How Renault did it.(News)(Brief Article)

Automotive News Europe,  September, 2003  

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Here is Renault Manufacturing Chief Pierre-Alain de Smedt's recipe for manufacturing the X-90 for "a little more than [euro]3,000."

* Shared platform. Sharing the B platform for small cars with Nissan generates economies of scale.

* Cheap labor. Romania workers earn [euro]1 an hour.

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