PARIS (Standard&Poor's) Oct. 30, 2001--Standard&Poor's today removed French bank Renault Crédit International S.A. Banque (RCI) and related entities from CreditWatch, where they had been placed with negative implications on Oct. 25, 2001. At the same time, Standard&Poor's affirmed all of its ratings on RCI and related entities, including the triple-'B'-plus long-term and 'A-2' short-term counterparty credit ratings on RCI. The outlook on RCI is negative. (See list below for all rating details.). The rating action follows today's rating action on car manufacturer Renault S.A., RCI's 100% parent group (see related press release on RatingsDirect, Standard&Poor's Web-based credit analysis system). The negative outlook on Renault's long-term rating and the lowering of the short-term
