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That PDF seems like a good source, even if I can't open the link 
but I'm basing on your extracts.
- maybe they meant that a new R&D center was opened in 1994?
- I believe supporting roles are assigned to all branches when developing a global car, or a vehicle meant for many markets in the world.
- I believe that 35% is still a supporting role, if that's the workshare during development of the Doblò II project. For sure not enough to consider "winning" the origin flag, IMO.
- IMO in case of doubt or 50/50 development, the manufacturer's nationality prevails, also because a different system maybe would be too difficult to keep clean.
This one is the case of Linea and Tipo/Egea.
About the Minicargo project:
It seems that this case represents well the "depends to who you ask"
Anyway, seems unlikely that Fiat wasn't already working at this project before Sevel jumped in and before they assigned Tofas a main development role (or they weren't already doing this in conjunction), as there was this early proposal, designed by the Fiat styling center, dated 2004:
And the press speculated about such small van (which seems to be even smaller) from early 00s, when was noted that the Doblò was bigger than the old Fiorino it replaced.
About Renaults, indeed it isn't always so simple to find the right sources (not contradictory too). About the Fluence, I always had the same doubts too
but I'm basing on your extracts.- maybe they meant that a new R&D center was opened in 1994?
- I believe supporting roles are assigned to all branches when developing a global car, or a vehicle meant for many markets in the world.
- I believe that 35% is still a supporting role, if that's the workshare during development of the Doblò II project. For sure not enough to consider "winning" the origin flag, IMO.
- IMO in case of doubt or 50/50 development, the manufacturer's nationality prevails, also because a different system maybe would be too difficult to keep clean.
This one is the case of Linea and Tipo/Egea.
About the Minicargo project:
It seems that this case represents well the "depends to who you ask"
Anyway, seems unlikely that Fiat wasn't already working at this project before Sevel jumped in and before they assigned Tofas a main development role (or they weren't already doing this in conjunction), as there was this early proposal, designed by the Fiat styling center, dated 2004:
And the press speculated about such small van (which seems to be even smaller) from early 00s, when was noted that the Doblò was bigger than the old Fiorino it replaced.
About Renaults, indeed it isn't always so simple to find the right sources (not contradictory too). About the Fluence, I always had the same doubts too