RENAULT APPOINT MARK WHITAKER AS NEW GENERAL MANAGER AT LIVERPOOL AND WIRRAL

                                                           

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For immediate release: Monday, June 6, 2011

Rugby League fan Mark Whitaker has taken over as the new general manager at Renault Liverpool and Renault Wirral.

Mark has worked for Renault for 13 years after joining the company in 1998 as a field-based accountant.

He became the general manager of Renault Leeds in 2003 before moving to Renault Leicester 12 months later.

Mark spent the next seven years at the Midlands dealership which became Branch of the Year in 2005.

When the 43-year-old married father of two is not at work, he follows Rugby League side Wakefield Trinity Wildcats, and also enjoys MOTO GP, travelling abroad at least once a year to watch one of the races.

On his appointment as general manager of both Renault Liverpool, based in Sefton Street, Toxteth and Renault Wirral, on Woodchurch Road, Prenton, Mark said: “I hope to bring my experience to both dealerships and help them go from strength to strength. It's an exciting challenge and one I am very much looking forward to."

For more information on Renault Liverpool call 0844 991 0432 or Renault Wirral on 0151 790 0109 or visit www.renaultretail.co.uk.

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CAPTION: Mark Whitaker (New General Manager at Renault Liverpool and Renault Wirral)

RENAULT MANCHESTER SPONSORS GUITAR WORKSHOP DAY AT SCHOOL

                                                           

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For immediate release: Friday 3^rd June, 2011

Renault Manchester brought music to the ears of teachers and pupils at the King's Grove School after agreeing to sponsor a free Guitar Workshop Day.

The generous donation from the Trinity Way dealership means the specialist school for business and enterprise is able to welcome international guitarist Gordon Dunn to the event which takes place at the Crewe school on June 24.

The day will see Mr Dunn, one of the most innovative and eclectic classical guitarists in the world, show teachers and pupils how to play a wide variety of guitar styles and techniques.

Mr Dunn has also composed a world premier piece of music for the day, which is open for teachers and pupils of all ages and levels, and starts at 10.30am until 3.15pm.

Renault Manchester parts manager Geoffrey Harrison presented a cheque to Kings Grove School music teacher Ruth Davies last week and is delighted the Salford dealership could help sponsor the event.

Mr Harrison said: "We're always interested in supporting local events and we're delighted to offer our help to the King's Grove School on this occasion. The free Guitar Workshop Day is a great opportunity for teachers and pupils to learn something new from a top guitarist. We hope lots of people turn up." 

For more information on Renault Manchester call 0151 252 0000 or visit www.renaultretail.co.uk.

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CAPTION: Pupils (l-r): Sophie & Abigail Joy, Lauren Tunnicliffe (hidden John Manley) Beth Frodsham, Matthew Cornes, Nathan Smith. Geoffrey Harrison (Renault Manchester Parts Manager) and Ruth Davies (King’s Grove School music teacher)

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RENAULT WIRRAL EMPLOYEES RAISE MONEY FOR CHARITY

                                                           

                       

News from Renault WIRRAL

For immediate release: Wednesday 1^st June, 2011

Four windswept employees from Renault Wirral raised more than £800 for charity after battling against the elements at the annual Wirral Coastal Walk. 

The blustery weather failed to stop Shelly McDonald, Anita Sheard, Carole Burns and Steve Pouncey from taking part in the 15-mile fundraising walk around the borough’s coastline which attracted thousands of people for the 25^th year running.

Carole, sales administrator at the dual dealership on Woodchurch Road, Prenton, and Anita and Shelly, who both work in the service departments, together with their friend Dawn raised £390 for the Claire House Children Hospice in Clatterbridge. Steve, who works as a technician and walked along with his wife, Angie, raised just over £400 for St Johns Hospice in Wirral.

The walk started at Seacombe Ferry and took in New Brighton, Leasowe, Meols, Hoylake, West Kirby and Caldy before finishing at Thurstaston Country Park.

Renault Wirral General Manager Mark Whitaker said: “I’ve very proud of the staff members who took part in the Wirral Coast Walk. They tell me it was very gruelling because of the strong winds but worth it for such deserving causes.” 

For more information, visit Renault Wirral on Woodchurch Road, call 0151 552 4000 or log onto www.renaultretail.co.uk

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RENAULT BOLTON SET TO GIVE MOTORSPORT FANS CHANCE TO SEE F1 CAR

                                                           

                                                           

News from Renault BOLTON

For immediate release: Wednesday 1^st June, 2011

Renault Bolton will showcase a Formula One lotusrenault car at the Le Mans Motorsport Festival this weekend (June 11/12).

F1 fans will get the chance to get up close and personal to the 2011 car at the event which takes place on Saturday and Sunday.

The festival is staged in commemoration of Bolton’s status as the twin town of the prestigious racing location of Le Mans.

Renault Bolton will be taking over part of the Market Place Shopping Centre and turning it into a Formula One-style paddock, featuring the only F1 race car simulator in the UK.

Visitors can race the Silverstone race circuit, competing against each other to reach the top of the leader board. Entrants will be asked to give a small donation, with all the proceeds going to a local charity.

Renault Bolton, based in Manchester Road, will also have a range of models on display throughout the week previous to the festival. The Festival has been organised by motorsport enthusiast, radio broadcaster and actor Jack Marsden for the second successive year.

Renault’s up-and-coming British Formula Three driver Oliver Webb, 20, is also set to attend the town-wide event.

Renault Bolton general sales manager Steve Parsley said: “We’re delighted to be involved in the Motorsport Festival this year. It is going to be a brilliant day out for all the family. The F1 simulator is ultra realistic and I’m sure it will be very popular with visitors on the day.

“Renault Bolton would like to thank Jack Marsden for all his hard work and Rod Neasham at The Market Place for inviting us to the F1 Paddock.”

For more information on Renault Bolton on

Manchester Road

call 01204 511000 or click onto www.renaultretail.co.uk.

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ALAN WINS A MEGANE COUPE CABRIOLET THANKS TO RENAULT AND TOMTOM!

News from S J COOK AND SONS

For immediate release: Wednesday, 26^th May 2011

GORDON’S ALIVE! 

Alan Medcroft from Stoke Gifford will never get lost again after winning one of three prize Mégane Coupé-Cabriolets in a nationwide competition run by Renault and TomTom!

Alan collected his prize from S J Cook and Sons this week and his Mégane Coupé-Cabriolet proved to be the perfect top prize in a national ‘Voice of TomTom’ competition run by Renault and TomTom to find people with great voices for satellite navigation.

To enter the competition, participants were invited to record their traffic stories onto a 30-second video, before putting it up on social networking site Facebook, with Alan’s entry winning an online vote.

The competition accompanied the recent announcement that actor Brian Blessed’s distinctive and mellifluous voice is now available on TomTom satellite navigation, including Renault’s own fully-integrated Carminat versions of the popular systems.

Best known for his role as Prince Vultan in the film Flash Gordon, he recorded his voice for TomTom after a Facebook campaign called "get Brian Blessed to do a voiceover for my sat nav" attracted more than 25,000 fans. The campaign, started by motorist Richard Gardner from Manchester, is thought to be the first time a product has found its roots in social media. 

Alan was hailed one of three winners who have all won themselves the stunning Mégane Coupé-Cabriolet  which offers integrated TomTom LIVE navigation system as standard on the Renault Dynamique TomTom range.

Their voices have all been professionally recorded and are now available as free downloads from TomTom.

James Webb, sales manager at S J Cook and Sons in Kingswood, Bristol, said: “Gordon's Alive! Congratulations to Alan on winning this great prize. It was lovely to meet him and hand over the keys to the Mégane Coupe-Cabriolet. He has a great voice and we’re thrilled to meet someone that, along with Brian Blessed, has had a hand in ‘saving every one of us' from getting lost!”

A clip of the entertaining recording session is available to watch at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FMiLQwKLSQM. Meanwhile, Brian Blessed’s recording, which contains gems such as "Toll Charge.  Give them the exact money and tell them to keep the change" and "You've reached your destination.  Congratulations.  Onwards and upwards! To Everest next, and the North Pole,” can be downloaded from the official TomTom website, /www.tomtom.com, for £7.95. Customers should check which devices allow voices to be downloaded on the website.  

Carminat TomTom, the industry’s first truly affordable built-in satellite navigation system, was launched by Renault in January 2009. It is now fitted as standard to the Dynamique TomTom and Privilège TomTom trim levels of each bodystyle in the standard Clio, Kangoo, Mégane, Scénic, Laguna ranges, plus the core trim levels of the Kangoo, Trafic and Master van ranges, for no additional cost. The system is also available as a £460 option across most other trim levels, including Renaultsport, of these same car and van ranges. 

For more information on Renault click onto www.renault.co.uk or www.twitter.com/renault_uk or www.facebook.com/renaultuk

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1. Alan Medcroft pictured with James Webb, sales manager at Renault dealer S J Cook and Sons Renault and his prize Mégane Coupé-Cabriolet.

RACE WINNER THEODORE TO MAKE WELCOME RETURN AT OULTON

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For immediate release: Wednesday, 25th May 2011

James Theodore (Telford, Shropshire) will make his long-awaited return to action in the Protyre Formula Renault BARC Championship at Oulton Park in Cheshire this coming Saturday, 28th May, having agreed an 11th hour deal with MTech Lite.

The 19-year-old, a Motorsport Engineering student at Oxford Brookes University, has been struggling to secure the budget to continue his single-seater career since finishing third overall in the category last year.

During the last couple of weeks though, Theodore has been able to acquire enough funding to allow him to race in rounds five and six this weekend and to also contest the season finale at Silverstone in October where Formula Renault BARC will support the British Touring Car Championship.

As part of his preparations for a return to the track Theodore – who will also compete at Oulton Park in support of Cancer Research UK – was given the opportunity earlier this week to enjoy a run on the GP3 Series driver development simulator of crack-squad MW Arden.

“It’s brilliant to be back”, he commented, “We’ve been working really hard to try and get money from here and there and we’ve now managed to secure enough contributions to do this weekend at Oulton and then the final rounds at Silverstone which will be prime coverage with the BTCC.

“We’re not home and dry yet with the funds for the other two events at Croft and Thruxton but, to be honest, it’s a relief to be back out at all so I’m really looking forward to this weekend. MTech has done a very good deal for us – I can’t wait to get in the car now and see what we can do.”

Making his car racing debut in Formula Renault BARC during the finale of the 2008 season, Theodore went on to win that year’s Winter Series title for Hillspeed with three victories from four races. He remained with the team throughout 2009 and 2010, last season his best yet with three race wins, six podiums in total and five pole positions en-route to third in the championship.

His last-minute deal with MTech Lite for this weekend means the Derbyshire-based squad will field two cars for the first time in 2011, Theodore partnering current championship leader James Thorp (Evesham, Gloucestershire).

Team principal Dave Moore said: “We’re obviously really happy to have James on-board, he’s had budget issues but has managed to get a few people behind him now which is great. His experience will definitely help push us all on. James Thorp has been fantastic so far this season but we’re hoping he and James Theodore will push each other on more and help put MTech on the map.”

Qualifying for rounds five and six of the 2011 Protyre Formula Renault BARC Championship will take place at 09.30 this Saturday, 28th May, with the first race of the weekend set to begin at 12.05 and the second encounter scheduled to get underway at 16.15.

Along with headline sponsor Protyre, the championship is additionally supported by ELF, Michelin and NGK Spark Plugs.

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RELAXING SHOPPING TRIP FOR ONE LUCKY WINNER THANKS TO S J COOK & SONS RENAULT!

News from S J COOK AND SONS

For immediate release: Wednesday, 25^th May 2011

RELAXING SHOPPING TRIP FOR ONE LUCKY WINNER THANKS TO S J COOK & SONS RENAULT!

Pam Jones of Hanham took the opportunity to put her feet up when she won a chauffeur-driven shopping trip and £100 spending money, courtesy of Bristol Renault dealer S J Cook and Sons!

She was collected from her home by S J Cook and Sons’ sales executive James Bealing in a Clio Renaultsport 200 and taken to the best shops in Bristol.

After her shopping spree, the shopping was loaded into the spacious boot of the Clio Renaultsport 200, which is one of the three cars in the Renaultsport range. S J Cook and Sons chose the car to celebrate the recent honour of being chosen as one of Renault UK’s specialist Renaultsport dealers.

Pam stocked up essentials after winning a prize draw held by S J Cook and Sons at Sainsburys in Emerson’s Green just before the recent royal wedding.

James Webb, sales manager at S J Cook and Sons Renault, added: “We had a great time and Pam is another fan to add to the growing list of Renaultsport fans.  The shopping trip was tremendous fun and we’re delighted that a worthy winner won the top prize!”

For more information visit S J Cook and Sons on Station Road Kingswood (0117 957 9700) or City Motors on Pioneer Park (0117 972 3030) or visit www.carcogroup.co.uk

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1. Shopping trip prize winner Pam Jones from Hanham collects her £100 prize at S J Cook and Son from James Bealing.