https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from France in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed France is ready to consider cutting its stake in Renault in the interests of consolidating the automaker's alliance with Nissan, Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire said on Saturday. https://www.thelocal.fr/20190609/france-ready-to-cut-renault-stake-to-shore-up-nissan-partnership-minister Sun, 09 Jun 2019 10:48:24 +0200 france-ready-to-cut-renault-stake-to-shore-up-nissan-partnership-minister Renault shares plunged on Thursday after Italian-American carmaker Fiat Chrysler said it had withdrawn a proposal for a merger, saying it would be unable to reach an agreement with the French government. https://www.thelocal.fr/20190606/fiat-chrysler-withdraws-merger-offer-renault Thu, 06 Jun 2019 11:19:56 +0200 fiat-chrysler-withdraws-merger-offer-renault UPDATED: Italian-US auto giant Fiat Chrysler presented a merger proposal to France's Renault on Monday that would create the world's third largest automaker. https://www.thelocal.fr/20190526/renault-in-team-up-talks-with-fiat-chrysler-reports Sun, 26 May 2019 15:07:11 +0200 renault-in-team-up-talks-with-fiat-chrysler-reports French drivers are ditching their country's own brands in favour of Italian car company Fiat, figures released on Monday show. https://www.thelocal.fr/20140901/french-ditch-own-cars-for-italian-fiat Mon, 01 Sep 2014 18:57:00 +0200 french-ditch-own-cars-for-italian-fiat Sales by carmakers in western Europe will struggle for six more years to reach pre-crisis levels, the ratings agency Standard & Poor's said on Wednesday as Moody's downgraded its notes on Fiat and Peugeot by one notch each. https://www.thelocal.fr/20121010/six-year-gloom-forecast-for-europe-automakers Wed, 10 Oct 2012 15:50:00 +0200 six-year-gloom-forecast-for-europe-automakers