cross-posted from : https://lemmy.zip/post/62563422
Renault has relied on Chinese parts and its research and development operations in Shanghai to develop the sub-20,000 euro (S$30,000) electric Twingo, which the company will start selling in 2026. Mr Provost has pledged to apply the lessons learned in China at its R&D hubs in France, notably at the the sprawling Technocentre complex near Paris.


Companies doing that almost certainly have either business degrees or lawyers as top managment and not people with for example engineering degrees. If you do not understand the technology, it becomes really hard to improve the product.