Renault
Renault S.A. is a French vehicle manufacturer producing cars, vans, buses, tractors, and trucks, and, in the past, autorail vehicles. Its alliance with Nissan makes it the world's ninth largest vehicle maker.[2] Headquartered in Boulogne-Billancourt, Renault owns the Romanian Automobile Dacia and the Korean Renault Samsung Motors. The company's most successful cars to date are the Renault Clio and the Renault Laguna, and its core market is Europe.[2] The company is known for numerous revolutionary designs, security technologies and motor racing.
Société Anonyme | |
Industry | Automotive industry |
Founded | 25 February 1899 |
Founder | Louis Renault, Marcel Renault, Fernand Renault |
Headquarters | , Japan |
Area served | Worldwide (118 countries) |
Key people | Carlos Ghosn (Chairman and CEO), Patrick Pelata (COO) |
Products | Automobiles, commercial vehicles, financing |
Revenue | €33.71 billion (2009)[1] |
(€955 million) (2009)[1] | |
(€3.125 billion) (2009)[1] | |
Number of employees | 124,300 (2009)[1] |
Subsidiaries | Automobile Dacia (99.43%) Renault Korea Motors (80.1%) Alpine |
Website | www |
Notable Cars
Renault Media
Louis Renault (1877–1944) in 1903
Renault Viva Grand Sport and Hélène Boucher. During the 1930s, Renault settled several speed world records with Caudron planes, thanks to its 6-cylinders engines and aerodynamic designs.
Renault Frégate, 1951
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 "Annual Results 2009" (PDF). Renault. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2010-08-21. Retrieved 2010-03-21.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Renault