The Tavares name was not confirmed, nor declined by Renault as being Pelata's successor. As usual in such cases, the car maker decided to keep rumors under control until it is ready to make the official announcement. An announcement which is likely to be made in the following two weeks.
"I see that in the media and indeed that is speculation but we don't give any comments until we announce the final replacement," a Renault spokeswoman was quoted as saying by just-auto. "It would be in a couple of weeks and before summer, so probably we are heading towards June. But whether it is the beginning, mid or end that I can't confirm yet."
Pelata's long-time involvement with Renault came to an abrupt end after the spy scandal in which several Renault executives were involved.
Three of the car maker's top employees were charged with spying on behalf of a Chinese automaker, with the resulting scandal far exceeding the French national borders .In the end, however, the three men were cleared of all accusations, forcing the company's CEO Carlos Ghosn to publicly apologize and promise to pay the three men EUR1.6 million in compensation. Pelata paid with his head for mishandling the entire scandal.
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