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DIED. Gilbert Renault, 79, much decorated hero of France's World War II Resistance, who under the nom de guerre Colonel Rémy organized for Charles de Gaulle the Free French intelligence service, which, among other things, procured German plans for the coastal defenses in Normandy and helped make possible the selection of the Allies' D-day landing sites; of a heart attack; in Guingamp, France. After the war Renault joined, then quit, De Gaulle's political organization, and recounted his adventures in several colorful and popular memoirs...
...convertibles this year, and Ford has moved 8,739 topless Mustangs. Jim Roberto, sales manager of Denver's Skyline Dodge, says he sells rag-tops as fast as he receives them. This fall another convertible will debut: a canvas-top version of the American Motors sub-compact Renault Alliance...
...firms. West Germany and France, for ex ample, have sold the Soviet Union tractors, cranes and pipeline technology in exchange for long-term supplies of natural gas, which started arriving earlier this year. The project was also financed by heavily subsidized loans granted by the West Europeans. Sorimex, a Renault subsidiary, takes coffee, phosphates and other commodities in exchange for autos in deals with such countries as Colombia, Tunisia, Turkey, Egypt, Rumania and the People's Republic of China. Last year those accords accounted for 30% of Renault's business with developing countries. Almost a fifth of General...
...more aerodynamic and squeeze more miles out of a gallon of fuel. The company's 27-footers now get 15 m.p.g. on the highway at 50 m.p.h., twice the mileage of a decade ago. Winnebago (1983 sales: $239 million) developed a front-wheel-drive model powered by a Renault diesel engine. One version, called the LeSharo, gets up to 24 m.p.g., even though it carries a fully equipped bathroom and two double beds. List price...
Tippett believes AMC's future is in its connection with Renault. That link began in 1979, when the French automaker acquired a small interest in AMC. It now owns 46.1%. The companies together brought out the subcompact Alliance in 1982. It was an instant success, and 126,008 were sold last year, or 65% of AMC's total. That helped pull AMC back from losses of $645 million from 1980 through the first nine months of 1983. As Tippett candidly told last year's shareholder gathering, "If it wasn't for Renault, there probably wouldn...