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Reuters
10 hours ago
- Automotive
- Reuters
Geely to hold 26.4% stake in Brazilian JV majority-owned by Renault
BEIJING, June 20 (Reuters) - China's Geely ( opens new tab said on Friday it and its parent Geely Holding ( would take a combined 26.4% stake in a joint venture controlled by its French partner Renault ( opens new tab as the two seek to produce and sell cars jointly in Brazil. The two automakers have entered an agreement that would see Renault take 73.57% in the venture that would focus on producing and distributing cars in Brazil under the Renault and Geely brands. It is also due to make and distribute light commercial vehicles under the Renault brand to "attract new customers", according to a filing by Geely Auto. The deal is subject to regulatory approvals, the company said. Geely and Renault first announced their partnership to produce and sell zero- and low-emission vehicles in Brazil in February. The Brazilian partnership builds on the two companies' thermal engine joint venture headquartered in London and their jointly owned manufacturing plant in South Korea.
NZ Autocar
4 days ago
- Automotive
- NZ Autocar
Renault's CEO Luca de Meo leaves for new position
Luca de Meo, the CEO of Renault Group, has stepped down suddenly after five years in the role. Evidently he has secured a job running the firm that owns luxury brands Gucci and Yves Saint Laurent. The Italian joined the French company after a stint with Seat, during which he engineered the concept of Cupra. When he joined in July 2020, Renault was in a parlous state. Many small cars on the drawing board were replaced by more profitable SUVs. He also worked closely with Geely on EVs, the result being the wildly popular Renault 5 reboot. That's thanks largely to the 'Renaulution' business plan part of which involved the transformation of Alpine into an electric performance brand. The masterplan helped revive Renault's fortunes. The company that was haemorrhaging cash when de Meo arrived has made improving profits since 2021. De Meo's current employment will end mid-July. Meantime Renault will seek a replacement CEO 'based on the already defined succession plan'. An internal appointment seems a strong possibility. Two media outlets have reported that de Meo will be named the new CEO of Kering. It is a French holding company that specialises in luxury goods brands. Of his departure from Renault, de Meo said: 'There comes a time in one's life when one knows the job is done. 'We have a strong team and an agile organisation. We also have a strategic plan ready for the next generation of products. 'That is why I have decided it is time for me to hand over the baton.' De Meo won the prize for best automotive CEO at the 2024 Autocar UK Awards. He said that he believed he was leaving a company that was well set for the future. Renault Group chairman, Jean-Dominique Senard, described de Meo as 'an exceptional captain of industry'. He added: 'The entire company joins me in thanking him for all these years and all the collective challenges successfully met'. De Meo's departure is a surprise, given that recently he said he had no desire to leave Renault. As well as being the head of Renault, de Meo has also served as president of the European Automobile Manufacturers Association (ACEA). In that position, he advocated for a class of small European city cars to take on cheaper Chinese rivals.
Euronews
4 days ago
- Business
- Euronews
Baku Energy Week 2025 showcases Azerbaijan's energy diplomacy, renewables and regional influence
Baku Energy Week, a key event in the global energy calendar, attracts over 2,000 delegates and 240 companies annually. Now in its 30th year, it highlights Azerbaijan's commitment to installing 6.5 GW of renewable capacity by 2030, representing over 35% of its energy grid. The event also underscores Azerbaijan's strategic role in energy diplomacy, with pipelines linking the Caspian Sea to Europe via the Southern Gas Corridor. Discussions focus on balancing energy security, green transition, and geopolitical cooperation, reflecting Azerbaijan's evolving energy ambitions and partnerships with global players like Germany and Masdar. Renault's share prices had dropped by 6.9% by early afternoon in Paris, while Kering was traded 9.6% higher, as Luca de Meo, the Italian CEO of Renault Group, suddenly resigned from his post on Sunday. According to media reports, he will join the struggling Gucci-owner Kering as the global Luxury group's new CEO. French carmaker Renault announced the departure of its CEO on Sunday evening, saying that Luca de Meo will stay on until 15 July 2025 and that the process to appoint a new Chief Executive Officer has already begun. The Italian CEO has been in office for five years and saw Renault's share price nearly double under his watch as he oversaw a post-pandemic turnaround at Renault. 'For 5 years, Luca de Meo worked to put Renault Group back where it belongs. Under his leadership, our company has found a healthy base, it now has a magnificent range of products and has returned to growth,' said Chairman of the Board of Directors Jean-Dominique Senard. Even though Kering has yet to confirm the appointment, hiring Luca de Meo fits the firm's efforts to transform the debt-laden luxury conglomerate. The French fashion house, which owns brands including Gucci and Saint Laurent, has been struggling for years. The company has recently posted worse-than-expected results for the first quarter of the year. Sales of its flagship brand, Gucci, fell by 25%. Kering has lost nearly 80% of its share price since 2021. The 58-year-old Italian executive is going to be appointed as the CEO of Kering within the next few days, Bloomberg News reported, citing unnamed sources. Kering's current CEO and President, François-Henri Pinault, appears to have decided to separate the two roles, with him retaining the latter, in an attempt to reorganise the struggling brand. Kering has not responded immediately to Euronews' request for comment. As for the next CEO of the Renault Group, several names are circulating, including Denis Le Vot, Dacia's CEO and Maxime Picat, director at rival Stellantis. Renault have yet to confirm any names.
Yahoo
4 days ago
- Automotive
- Yahoo
Shock at Renault: Shares plunge as CEO reportedly departs to Gucci-owner Kering
Renault's share prices had dropped by 6.9% by early afternoon in Paris, while Kering was traded 9.6% higher, as Luca de Meo, the Italian CEO of Renault Group, suddenly resigned from his post on Sunday. According to media reports, he will join the struggling Gucci-owner Kering as the global Luxury group's new CEO. French carmaker Renault announced the departure of its CEO on Sunday evening, saying that Luca de Meo will stay on until 15 July 2025 and that the process to appoint a new Chief Executive Officer has already begun. The Italian CEO has been in office for five years and saw Renault's share price nearly double under his watch as he oversaw a post-pandemic turnaround at Renault. 'For 5 years, Luca de Meo worked to put Renault Group back where it belongs. Under his leadership, our company has found a healthy base, it now has a magnificent range of products and has returned to growth,' said Chairman of the Board of Directors Jean-Dominique Senard. Related Renault Group sales zoom ahead after European performance boost in 2024 L'Oréal acquires a majority stake in British skincare brand Medik8 Even though Kering has yet to confirm the appointment, hiring Luca de Meo fits the firm's efforts to transform the debt-laden luxury conglomerate. The French fashion house, which owns brands including Gucci and Saint Laurent, has been struggling for years. The company has recently posted worse-than-expected results for the first quarter of the year. Sales of its flagship brand, Gucci, fell by 25%. Kering has lost nearly 80% of its share price since 2021. The 58-year-old Italian executive is going to be appointed as the CEO of Kering within the next few days, Bloomberg News reported, citing unnamed sources. Kering's current CEO and President, François-Henri Pinault, appears to have decided to separate the two roles, with him retaining the latter, in an attempt to reorganise the struggling brand. Kering has not responded immediately to Euronews' request for comment. As for the next CEO of the Renault Group, several names are circulating, including Denis Le Vot, Dacia's CEO and Maxime Picat, director at rival Stellantis. Renault have yet to confirm any names.
Euronews
4 days ago
- Automotive
- Euronews
Renault shares plunge as CEO departs to lead Kering
Renault's share prices had dropped by 6.9% by early afternoon in Paris, while Kering was traded 9.6% higher, as Luca de Meo, the Italian CEO of Renault Group, suddenly resigned from his post on Sunday. According to media reports, he will join the struggling Gucci-owner Kering as the global Luxury group's new CEO. French carmaker Renault announced the departure of its CEO on Sunday evening, saying that Luca de Meo will stay on until 15 July 2025 and that the process to appoint a new Chief Executive Officer has already begun. The Italian CEO has been in office for five years and saw Renault's share price nearly double under his watch as he oversaw a post-pandemic turnaround at Renault. 'For 5 years, Luca de Meo worked to put Renault Group back where it belongs. Under his leadership, our company has found a healthy base, it now has a magnificent range of products and has returned to growth,' said Chairman of the Board of Directors Jean-Dominique Senard. Even though Kering has yet to confirm the appointment, hiring Luca de Meo fits the firm's efforts to transform the debt-laden luxury conglomerate. The French fashion house, which owns brands including Gucci and Saint Laurent, has been struggling for years. The company has recently posted worse-than-expected results for the first quarter of the year. Sales of its flagship brand, Gucci, fell by 25%. Kering has lost nearly 80% of its share price since 2021. The 58-year-old Italian executive is going to be appointed as the CEO of Kering within the next few days, Bloomberg News reported, citing unnamed sources. Kering's current CEO and President, François-Henri Pinault, appears to have decided to separate the two roles, with him retaining the latter, in an attempt to reorganise the struggling brand. Kering has not responded immediately to Euronews' request for comment. As for the next CEO of the Renault Group, several names are circulating, including Denis Le Vot, Dacia's CEO and Maxime Picat, director at rival Stellantis. Renault have yet to confirm any names. Israel's attack on Iranian nuclear and military targets caused the price of oil to surge more than 7% on Friday since Tehran is one of the world's major producers of oil, despite sanctions by Western countries limiting its sales. A wider war could slow the flow of Iranian oil to its customers and keep prices of crude and gasoline higher for everyone worldwide. But early Monday, those concerns appeared to abate slightly. Oil prices were still volatile on the fourth day of the Israeli-Iran crisis, before giving back a bit of their gains. On Monday morning, the US benchmark crude oil was traded at $73.71 per barrel. Brent crude, the international standard, cost $74 per barrel, down from Friday but still 7% higher than the price before the missile fire started. Military strikes between Israel and Iran are fuelling concerns that oil exports from the Middle East could be significantly disrupted. However, there is currently no indication that the oil flow is impacted, and concerns are running high. Meanwhile, major oil companies are being rewarded on the stock market: BP and Shell both gained more than 1% in the Monday morning trade in Europe. 'Gains in oil majors and defence contractors have helped to push the FTSE 100 onto a positive footing in early trade,' said Susannah Streeter, head of money and markets at Hargreaves Lansdown financial services company. Shares in the FTSE 100's top banks were also rising on inflation fears that could result in higher key interest rates. Standard Chartered rose nearly 3%, Barclays and Natwest were up by more than 1% by 11 am CEST. Also strengthening the banking sector's gains in London, Metro Bank shares soared by more than 14% following speculation that investment firm Pollen Street Capital would take over the lender, Sky News first reported over the weekend. Investors in London also gained confidence after data for May showed a 6.1% year-on-year jump in retail sales in China, the world's second biggest economy. However, it was coupled with lower-than-expected growth in industrial output, which still rose 5.8% from the previous year. After 11 am in Europe, Britain's FTSE 100 inched up 0.3% to 8,876.26. Germany's DAX gained 0.2% to 23,572.39 and the CAC 40 in Paris edged 0.6% higher to 7,728.66. The futures for the S&P 500 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average were up 0.5%. During Asian trading, Tokyo's Nikkei 225 added 1.3% to 38,311.33, while the Kospi in Seoul gained 1.8% to 2,946.66. Hong Kong's Hang Seng surged 0.7% to 24,060.99 and the Shanghai Composite Index added 0.4% to 3,388.73. The price of gold has climbed as it remains a safe haven asset. An ounce of gold added 1.4% on Friday, but gave back some of its gains on Monday morning, and was traded at around $3,437 an ounce. Prices for US Treasury bonds are also on the rise when investors are feeling nervous, but Treasury prices fell Friday, which in turn pushed up their yields, in part because of worries that a spike in oil prices could drive inflation higher. Inflation in the US has remained relatively tame recently, and it's near the Federal Reserve's target of 2%. However, concerns remain high that it could accelerate due to President Donald Trump's tariffs. A better-than-expected report Friday on sentiment among US consumers also helped drive yields higher. The preliminary report from the University of Michigan stated that sentiment improved for the first time in six months after Trump put many of his tariffs on pause, while US consumers' expectations for future inflation eased. In currency trading early Monday, the US dollar gained to 144.18 Japanese yen from 144.03 yen. The euro rose to $1.1582 from $1.1533. The Middle East conflict is set to be the focus of the G7 meeting of leaders of wealthy nations in Canada this week. There are also hopes that Trump will sign more trade deals, which keeps trade optimism a bit higher. 'It's a big week in terms of decisions on interest rates and the direction of monetary policy," Streeter said. "The Federal Reserve is expected to keep rates on hold this week but comments from chair Jerome Powell will be closely watched for future direction of policy.' Meanwhile, there is a monetary policy meeting of the Bank of England this week, where 'policymakers are expected to press pause on rate cuts,' Streeter explained, citing the potential impact of higher energy costs. Meanwhile, the UK government's infrastructure plans are going to be revealed in more detail this week. 'The 10-year strategy, worth £725 billion (€850.8 bn), is the backbone of the Starmer administration's plan to kickstart growth,' Streeter said.
