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Renault goes to Iran for its third X90 production site.(Renault selects Iran as 3rd production site for the X90, its "[euro]5,000 car" for developing countries)

Automotive News Europe, March, 2003 by Saint-Seine, Sylviane de

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Byline: Sylviane de Saint-Seine Automotive News Europe

Renault has selected Iran as a third production site for the X90, its "[euro]5,000 car" for developing countries.

But the timing of the announcement - on the eve of the second Iraqi war - is unlikely to win Renault friends in the US government.

The no-frills, family sedan will play a major role for Renault in new markets. China and Colombia are next on the list for X90 production, sources told Automotive News Europe.

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A Renault spokesman declined to confirm China and Colombia, saying only "the number of ...

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Renault goes to Iran for its third X90 production site.(Renault selects Iran as 3rd production site for the X90, its "[euro]5,000 car" for developing countries)

Automotive News Europe, March, 2003 by Saint-Seine, Sylviane de

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