Word: renault
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...Gonzalez was 50 that he recognized the iron in his Spanish blood and turned all his attention to sculpture. When he returned to art in the late '20s, his early attempt at painting was left behind, and in its place was a craft he had learned at the Renault plant during World War I: acetylene torch welding. His reconciliation with Picasso followed, and they worked together on some sculptures. Picasso's limitless horizon of idea and sense of imagery liberated Gonzalez from his lingering post-impressionist style; Gonzalez took to the air and escaped from the solid, heavy...
...France's state-owned Renault plant outside Paris is one of the most completely automated auto factories in the world. In the past 13 years, Renault has increased its output 600% with only a 40% increase in its work force...
Foreign carmakers obviously do not relish the new U.S. competition-especially in Western Europe, where 109 automakers already vie for the business. France's Pierre Dreyfuss, president of state-owned Renault, pleaded with Detroit not to make a bug-sized car for Europe in direct competition with Renault, Volkswagen and Italy's gnatty Fiat. Henry Ford called Dreyfuss' plea "disgraceful," and is going ahead with plans for a Volkswagen-sized Ford, now dubbed the Cardinal...
Foreign automakers need all their flashy new models to hold their own in the competitive U.S. market. Since U.S. compacts came out in quantity a year ago, sales of most imported cars have slumped severely. Latest figures showed that Renault, which had 6,077 registrations in January 1960, had only 1,760 this January. Fiat registrations fell from 1,954 to 706. Many foreign-car dealers report a spring improvement in sales...
...Renault is also getting over the blow. It has taken back most of the 3,000 workers laid off when the slump began, has its output back to normal. To spur U.S. sales, it put on sale the Gordini, a more powerful version of the Dauphine. Renault and the other foreign car makers think that the slump that hit them last year has bottomed...