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  Renault Samsung Motors - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Renault Samsung Motors (Korean: 르노삼성 자동차) is a South Korean car maker.
It was first established as Samsung Motors in 1994 and started selling cars in 1998, just before South Korea was hit by the Asian financial crisis.
Negotiations with Renault started in December 1998 and in September 2000 Renault bought a 70% stake for only $512 million.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Renault_Samsung_Motors   (183 words)

  
 Renault - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Renault became the world's leading manufacturer of airplane engines, and the success of the company's military designs were such that Renault himself was honored by the Allies for his company's contributions to their victory.
Both cars continued Renault's motor racing traditions with great success in rallying, a tradition which was further upheld by collaborations with the Alpine company (which most famously produced the Renault-powered Alpine A110).
Renault cars have performed well in the European Car of the Year awards: the Renault 16 (1966), Renault 9 (1982), Renault Clio (1991), Renault Mégane Scénic (1997), Renault Mégane (2003) and Renault Clio III (2006) have all won the award.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Renault   (2564 words)

  
 ipedia.com: Samsung Article   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Samsung is one of the South Korean conglomerates (chaebols).
Samsung's construction branch was awarded the contract to build one of the two Petronas Towers in Malaysia in 1993.
Samsung survived the IMF crisis in 1997-98 relatively unharmed.
www.ipedia.com /samsung.html   (389 words)

  
 Transwiki:Renault - Yellowikis
Renault also owns Samsung Motors (Renault Samsung Motors) and Dacia, as well as retaining a minority stake in Volvo Trucks.
Renault also took over the Benetton F1 team in 2002, and quickly became very competitive, Fernando Alonso winning Renault's first race in its second incarnation at the 2003 Hungarian Grand Prix and becoming a genuine championship contender in 2005.
Renault cars have performed well in the European Car of the Year awards: the Renault 16 (1966), Renault 9 (1982) Renault Clio (1991), Renault Mégane Scénic (1997) and Renault Mégane (2003) have all won the award.
www.yellowikis.org /wiki/index.php/Transwiki:Renault   (2337 words)

  
 LABOUR RELATIONS DATA FOR RENAULT SAMSUNG MOTORS
Renault Samsung Motors was founded on 1 September 2000, after Renault signed an agreement to acquire a stake in the Samsung Group.
As RSM is part of the Busan-jinhae Free Economic Zone, it is not compelled by the Korean Law to recruit disabled employees.
RSM has conducted corporate-wide employee satisfaction surveys for the past four years, with input from all employees.
www.sustainability.renault.com /h/h10rsm.htm   (1335 words)

  
 motoring.iafrica.com | news briefs Renault Samsung unveils new mid-sized car
Renault Samsung Motors on Wednesday unveiled a new mid-sized passenger car aimed at expanding its customer base in South Korea and helping the automaker return to profitability.
Stoll said Renault Samsung Motors might turn profitable as early as 2003 instead of the original target of 2004 due to strong domestic demand for the SM5.
Renault Samsung has not provided its results for 2001, saying only that it posted a loss.
motoring.iafrica.com /newsbriefs/991887.htm   (370 words)

  
 S Korea Renault Samsung To Voluntarily Recall 40,515 Cars
SEOUL -(Dow Jones)- Renault Samsung Motors Corp. said Tuesday it will recall a total of 40,515 units of the mid-sized sedan SM5, after discovering some vehicles had cracks in fuel filler hoses.
Renault Samsung said further inspections showed there was no possibility that the cracks - in the hoses linking fuel injection tubes to the fuel tank - could cause accidents.
Renault Samsung was established in September 2000 after Renault bought a 70.1% stake in Samsung Motor which was then under court receivership.
www.accidentreconstruction.com /news/feb03/021703b.asp   (216 words)

  
 RENAULT - THE RENAULT GROUP INCREASES GLOBAL SALES IN THE FIRST-HALF OF 2005, THANKS TO A STRONG ACCELERATION OUTSIDE ...
The Dacia and Renault Samsung Motors brands made a significant contribution to the growth of the Group in the first half of 2005.
Renault affirmed its leadership of the French market, securing a 28% share with 379,764 passenger car and LCV registrations in the first half of 2005.
Renault was number-two in Central Europe, selling 44,552 vehicles in the first half of 2005 (down 24% on the first half of 2004) and taking 9% of the passenger car and LCV market.
www.press.renault.co.uk /releases/arc_2005/120705ren.htm   (1652 words)

  
 Renault Samsung Packs Features Into New SM7
Schweitzer also says Renault Samsung is developing an SUV for both domestic and overseas markets and could have it ready by 2007.
Renault Samsung’s goal is to reach sales of 500,000 vehicles annually by 2010, equally divided between domestic and export markets.
Renault Samsung Motors CEO Jerome Stoll says 300 billion won ($286.3 million) was invested over a 2-year period to develop the SM7 platform, including upgrades to the flexible manufacturing system in place at the Busan plants, which also produce the SM3 and SM5.
www.wardsauto.com /ar/auto_renault_samsung_packs   (862 words)

  
 Renault buys Samsung unit - Apr. 21, 2000
    "Renault and representatives of (Samsung Motors) creditors have reached a deal which will have to be ratified by a creditors committee next Monday," a Renault spokesman told Reuters.
    Renault is seeking to extend its foothold in Asia after it bought a controlling minority stake in Japan's Nissan Motors for $5.4 billion last year.
    Renault bought a controlling stake in Nissan early last year, and is therefore ideally placed to revive the plant, which shut its doors in 1998 at the height of the Asian financial crisis.
money.cnn.com /2000/04/21/worldbiz/renault   (558 words)

  
 Business Report - Renault to export cars under a new guise   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Renault Samsung was formed in 2000 when Renault SA took over the insolvent Samsung Motors.
Ghosn said he was delighted with the performance of Renault Samsung, whose Busan plant turned a profit two years ahead of schedule in 2002 and has sold 500 000 automobiles while making a contribution to the overall health of the Renault group.
Renault Samsung has sold 99 288 SM3s since the car's launch in the second half of 2002.
www.busrep.co.za /index.php?fArticleId=3008728   (950 words)

  
 motoring.iafrica.com | news briefs High hopes for new Renault Samsung car
Renault Samsung Motors Inc. on Wednesday unveiled a new model designed to increase its market share in South Korea and said its landmark venture could now break even a year ahead of schedule.
Renault Samsung sold 70,231 of its SM5s in 2001, taking a 4.9-percent share of the passenger car market.
Renault also has a major stake in the Japanese firm and was responsible for hauling Nissan out of the red.
motoring.iafrica.com /newsbriefs/992287.htm   (591 words)

  
 Articles - Renault   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
However, Renault is correctly pronounced "Rhen-oh" (as it is commonly in the UK).
The Renault reputation for innovation was fostered from very early on - in 1899 Renault launched the first production sedan car as well as patenting the first turbocharger.
The company's road car designs were revolutionary also - the Renault Espace was one of the first minivans and was to remain the most well-known minivan in Europe for at least the next two decades.
www.centralairconditioners.net /articles/Renault   (2539 words)

  
 Renault
Renault is known for car concepts like the Renault 16 or the one-box concepts of Twingo, Scenic and Espace, the latter of which was the first modern European MPV.
The Renault corporation was founded in 1898 by Louis Renault (1877–1944), a pioneer of the automobile industry and the man who introduced Taylorism in France.
Renault competed, as a constructor, in Formula One racing from 1977 to 1985 and again from 2002 onwards.
www.econtentos.com /renault.htm   (517 words)

  
 Renault confirms talks to acquire Samsung Motors   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Paris, Jan 5: French carmaker Renault confirmed that it was in talks to buy all or part of the assets of South Korea's troubled Samsung Motors, a move which would give it a broader base in the Asian auto market.
"Renault and the Korean group Samsung confirm having entered on December 30, 1999, into an exclusive negotiation on the possible acquisition of all or part of Samsung Motors' operating assets by Renault," the French carmaker said in a statement.
Samsung Group announced in late June that it would quit the cash-draining car business, and Samsung Motors filed for court receivership.
www.expressindia.com /fe/daily/20000106/fex06110.html   (452 words)

  
 auto-asia.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Renault intends to purchase a 10 percent stake held by creditor banks in its Korean subsidiary Renault Samsung Motors, according to local reports.
Renault took over at the former Samsung Motors in September 2000 and currently holds a 70.1 percent stake.
Under Renault’s wing, and using Nissan technology, Renault Samsung boosted turnover 60 percent in 2002 to KRW1,780 billion.
www.auto-asia.com /print.asp?news=8424   (160 words)

  
 CatiaWorld News   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Renault’s Korean subsidiary Samsung will export 50,000 to 60,000 units a year of the medium SUV it is developing, according to Automotive News Europe.
Renault Samsung’s SUV will be based on the Nissan X-Trail platform, but it will not be as square as the X-Trail.
There are also plans by other automakers, including General Motors and Volkswagen, to have their own entries in the segment by then.
www.catiaworld.com /cwnews/view.asp?msgID=7633   (490 words)

  
 Green Car Congress: Renault Increases Stake in Samsung Motors to 80%
Renault has purchased an additional 10% interest in South Korea’s Renault Samsung Motors (RSM) for 55 billion won ($54.3 million).
Late last month, Renault Chairman Carlos Ghosn announced that RSM will begin to export the compact SM3 model (earlier post) under the Nissan brand beginning in 2006.
Renault Samsung sold 85,098 cars last year, which accounted for 9.3% of the South Korean auto market.
www.greencarcongress.com /2005/12/renault_increas.html   (219 words)

  
 The Auto Channel - Search Results
Renault Samsung, Nissan Join Forces in Pusan SUV Plant Seoul march 23, 2004; Shin Dong-heun writing for the Chosun Ilbo reported that Renault Samsung Motors Co. is planning to develop a large-sized sedan and sports utility vehicle (SUV) using the same platform as Nissan, in a move to strengthen a Renault
Samsung Motors Expresses Satisfaction on Mid-Size KPQ Series 09/16/96 Comline has reported that Samsung Motors is happy with the quality of its mid-sized passenger cars, the KPQ series, which the company is developing in conjunction with Nissan of Japan.
Renault Samsung Motors May Sales 9,552 Units; -8.5% On Year Sunday 10:04 pm ET SEOUL June 1, 2003; Dow Jones reporte dthat Renault Samsung Motors Corp.'s May automobile sales fell 8.5% on year to 9,552 units amid sluggish domestic demand, said the car maker in a statement Monday.
www.theautochannel.com /search/search.html?words=Samsung+Motors   (650 words)

  
 Renault
Renault is well-established as the best-selling car and light commercial vehicle brand in Western Europe, but until recently it had only a minimal presence outside that region.
However in a few key deals in 1999 and 2000, Renault transformed itself into a global force with substantial operations in Asia and a strong footprint in North America.
Where once there was only the Renault brand, the group now controls Japanese marque Nissan, as well as Dacia in Eastern Europe and Samsung Motors in Korea.
www.mind-advertising.com /fr/renault_fr.htm   (165 words)

  
 Renault Samsung to export 30,000 cars under Nissan brand next year   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
The president of Renault Samsung Motors poses with models by the new SM3.
Renault Samsung has sold 99,288 SM3s since the car's launch in the second half of 2002.
Ghosn also said Renault Samsung Motors would act as a supplier of sports utility vehicles within the Renault-Nissan alliance and as a supplier of sedans for the Renault Group.
archive.turkishpress.com /news.asp?id=80717   (349 words)

  
 Global Auto Index - research 1,700 car makers, 100,000 photos - the best and largest free online car catalog and ...
Renault Samsung Motors launches the SM7 in Korea.
Developed by the Renault Samsung Motors R&D center, the SM7 is a spacious saloon with sophisticated design features.
It is the first vehicle to integrate the new Renault Samsung Motors visual identity for the frontal design of vehicles.
www.globalautoindex.com /news.plt?no=991   (360 words)

  
   ИНФОРМАЦИОННАЯ КОМПАНИЯ "ВолгаГИС"
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 AutoAsia Magazine   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Renault-Samsung Motors will not develop its own long-term engine and platform strategy, using instead platforms and powerplants supplied by Nissan.
Korean newspapers are quoting Renault chairman Louise Schweitzer as saying in Paris this week that: "Renault Samsung Motors will share the same platform with Nissan from 2010 to reduce costs."
Renault acquired a 70.1% stake in the Korean automaker last September after it was placed under court receivership in December 1999.
www.auto-asia.com /enews/enews.2001.02.27.04.shtml   (158 words)

  
 Korea Renault Samsung Motors October Sales Up 80%
Renault Samsung sold 8,256 units of mid-sized sedan SM5 in October, of which 11 units were sold overseas, the company said in a statement.
Renault Samsung launched the SM3, a compact model, in September.
France-based car maker Renault owns a 70.1% stake in Renault Samsung.
www.theautochannel.com /news/2002/10/31/149794.html   (209 words)

  
 European Commission Approves Volvo’s Aquisition Of Renault VI/MACK   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Renault / Samsung Motors deal closed: Renault Samsung Motors, the new subsidiary of the Renault group
Renault VI will divest its 50% shareholding in RS Hansa Auto Oy within a time period of up to one year following approval of the transaction by the U.S. Department of Justice.
Existing commercial arrangements between Renault VI and Sisu, the Finnish truck manufacturer which holds the remaining 50% shareholding in RS Hansa Auto Oy, will continue so that Sisu's continued operation will not be negatively affected.
www.autointell-news.com /news-2000-2/September-05-00-p11.htm   (346 words)

  
 Renault seals deal to buy Samsung Motors
Seoul, April 21: France's Renault SA has sealed a deal to acquire South Korea's failed Samsung Motors Inc from its creditors, an official of Samsung Motors said on Friday.
The deal was struck after South Korean creditors of Samsung Motors and Renault resumed talks on Thursday in Paris.
The talks had earlier hit a snag after Renault belatedly discovered Samsung Motors owed 291 billion won ($260 million) to sister company Samsung Corp.Financial details of the deal were not immediately available but the Korea Economic Daily said Renault would buy Samsung Motors for $540 million to $550 million, paying $100 million in cash upfront.
www.expressindia.com /fe/daily/20000422/fco22071.html   (255 words)

  
 Automotive News: Renault Samsung: No takeover of Ssangyong.(News)(Renault Samsung Motors Co., Ssangyong Motor ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Renault Samsung: No takeover of Ssangyong.(News)(Renault Samsung Motors Co., Ssangyong Motor Co.)(Brief Article)
Renault Samsung Motors Co. has no interest in taking over Ssangyong Motor Co., Renault Samsung CEO Jerome Stoll said last week.
Moving to quash rumors here that a deal to acquire Ssangyong is in the works, Stoll emphasized that one isn't.
highbeam.com /library/doc0.asp?docid=1G1:107472514&refid=ink_tptd_mag   (227 words)

  
 Mail to friends, Printed Version   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
SEOUL — French carmaker Renault said yesterday it would spend more than US$570 million in South Korea over the next three years to build a regional hub that will help drive its expansion into the hotly contested China car market.
Louis Schweitzer, the chairman of Renault, made the comments while in Seoul to celebrate the launch of Renault Samsung Motors first large sedan, the SM7.
Business Day: Renault plans new Korean hub SEOUL — French carmaker Renault said yesterday it would spend more than US$570 million in South Korea over the next three years to build a regional hub that will help drive its expansion into the hotly contested China car market.
www.biz-day.com /mail_to_friend/fzeam-5   (178 words)

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