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Slash alcohol limits for young drivers: report

Tue, 09 Sep 2014 14:14:00 +0200

Alcohol limits for new drivers need to be cut dramatically if France is to improve road safety, according to the results of a confidential new report.

French ditch home car brands for Italy's Fiat

Mon, 01 Sep 2014 18:57:00 +0200

French drivers are ditching their country's own brands in favour of Italian car company Fiat, figures released on Monday show.

French drivers fear other drivers - and Italians

Fri, 28 Feb 2014 15:59:00 +0100

French drivers find nothing more terrifying than other French drivers, a new poll has found. Also, Spanish drivers are big on their horns, and everyone’s afraid of the Italians.

Renault to launch €2,500 car: report

Wed, 23 Nov 2011 17:26:00 +0100

Renault is set to embark on a project to build an ultra-economic car costing just €2,500 euros ($3,375), a French business newspaper reported.

Peugeot Citroen to cut 4,000 French jobs

Tue, 15 Nov 2011 11:49:00 +0100

French auto giant PSA Peugeot Citroen will cut at least 4,000 jobs in France next year as part of a wide-ranging cost-cutting plan, union sources said on Tuesday.

Peugeot Citroen to slash thousands of jobs

Wed, 26 Oct 2011 19:42:00 +0200

French auto giant PSA Peugeot Citroen on Wednesday said it planned to slash thousands of jobs in Europe as part of an €800-million cost-cutting plan amid a stagnating European car market.

Paris launches world's first electric car-share scheme

Mon, 03 Oct 2011 00:48:00 +0200

Self-service electric cars appeared on the streets of Paris on Sunday, as a French group launched a public car-hire scheme modelled on the capital's popular bicycle-sharing system and designed to become the world's largest of its kind.

Dacia gears up to sell cars online

Tue, 13 Sep 2011 18:39:00 +0200

Automaker Dacia, a unit of French giant Renault, is to start testing sales of its cars online later this week, initially in Italy, but later in other European countries.

Renault first-half net profit up 56% to €1.2 billion

Thu, 28 Jul 2011 14:19:20 +0200

French car maker Renault saw its first-half profits soar to €1.2 billion despite losses caused by the earthquake in Japan, it said on Thursday in an earnings statement.

Peugeot Citroen reports profit rise but shares slump

Thu, 28 Jul 2011 14:05:17 +0200

French auto group PSA Peugeot Citroen reported a first-half net profit rise of 5.0 percent on Wednesday but its outlook for the year disappointed the market and the shares fell by 6.14 percent to €27.69.

Ikea opens free hotel for sleepy drivers

Thu, 14 Jul 2011 14:03:38 +0200

Swedish furniture giant Ikea has opened a temporary hotel at a rest stop on one of France’s busiest motorways offering free rooms for 20-minute naps. The goal is to help drivers who have become sleepy at at the wheel, as well as selling a mattress or two.

Peugeot-Citroen logs stable first-half sales

Tue, 12 Jul 2011 14:42:47 +0200

France's biggest car maker CSA Peugeot Citroen logged stable worldwide sales of 1.86 million vehicles in the first half of 2011, with a weakened performance in Europe, it said on Tuesday.

Renault sales slide in Europe, rise worldwide

Tue, 12 Jul 2011 12:04:27 +0200

French automaker Renault reported that first-half vehicle sales fell 7.4 percent in Europe but it expected record sales worldwide thanks to booming emerging markets, it said on Monday.