Renault doesn’t sell cars in the world’s biggest auto market, and for that reason historically has not participated in the Detroit auto show.
That didn’t stop the group’s strategy director, Patrick Pelata — considered the group’s second-ranking executive – from walking around the exhibition with some other company executives during the media preview days. He was spotted checking out the interior of the Infiniti SUV of alliance partner Nissan.
Renault will roll out its own SUV in Europe in 2008, called the Koleos and made by its South Korean subsidiary Renault Samsung.
For those wondering whether Pelata (pictured left) brought a friend with bigger credentials; Carlos Ghosn, the chief executive of both Renault and Nissan, was not at the show.
(Photo: Renault Web site)
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