[TopQuark]

That's what anti-corporate hysteria and witch hunt against the "rich" CEOs look like up close: ruined lives and savings of millions of hard-working people that own the company.

[taxcontrol]

Good for the company to admit the mistake publicly.

[Bubba Ho-Tep]

That's what anti-corporate hysteria and witch hunt against the "rich" CEOs look like up close: ruined lives and savings of millions of hard-working people that own the company.

What on earth are you talking about? There's no "anti corporate hysteria" or witch hunt against CEOs in this story. Renault apparently got conned by one of their own employees, who told them that he could prove they'd been the victims of Chinese corporate espionage. If anything, the story is about anti-Chinese paranoia leading Renault to act on unsupported accusations.

[nascarnation]

This is an amazing fubar.
Didn’t they give a sh!tload of Euros to a con man in Algeria thinking he was an informant who exposed the employees?

[AndrewB]

Those responsible for sacking the people who have just been sacked have been sacked.

[CrazyIvan]

“Renault.....key electric car secrets”

From my experience with French technology this would likely
be “length of cord”.