Renault primes €1bn EV investment in race for global leadership

Madeleine Cuff
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Carmaker vows to make France a "centre of excellence" for electric vehicles with investment in four production sites

Renault, the French carmaker which forms one-half of the Renault-Nissan Alliance, has revealed plans to make France a leader in electric vehicle production by ploughing €1bn of investment in four of its...

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