Renault CEO Carlos Ghosn waits for French Junior Trade minister Christian Estrosi prior to visit the factory of Flins, on November 5, 2009. During a press conference, Ghosn announced a joint venture beween Renault, Nissan, the French Atomic Energy Commission (CEA) and the French Strategic Investment Fund (FSI), under the patronage of the French government, which would focus on advanced research, manufacturing and the recycling of used electric vehicle batteries. Getty Images logo Getty Images 3 weeks ago

Renault CEO Carlos Ghosn waits for French Junior Trade minister Christian Estrosi prior to visit the factory of Flins, on November 5, 2009. During a press conference, Ghosn announced a joint venture beween Renault, Nissan, the French Atomic Energy Commission (CEA) and the French Strategic Investment Fund (FSI), under the patronage of the French government, which would focus on advanced research, manufacturing and the recycling of used electric vehicle batteries.

More Photos of

Explore Photos of Related Topics

  1. Mechanics work at the Renault team garage in preparation for Sunday's Singapore Formula One Grand Prix on the Marina Bay Circuit in Singapore Tuesday, Sept. 22, 2009. Renault escaped severe punishment Monday for ordering former driver Nelson Piquet Jr. to deliberately crash in a race, receiving only a suspended ban from Formula One.
  2. Mechanics work on a Renault machine at their garage in preparation for Sunday's Singapore Formula One Grand Prix on the Marina Bay Circuit in Singapore Tuesday, Sept. 22, 2009. Renault escaped severe punishment Monday for ordering former driver Nelson Piquet Jr. to deliberately crash in a race, receiving only a suspended ban from Formula One.
  3. A Renault Formula One staff member walks past an F1 car covered by cloth in their garage at the F1 pit building Singapore September 22, 2009. Renault were handed a suspended permanent ban from Formula One on Monday while former team boss Flavio Briatore was barred for life for his role in a race-fixing scandal that has shamed and stunned the sport.
  4. Renault Formula One staff walk towards the back of their garage past an F1 car covered by cloth in Singapore September 22, 2009. Renault were handed a suspended permanent ban from Formula One on Monday while former team boss Flavio Briatore was barred for life for his role in a race-fixing scandal that has shamed and stunned the sport.
  5. PARIS - SEPTEMBER 21: Former Renault F1 driver, Brazilian Nelson Piquet Junior (C) leaves FIA headquarters after a hearing at the World Motor Sports Council as part of the 'crashgate' affair on September 21, 2009 in Paris, France. Renault will not contest the charges that Nelson Piquet Jr. was ordered by management to deliberately crash his car during the Singapore Formula 1 Grand Prix, the crash caused the deployment off the safety car, due to team mate Fernando Alonso's race strategy he was able to win the race. The incident has already seen the resignation of team principal Flavio Briatore and Director of Engineering, Pat Symonds. The punishment from the FIA could be exclusion of the team from F1, a large fine or a suspended ban.
  6. Renault Team pallets sit at the Singapore GP Pit Building on Monday, Sept. 21, 2009 in Singapore. Renault escaped severe punishment Monday for ordering former driver Nelson Piquet Jr. to deliberately crash, receiving only a suspended two-year ban from Formula One's governing body.
  7. NEW YORK - SEPTEMBER 24: Carlos Ghosn, CEO of Nissan Motor and CEO and President of Renault, appears on a panel at the Clinton Global Initiative (CGI) on September 24, 2009 in New York City. The Fifth Annual Meeting of the Clinton Global Initiative (CGI) looks to gather prominent individuals in politics, business, science, academics and religion to discuss global issues such as climate change and peace in the Middle East. The event, founded by former president Bill Clinton after he left office, is held the same week as the General Assembly at the United Nations as most world leaders are in New York.
  8. NEW YORK - SEPTEMBER 24: John T. Chambers (L), Chairman and CEO of Cisco, and Carlos Ghosn, CEO of Nissan Motor and CEO and President of Renault, appear on a panel at the Clinton Global Initiative (CGI) on September 24, 2009 in New York City. The Fifth Annual Meeting of the Clinton Global Initiative (CGI) looks to gather prominent individuals in politics, business, science, academics and religion to discuss global issues such as climate change and peace in the Middle East. The event, founded by former president Bill Clinton after he left office, is held the same week as the General Assembly at the United Nations as most world leaders are in New York.
  9. John Chambers (L), Chairman and CEO of Cisco, Carlos Ghosn (C), Chairman and CEO of Renault-Nissan and Jeffery Immelt, Chairman and CEO of General Electric, participate in a panel discussion at the Clinton Global Initiative, in New York, September 24, 2009. About 1,200 participants including heads of state, business leaders, humanitarians and celebrities will attend the fifth annual Clinton Global Initiative (CGI) which started on Tuesday.
  10. NEW YORK - SEPTEMBER 24: Carlos Ghosn, CEO of Nissan Motor and CEO and President of Renault, appears on a panel at the Clinton Global Initiative (CGI) on September 24, 2009 in New York City. The Fifth Annual Meeting of the Clinton Global Initiative (CGI) looks to gather prominent individuals in politics, business, science, academics and religion to discuss global issues such as climate change and peace in the Middle East. The event, founded by former president Bill Clinton after he left office, is held the same week as the General Assembly at the United Nations as most world leaders are in New York.
  11. NEW YORK - SEPTEMBER 24: John T. Chambers (L), Chairman and CEO of Cisco, and Carlos Ghosn, CEO of Nissan Motor and CEO and President of Renault, appear on a panel at the Clinton Global Initiative (CGI) on September 24, 2009 in New York City. The Fifth Annual Meeting of the Clinton Global Initiative (CGI) looks to gather prominent individuals in politics, business, science, academics and religion to discuss global issues such as climate change and peace in the Middle East. The event, founded by former president Bill Clinton after he left office, is held the same week as the General Assembly at the United Nations as most world leaders are in New York.
  12. NEW YORK - SEPTEMBER 24: John T. Chambers (L), Chairman and CEO of Cisco, and Carlos Ghosn, CEO of Nissan Motor and CEO and President of Renault, appear on a panel at the Clinton Global Initiative (CGI) on September 24, 2009 in New York City. The Fifth Annual Meeting of the Clinton Global Initiative (CGI) looks to gather prominent individuals in politics, business, science, academics and religion to discuss global issues such as climate change and peace in the Middle East. The event, founded by former president Bill Clinton after he left office, is held the same week as the General Assembly at the United Nations as most world leaders are in New York.
  13. Christian Estrosi (C), Mayor of Nice and Industry Minister, rides with candidates before the Miss France 2009 competition in Nice November 21, 2009. The competition will be held on December 5.
  14. Christian Estrosi (C), Mayor of Nice and Industry Minister, rides with candidates before the Miss France 2009 competition in Nice November 21, 2009. The competition will be held on December 5.
  15. Iraq's President Jalal Talabani (R), welcomed by French Industry Minister Christian Estrosi (L), listens to national anthems upon his arrival at Paris Orly airport November 16, 2009 for a state visit in France.
  16. Iraqi President Jalal Talabani, center, with French Industry Minister Christian Estrosi, left, reviews troops upon his arrival at Paris Orly airport, Monday Nov. 16 2009. The Iraqi president expects to sign a series of agreements during his first state visit to France that caps efforts at rebuilding bilateral ties more than six years after Paris spurned the war to oust Saddam Hussein.

Recent Photos From The Wire

  1. Britain's Prime Minister Gordon Brown (L) and U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki-moon attend a press conference during the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) in Port-of-Spain November 28, 2009. An international conference on Afghanistan will be held in London on January 28, Brown said on Saturday.
  2. Meng Suping of China fails her attempt in the women's +75kg weightlifting snatch category at the World Weightlifting Championships in Goyang, north of Seoul, November 28, 2009. Meng took overall bronze medal winning at the event.
  3. Norway's Ola Vigen Hattestad celebrates after winning the men's 1.4 km classic sprint World Cup cross country event at Ruka ski resort near the town of Kuusamo November 28, 2009.
  4. Poland's Justyna Kowalczyk celebrates after winning the women's 1.2 km classic sprint World Cup cross country event at Ruka ski resort near the town of Kuusamo November 28, 2009.
  5. KUUSAMO, FINLAND - NOVEMBER 28: Arianna Follis of Italy competes in the Women's Sprint qualification Cross Country Skiing during day one of the FIS World Cup on November 28, 2009 in Kuusamo, Finland.
  6. KUUSAMO, FINLAND - NOVEMBER 28: Magda Genuin of Italy competes in the Women's Sprint qualification Cross Country Skiing during day one of the FIS World Cup on November 28, 2009 in Kuusamo, Finland.
  7. KUUSAMO, FINLAND - NOVEMBER 28: Aurore Cuinet of France competes in the Women's Sprint qualification Cross Country Skiing during day one of the FIS World Cup on November 28, 2009 in Kuusamo, Finland.
  8. KUUSAMO, FINLAND - NOVEMBER 28: Nicole Fessel of Germany competes in the Women's Sprint qualification Cross Country Skiing during day one of the FIS World Cup on November 28, 2009 in Kuusamo, Finland.
  9. KUUSAMO, FINLAND - NOVEMBER 28: Celine Brun-Lie of Norway competes in the Women's Sprint qualification Cross Country Skiing during day one of the FIS World Cup on November 28, 2009 in Kuusamo, Finland.
  10. KUUSAMO, FINLAND - NOVEMBER 28: Justyna Kowalczyk of Poland competes in the Women's Sprint qualification Cross Country Skiing during day one of the FIS World Cup on November 28, 2009 in Kuusamo, Finland.
  11. Max Mirnyi of Belarus, right, touches hands with his playing partner Israel's Andy Ram after winning a point against Frantisek Cermak of the Czech Republic and Michal Mertinak of Slovakia during their ATP World Tour Finals tennis doubles match at the O2 Arena in London, Saturday Nov. 28, 2009.
  12. Iraqi boys point their new plastic toy guns at another boy as they play, during the Muslim festival of Eid al-Adha in Najaf, 160 kilometers (100 miles) south of Baghdad, Iraq, Saturday, Nov. 28, 2009. Eid al-Adha, or the Feast of the Sacrifice, is celebrated to commemorate the prophet Ibrahim's faith in being willing to sacrifice his son.
  13. Gold medalist Jang Mi-ran of South Korea, center, silver medalist Tatiana Kashirina of Russia, left, and bronze medalist Meng Suping of China wave during a medal ceremony of the women's group A +75-kilogram category of the World Weightlifting Championships in Goyang, west of Seoul, South Korea, Saturday, Nov. 28, 2009.
  14. Gold medalist Jang Mi-ran of South Korea, center, silver medalist Tatiana Kashirina of Russia, left, and bronze medalist Meng Suping of China pose during a medal ceremony of the women's group A +75-kilogram category of the World Weightlifting Championships in Goyang, west of Seoul, South Korea, Saturday, Nov. 28, 2009.
  15. Ele Opeloge of Samoa strains in the snatch of the women's group A +75-kilogram category of the World Weightlifting Championships in Goyang, west of Seoul, South Korea, Saturday, Nov. 28, 2009. Ele took the fourth place scoring total of 265 kilograms.
  16. Meng Suping of China strains in the clean and jerk of the women's group A +75-kilogram category of the World Weightlifting Championships in Goyang, west of Seoul, South Korea, Saturday, Nov. 28, 2009. Meng won the bronze medal scoring total of 296 kilograms.