I'm all for a little conspiracy, but Renault themselves have little exposure in the US market to begin with. They have a strong relationship with Nissan - inclu

I'm all for a little conspiracy, but Renault themselves have little exposure in the US market to begin with. They have a strong relationship with Nissan - including sharing some (but not all) engine tech - but overall the US would seem to be a minor player here in terms of market exposure. Additionally, I don't think Nissan sells any diesel-based cars in the US. The linked article doesn't specifically say that the probe at Renault is concentrating on diesels, admittedly, but the article does infer that. I just can't imagine this helping the US automakers very much.