Xavier Champagne| autoactu.com

Xavier Champagne is section editor at Autoactu.com, which he joined in 2008 after more than ten years at the Journal de l'Automobile, where he was deputy editor-in-chief. With a postgraduate degree in European business law, he covers news about distribution networks and the industry's economy. He is also responsible for editing the Annuaire des groupes de distribution automobile (Automotive Distribution Groups Directory), published annually, and the Annuaire des groupes VI (Industrial Vehicles' Groups Directory), published every two years.

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Automotive Industry

Filante: Renault's new international flagship model

Renault just unveiled Filante, an E-segment hybrid vehicle to be launched in South Korea in March 2026, then in the Gulf countries and South America in 2027.

Nomination

Sandra Gomez appointed Vice-President of Strategy, Products and Business for Dacia

Responsible for Ampère's Strategy and Product Plan since April 2025, Sandra Gomez joins Dacia as Vice President, succeeding Patrice Lévy Bencheton, who has been appointed Director of the Renault Group's LCV Program.

Markets

How can the price of new cars be lowered? The opinion of the British and the French

Among the various ways to lower the prices of new cars, manufacturing in the least expensive countries is necessary, “even if this has a negative environmental or social impact,” for a majority of Europeans (56%), 60% of the British and even the French (52%), according to the latest survey by the Observatoire Cetelem.

Markets

The turnover of electric used cars has never been higher

One in ten used cars sold by professionals is now an EV. Their turnover has never been higher, but prices continue to fall across Europe, according to Indicata, part of the Autorola group.

Automotive Industry

New Clio: economical and efficient

New look, new onboard technology, and a new, efficient, and economical hybrid engine: the new Clio has evolved without raising prices. Hats off!