After leadership change: New Renault boss Provost wants to take on the Chinese | Capital+

Renault CEO François Provost (left) at Formula 1 with Flavio Briatore
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François Provost is taking on a difficult legacy at the French automaker Renault. His prediction: If the Europeans don't become as cost-effective and fast as their Chinese competitors, they've lost.
François Provost stands upright and calmly in front of the new car. He waits quietly, his hand to his mouth, serious and patient. What a dance Luca de Meo would have performed here—hugging people, stretching, and laughing. His predecessor, de Meo, certainly wouldn't have simply stood still like the new Renault boss. The comparison with the charismatic de Meo is inevitable, François Provost knows that, but in conversation he tries to avoid any kind of differentiation from him. Provost dodges every question about the obvious differences in their leadership styles.

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