New Delhi, July 23 -- French carmaker Renault, which has made little headway in India in its 20 years here, is taking another crack at what it considers a strategically important market.

The Paris-based carmaker claims to have learnt from its past mistakes. Renault India will be quick to respond to market needs, make consistent product launches and updates, and decision-making will be routed through one person, managing director Venkatram Mamillapalle said, contrasting it with the near-bureaucratic process earlier when it was married to Nissan.

"Today, we are one chef in the kitchen," he said, referring to Renault naming Stephane Deblaise as India CEO this week. He will take over from 1 September. "Everything goes into one person or one...