The case of espionage on Renault is becoming increasingly important. Thus, this case highlighted Monday following the layoff of three senior executives of the French manufacturer, turned to accusations of industrial espionage. And the government gets involved. The latest investigation is toward Chinese track. The state still holds shares in Renault to 15%. Thus, the UMP and a specialist in business intelligence, Bernard Carayon said today that "The suspicions are indeed in this direction" in talking about China.
To this is added the start of an investigation by the DCRI (Directorate of Internal Intelligence, the cons espionage). According to some sources is the Elysee who has seized and the government has even uttered the words "economic war" yesterday.
reminder, it is alleged that three senior executives have provided information on vehicles Electric competitors. And since the stakes are collossaux Renault and its partner Nissan have already invested 4 billion € in these vehicles.
Nissan Leaf has been voted Car of the Year 2011 (see article here ). Renault will sell two models from the middle of the year (Fluence Kangoo ZE and ZE), followed by 2 other mid-2012 (Twizy and Zoe).
The diamond brand made no statement at this time. More generally, this case raises the question of French companies and business intelligence. Indeed, they seemed less effective against industrial espionage that Anglo-Saxon counterparts. Interesting article here
Sources: France Info; BFM TV (video) ; Europe 1 ; World ; L'Usine Nouvelle ; The Argus Automotive ; Les Echos ; Nouvel Observateur ; Express ; Point ; Capital ; Le Parisien ; Boursorama ; The Post
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