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AUTO INDUSTRY

The car industry hits the brakes

The auto industry is one of the hardest-hit victims of the global financial crisis. Tens of thousands of jobs are at stake worldwide. Detroit's once-mighty GM is on the brink of collapse, while in France, Renault employees fear job cuts.

11/02/2012 - THE WEEK IN MAGHREB

King pardons Moroccan boxer

First, we head to Morocco where a top kick boxer has been pardoned by the king and released from jail early. In France, commemorations were held for protesters massacred at a Paris metro station during the Algerian war. Finally we head to Tunisia where a bid to push religious tourism is seen as a risky move by some in the industry.

10/02/2012 - IN THE FRENCH PAPERS

Renault vs. Made in France

FRENCH PAPERS, Fri. 10/02/12, French papers react to a sneak peak of Nicolas Sarkozy’s interview in Le Figaro Magazine that will be published tomorrow. Le Figaro applauds the President and his values, while left-leaning Libération calls him "reactionary". Meanwhile, a lot of the French press focuses on the controversy sparked by French car-maker Renault which has decided to build a factory in Morocco.

10/02/2012 - FRANCE

Renault's new factory sends French workers into a spin

Renault boss Carlos Ghosn and Morocco's King Mohammed VI opened the carmaker's new factory near Tangiers on Thursday with great ceremony. The plant will have an initial capacity of 170,000 vehicles, expected eventually to reach 400,000. Yet the partly state-owned Renault has faced a storm of criticism over the project, seen by some in France as denying French workers jobs that were rightfully theirs.

14/12/2011 - IN THE FRENCH PAPERS

Made in France is back in fashion

All the presidential candidates are touting their policies to encourage companies to manufacture goods in France - but the papers are pretty cynical about how many extra jobs that could create. Also, a former minister has been arrested in the Karachi affair - and the heirs of Renault apparently aren't ashamed of the family's Nazi past.

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23/11/2011 - INDUSTRY

Renault eyes emerging markets with €2,500 car

French car maker Renault intends to develop several low-price car models that would be aimed at emerging markets, a business daily reported on Wednesday.

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13/04/2011 - AUTO INDUSTRY

Renault loses No. 2 man over industrial spying scandal

Renault's No. 2 man was forced to quit Monday after criticism from the French government over the wrongful dismissal of three employees for alleged espionage. Pierre Alanche, author of a book on Renault, tells FRANCE 24 his departure is bad news.

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11/04/2011 - FRANCE

Renault sacks number two amid industrial espionage debacle

Car maker relieves three other top executives of their duties after French minister rebukes the company's "dysfunctional" management style in a high-profile industrial espionage case that turned out to be a hoax.

11/04/2011 - French Press Review

1,900 women affected by France’s burqa ban

FRENCH PAPERS, Monday, 11th April 2011: This morning we look at coverage of the burqa ban which comes into effect today; Sarkozy’s falling popularity ratings; the stalemate in Libya and a massive controversy at carmaker Renault.

15/03/2011 - THE WEEK IN FRANCE

Diplomacy: Sarkozy's surprise move over Libya

France sticks its neck out over Libya, it's the first country to officially recognise the rebels. France says it will review safety measures at its plants, following Japan's earthquake disaster. Three quarters of its electricity is generated by nuclear power. And Renault says sorry for wrongly accusing its employees of spying.