Detroit Auto Show Honda Pilot Prototype
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Detroit Auto Show: Honda Pilot Prototype
The new generation Honda Pilot is scheduled to debut this spring but, until then, Honda presented this Pilot prototype at the Detroit show, prototype which previews the production model. The new Pilot will have a more boldly style and ...
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Renault
Between the two world wars, Louis Renault enlarged the scope of his company, producing agricultural and
industrial
machinery.
During WWII, Louis Renault's factories worked for Nazi Germany. He was for this reason arrested during the liberation of France in 1944 and died in prison before having prepared his defense. His
industrial assets were seized by the government, and the Renault factories were therefore a public industry (known as the
Régie Renault).
From 1979 to 1987, Renault held majority ownership
in the American Motors Corporation (AMC), which it sold to Chrysler Corporation in March 1987.
On April 9, 1986 the government of France ruled against the privatization of
Renault.
In 1996, the company was partially privatized.
On January 2, 2001, Renault sold its
industrial vehicle subdivision (Renault Véhicules Industriels) to Volvo, which
renamed it Renault Trucks in
2002.
Renault competed, as a constructor, in Formula One racing from 1977 to 1985 and again from 2002 onwards. In between these years they supplied engines to various Formula One teams, notably having successful
partnerships with the Benetton and Williams teams in the 1990s. For more information, see Renault Sport.
The government of France owns 44% of the company. Louis
Schweitzer has been the Chairman and CEO of Renault since 1992.
Renault has a stake of 44.4% in Japanese automaker Nissan together with which they form the Renault-Nissan Alliance. Further stakes are in Samsung Motors (Renault Samsung
Motors), Volvo Trucks and Dacia.
Peugeot is a major French car manufacturer, whose roots go back to bicycle manufacturing at
the end of the 19th century. Peugeot is also the largest bicycle
manufacturer in France
Although the Peugeot factory had been in the manufacturing business for some time, their entry into the world of wheeled
vehicles was by means of the bicycle. Armand Peugeot introduced the Peugeot "Le Grand
Bi" penny-farthing in 1882 and a
range of bicyles thereafter. Indeed, Peugeot bicycles have been built until very recently, although the car company and bike
company parted ways in 1926.