Renault said it was the victim of an organised international spy network as the French government shied away from pointing the finger at China over the leak of secrets relating to electric vehicles.
The French carmaker will file charges this week, possibly on Tuesday, against three executives suspended a week ago on suspicion of passing on secrets about its sensitive electric vehicle programme.
Patrick Pélata, chief operating officer, told Le Monde newspaper on Saturday that Renault faced “an organised system of collecting economic, technological and strategic information to serve interests situated abroad ... it’s the work of professionals”.