Scelte strategiche Groupe Renault

[VuOtto]

On 11/5/2021 at 09:14, marcolino1969 scrive:

io ci spero ancora... alpine megane trophy , e tante altre novità,

De meo è bravo nel saper sfruttare al 100% quello che ha.

 

 

 

tieni presente che ha annunciato che tutte le auto marchiate Renault saranno presto limitate a 180 km/h come Volvo. Per cui, suppongo, se ci saranno versioni trophy et similia, saranno esclusivamente a marchio Alpine, Renault Sport non esisterà più se non come allestimento. 

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Renault plans 2,000 job cuts in France in EV move

The automaker will cut engineering and support jobs

 

PARIS -- Renault will cut up to 2,000 engineering and support jobs in France as it shifts into electric cars and hires in different positions.

The money-losing automaker, which has already announced around 4,600 job cuts in the country as part of a broad restructuring, said in a statement it was opening talks with unions about the latest plans.

Overall, the company will create 500 net new jobs, it said, after hiring 2,500 people in other functions, and added that it aimed to build nine new car models in France.

Like rivals, Renault is trying to bulk up its electric-car offerings, and it said the new hires would be in areas such as data sciences or chemistry specialists, as it looks to build its expertise in areas such as batteries.

(Reuters)

[nucarote]

Di recente sono venuto a sapere che la filiale Napoli di Renault è stata ceduta da Renault ad un grosso multimarche campano.

https://www.cronacaflegrea.it/renault-vende-la-filiale-di-pozzuoli-scoppia-la-protesta-dei-dipendenti/ 

Spero che il futuro lavorativo verrà garantito dalla nuova proprietà, in ogni caso è la fine di un epoca per chi acquistava Renault nel napoletano e non.

[ercole98]

Controcorrente rispetto a tutti i competitor che comprano le filiali, per cui qui si vede la scarsa liquidità e la necessità di reperirle!

[AleMcGir]

Renault must keep cutting costs to make its best products by 2023/25, CEO says

Automaker still needs to recover from the $9.2B loss it suffered in 2020

LUDWIGSBURG, Germany -- Renault CEO Luca de Meo says the company has to keep lowering costs in order to simplify the organization and achieve its target of putting out its best-ever product lineup by 2023 to 2025.

Renault said in its third-quarter earnings call that it was close to reaching its target of cutting fixed costs by 2 billion euros ($2.3 billion) by the end of the year, a year ahead of schedule. The aim is to reach 3 billion euros in cost cuts by 2025.

Speaking in Germany at a summit organized by Automobilwoche, a sister publication of Automotive News Europe, de Meo said the company also still needed to recover from the 8-billion-euro loss it suffered in 2020 in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic.

"We have to bring back Renault in a better condition to be able to invest for the future," de Meo said.

The automaker said in October that its output would be cut by 500,000 cars this year, more than double its previous forecast, due to a crippling global semiconductor shortage, but maintained its profit outlook, helped by higher car prices and cost cuts.

At the summit in Germany on Tuesday, de Meo said he expected 20-30 percent of the automaker's turnover to come from non-traditional revenue sources within 10 years as he worked to make the company less dependent on other companies.

De Meo, who took the helm at Renault in July 2020 after a career spanning various automakers, including Fiat and Volkswagen Group's Seat, said he had implemented more projects at the company in the last year than it had seen in the past 12 years in an attempt to simplify the organization.

"There is still a lot of potential," de Meo said. "But the situation for us is still complicated... I had to chop all the things that were not necessary and then restart."

https://europe.autonews.com/automakers/renault-must-keep-cutting-costs-make-its-best-products-202325-ceo-says?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter

 

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Nissan to invest nearly $18B for electrification push

Automaker readying 23 new electrified vehicles, including 15 EVs, across Nissan, Infiniti brands

 

TOKYO – Nissan will invest 2 trillion yen ($17.65 billion) in the next five years to accelerate an electrified vehicle push with 23 new entries worldwide by the end of the decade, along with the breakthrough development of solid-state batteries.

Nissan CEO Makoto Uchida outlined the targets on Monday while unveiling the Japanese automaker's new long-term vision, a roadmap called Nissan Ambition 2030.

The presentation included a sneak peek at three fresh concept vehicles that foreshadow the next generation of Nissan's electrification lineup.

The concepts include a compact all-electric pickup truck called the Surf-Out that is envisioned as an outdoorsy activity vehicle. The others are a sleek, bullet-shaped, open-top sporty model called the Max-Out and a squat utility vehicle called the Hang-Out.

All three are envisioned as running on next-generation solid-state batteries, which Nissan said will enable more creative designs and better uses of interior spaces.

Nissan is aiming for a global electrification mix of 50 percent across the Nissan and Infiniti brands by the fiscal year ending March 31, 2031. On tap are 23 new electrified vehicles, including 15 new EVs. Nissan will also dial up deployment of its e-Power hybrid systems.

In the next five years, the company plans to introduce 20 new EV or e-Power models.

By the fiscal year ending March 31, 2027, Nissan wants electrified vehicles – both hybrids and battery electrics – to account for more than 75 percent of its sales in Europe, more than 55 percent in Japan and more than 40 percent in China. In the critical U.S. market, Nissan sees a longer ramp up; 40 percent pure EVs by the fiscal year ending March 31, 2031.

Accelerated push

Nissan's quickening pace comes as the industry rushes to plow hundreds of billions of dollars into electrification amid tightening regulations, concern about emissions and shifting consumer tastes. Nissan’s upcoming outlays come on top of the 1 trillion yen ($8.32 billion) the company has already spent to date on electrification technologies, Uchida said.

Nissan's continued support of hybrid technology puts it in a camp with Toyota and other rivals that are betting on a gradual shift to all-electric mobility.

Japanese rival Honda, by contrast, epitomizes the countervailing strategy of other competitors making more aggressive moves to completely dump internal combustion. Honda has pledged to rely solely on battery electrics and fuel cell vehicles by 2040.

"The role of companies to address societal needs is increasingly heightened," Uchida said. "With Nissan Ambition 2030, we will drive the new age of electrification, advance technologies to reduce carbon footprint and pursue new business opportunities. We want to transform Nissan to become a sustainable company that is truly needed by customers and society."

Battery ambitions

Nissan was among the world's EV pioneers, when it introduced the Leaf hatchback more than a decade ago as the world's first affordable, mass-produced EV. But it has lost ground in the global EV race as rivals leapfrog it in investment and technology.

Nissan Ambition 2030 could put the Japanese car company back into contention.

Under the plan, Nissan wants to launch solid-state batteries by the fiscal year ending March 31, 2029, and ready a pilot plant in Yokohama, Japan, as early as the fiscal year ending March 31, 2025.

“Batteries will be the key to transition,” Uchida said. “With batteries made smaller and thinner, we can offer flexible layouts, with more dynamic performance, expanding to larger segments, like pickup trucks.”

Nissan envisions the breakthrough batteries as slashing the recharging time to one-third that of current batteries while knocking down costs to $75 per kilowatt-hour, below the critical $100 level, by the fiscal year ending March 2029.

Nissan sees further cost gains for solid-state batteries to a level around $65 and eyes eventual price parity between EVs and gasoline vehicles, though it offered no timeframe.

“Battery cost reductions will drastically change the dynamics of EV pricing,” COO Ashwani Gupta said. “We are redefining the role of the car.”

Nissan's billions of dollars of investment will also fund the expansion of global battery production to 52 gigawatt-hours by the fiscal year ended March 2027, and then to 130 gigawatt-hours by the end of the decade. That will be achieved with partners, it said, though it did not mention alliance members Renault or Mitsubishi in a news release.

"With the introduction of breakthrough ASSB [all-solid-state batteries], Nissan will be able to expand its EV offerings across segments and offer more dynamic performance," Nissan said.

Nissan will also step up localization of manufacturing and sourcing for electrification, based on the EV36Zero electric vehicle hub concept it created in the UK. The company will build similar EV manufacturing hubs in the U.S. and China. Nissan will amplify that with new battery refurbishing facilities in the U.S. by March 2025 and in Europe by March 2023.

To achieve the plans, Nissan plans to also hire 3,000 employees globally in advanced technology and engineering fields.

 

(ANE)

 

[j]

Renault Sport chiude e saluta!

 

 

[Beckervdo]

Non ho capito una cosa: chiude Renault Sport come team di F1 o l'intera divisione sportiva di Renault, chiude?

[j]

3 minuti fa, Beckervdo scrive:

Non ho capito una cosa: chiude Renault Sport come team di F1 o l'intera divisione sportiva di Renault, chiude?

Chiude e viene integrata in Alpine, almeno così aveva detto tempo fa De Meo 

[Auditore]

3 minuti fa, Beckervdo scrive:

Non ho capito una cosa: chiude Renault Sport come team di F1 o l'intera divisione sportiva di Renault, chiude?

Forse confluisce tutto in Alpine; magari le versioni sportive non saranno più RS ma Alpine