The board of car manufacturer Renault is meeting to settle ex-chairman and CEO Carlos Ghosn's final pay cheque and wrap up its investigation into possible financial wrongdoing under his leadership.

Volkswagen has held onto its position as the world’s top-selling carmaker for the fifth year in a row, although the German group was edged out again by the Renault-Nissan-Mitsubishi alliance in the light-duty vehicles segment.

The board of French carmaker Renault has named two new leaders to replace industry veteran Carlos Ghosn, who resigned after weeks of detention in Japan.

The French government is seeking candidates to replace Renault’s embattled boss Carlos Ghosn, as some board members began to voice doubts about keeping him in office after his indictment in Japan for suspected misconduct, several sources told Reuters.

Nissan’s investigation into alleged misconduct by chairman, Carlos Ghosn, is expanding to include Renault-Nissan finances, sources told Reuters, in a further sign that Nissan may seek to loosen its French parent’s hold on their global carmaking alliance.

Japanese prosecutors were considering whether to file formal charges against Nissan Motor chairman Carlos Ghosn amid a probe into allegations he misused company assets and under-reported millions of dollars of income.

FORMULA ONE motor racing is a fickle and curious thing — and particularly so for those manufacturers who choose to invest gazillions of euro taking part in what is truly a global sport with an amazingly large fan base.

Declan Colley reviews the new Renault Megane.

French carmaker, Renault, posted record sales and profit for 2017, bolstering chief executive, Carlos Ghosn’s position, in the face of French government demands for a clearer succession plan and deeper integration with alliance partner, Nissan.

The past few years have been good for Renault. Not only has the French manufacturer pretty much updated its entire range with a generally pretty face, if not always new mechanicals, it has also solidified its position as one of the biggest and most successful global brands out there, writes Declan Colley.

We take the new Renault Megane RS out for spin to see how good it really is

Kearys Renault in Cork have introduced one of their oldest customers to one of their newest cars, writes Sally Gorman.

Some within the motor industry predicted a while back that the emergence of the SUV as the family car of choice for a majority of, erm, families would spell the death-knell for the venerable MPV, which had traditionally been the choice for couples with two or more children.

Renault shares posted the biggest decline in a year after first-half profit fell short of estimates and the car maker said price pressures are rising in some markets.

What’s in a name? When it comes to the hard sell, pretty much everything.

The new Renault Koleos is the French manufacturer’s new halo model. Simon Davis puts the new SUV to the test in Finland.

Renault Group Ireland has announced the pricing and specifications for the new Zoe ZE 40 which has the longest range of any mainstream electric vehicle — 400km (NEDC), which Renault estimates as 300km of range in real-world driving.

There is a lot to like about Renault’s model line-up right now and we’ve just driven a car which underlines that point with a considerable degree of emphasis.

Renault is reprogramming the software on its diesel vehicles in a bid to improve real-world emissions.

Renault driver Niko Hulkenberg has the kind of name that sounds like big could be his thing.

Renault has announced a number of key appointments within Ireland.

WHO’D have thought it? Renault: The second largest car-maker in Europe in 2016.

European car sales rose to a nine-year high in 2016, with French company Renault taking advantage of recovering demand and Volkswagen’s tarnished reputation to leap to second place from third in th e region.

After a strong November for Renault Group with 11.4% market share combined, it is set for a positive finish in 2016, expecting to take a 9.4% combined market share and a fourth position place.

Priced from €21,990, the all-new Mégane Grand Coupé is the latest model in the C-segment family.

Elsewhere, Renault subsidiary, sports car manufacturer Alpine, has opened reservations for its ‘Première Edition’ — an exclusive limited-edition version of its upcoming production car. Reservations can be made via Alpine’s bespoke app downloadable from Alpine’s official website: www.alpinecars.com.

Time was when Renault couldn’t do a thing wrong. 

Renault has confirmed it will not build a faster Renault Sport RS version of the Twingo.

Details of a refreshed Renault Clio, the first Renault with styling led by Laurens van den Acker, have just been announced ahead of an Irish launch later this year.

Renault has revealed the first images, and announced the arrival of the new Megane Grand Coupe.

Irish Olympic boxer Michael Conlan shows us around his Renault Kadjar

The all-new Renault Scénic, first seen earlier this year at the Geneva Motor Show in March, will be in Ireland before the end of the year.

French carmaker Renault has recalled 15,000 diesel vehicles to update their emissions filters.

French carmaker Renault said fraud investigators had inspected three of its sites to look into vehicle emissions technology, news that wiped billions off its market value in an echo of the scandal engulfing German rival Volkswagen.

Car manufacturer Renault has recalled thousands of vehicles because of a problem with the braking system.

Renault group’s Irish retail arm returned to operating profit last year as revenues rose 30% to €31.6m.

The prospect of a rear-engined, rear wheel drive beastie is likely to set hearts fluttering among any full-blooded motor enthusiast, thinking as they might of such crackers as the Porsche 911, or other curiosities such as the DeLorean DMC-12, or the Renault Alpine A110 or A310.

Renault could yet quit Formula One if the French manufacturing giant feels it is not getting value from the sport.

Red Bull team principal Christian Horner has called on Renault to get their act together and help save his organisation’s season.

Recent figures illustrate there was a spike of more than 400% in the number of people buying electric cars in Ireland. That might sound like a lot, but it is not.