French car company Renault.
- Renault is a French multinational automobile manufacturer, controlled by the Renault–Nissan–Mitsubishi Alliance, and has been a leading manufacturer of cars for over 100 years.
- The renault company was founded in 1899 by Louis Renault and his brothers Marcel and Fernand.
- In 2009, Renault sold 2.542 million vehicles, including 1.146 million trucks and 1.396 million cars.[2] In 2013, Renault had an estimated total vehicle sales volume of 2.45 million units.[3] Renault produces a wide range of light commercial vehicles (LCVs), including vans, pick-up trucks,[4] utility vehicles, minibusses, and 18-wheeler trucks.
- It also produces heavy-duty vehicles (HDVs), such as tractors for both agricultural and construction use; large-scale diesel engines and industrial turbines; forklift trucks; buses; and offroad military vehicles.
- Its light commercial vehicles are sold under the Renault Trucks brand name while its heavy-duty vehicles are marketed under the Mack Trucks brand name.
- In addition to automobiles and LCVs, Groupe Renault's portfolio includes manufacturing operations that produce industrial engines, marine engines, agricultural tractors, transmission systems, gearboxes.
Founder of Renault Motors.
Louis Renault was the founder of Renault Motors, a French automobile company.
Louis Renault was born in 1844 and died in 1918.
In 1890, he founded the automobile manufacturing company that bears his name. The company produced its first cars in 1898.
In 1899, they won the Paris-Berlin race with a time of 33 hours, 55 minutes, and 47 seconds—a record that still stands today.
Louis Renault had two sons: Eugene and Fernand. His daughter, Marie-Antoinette (who later changed her name to Antoinette), died in 1900 at age 21 from complications related to a broken arm sustained when she fell off her horse during training for equestrian competition at the 1900 Summer Olympics held in Paris.
