane customers want sporty cars, but they also want low running costs. Apparently. That’s why Renault doesn’t fit a rear spoiler. See, it would up the drag, worsen the ...
Saab and Volvo: two very different companies indeed: “Volvo has 20,000 employees, Saab at the death had 3500. In 2010 Volvo produced 375,000 cars, Saab in its final year managed just 32,000. And Saab’s $940m turnover was dwarfed by the $16.7bn generated by Volvo.”
That’s why Ford paid $6.45bn for Volvo in 1999 - yet GM’s entire stake in Saab cost just $725m…