Exciting new models, wild concept cars and groundbreaking new technologies all displayed under the searing heat generated by thousands upon thousand of spotlights… yes, it’s Frankfurt Motor Show time again.

This biennial motoring extravaganza is upon us once more and the Renault-Nissan Alliance has plenty of news to share.

At Nissan the all-new X-Trail is taking centre stage. Combining the company’s 4x4 expertise and its class-leading crossover know-how, the new X-Trail is ‘the ultimate, all-weather, highly capable, modern family vehicle.’

Production of ZOE, the flagship of Renault’s electric vehicle range, started at the end of 2012 on the same production lines as New Clio and Clio Collection. The industrial development of ZOE was a tough challenge for Flins, but the plant succeeded in launching the series production of two very different and strategically important vehicles for the company, ZOE and New Clio, at the same site and in the same year. The people at Renault showed outstanding ingenuity to minimize changes to production resources and cope with the specific demands of electric ZOE in the manufacturing process in a totally fluid manner. The production processes of the ZOE and New Clio body shells are so similar that it takes a carefully trained eye to spot the differences between the two.

The Renault Twizy is the star of a new concept for tourists in Paris. Twiztour invites visitors to get behind the wheel of a Twizy and see the sights of the French capital following a special tourist-friendly GPS route. Alternatively, they can opt  for a personalised tour by following a guide who is also driving a Twizy!

The all-electric Twizy is ideal for zipping around the narrow cobbled streets of Paris and has the added benefit of being easy to park in the smallest of spaces – something that is not negligible in Paris's busy streets.

The Renault Zoe, Twizy and Twizy F1 were put to the test recently by one of the world's best pilots -- triple Formula One World Champion Sebastian Vettel.

The United Nations has recognised Renault’s significant efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions at its plant in Tangier, Morocco.

By switching from natural gas to biomass for its boilers and implementing a highly effective heat recovery process in its paint shop, the advanced Renault plant has cut CO2 emissions by almost 10,500 metric tonnes a year.