Au revoir! Renault pushes Caterham from Alpine-project

Posted on 10-06-2014 at 9:08 by sir_smokalot – 10 Comments”

It sounded initially as nice: two manufacturers jointly an old brand would be revived, but very long loved the marriage between Renault and Caterham will not stand. The French take the project Alpine, Caterham goes his own way.

That the joint project dents showed it was already suggested, 3 months ago, we wrote all of that a joint Alpine was unlikely. Now there are officially knots taken:

Following a mutual agreement between Renault and Caterham Group, Renault has increased its stake in Société des Automobiles Alpine Caterham to 100%, following acquisition of the interest hero by Caterham Group. Renault will now continue to develop its own Alpine sports car to be launched in 2016, as initially planned. Caterham Group also plans to continue with its own sports car.

..said Renault in a message, just. Maybe it is useful the next time with each other around the table to sit before you with a lot of fuss a partnership to announce, this kind of stillborn projects does your image no good. On the other hand: if it is obviously not working, it is wise to go before your first child is born.

In another message, at the same time the world went, let Renault know superenthousiast about the Alpine project, which is now again 100% French is:

With 90% of design specifications complete and an interior design to be finalized before the summer, enthusiasm is growing around the future Al-pine production vehicle, The key words for the vehicle are style, enjoyment and sporting spirit.

Well, let’s see then, about a year or two. With your Cayman-killer.

Gallery: Renault Alpine A110-5Concept

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