Renault Frères, Boulogne-Billancourt

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Original date:: Sep 04, 2005

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Scan from the photo historic book "Honderd Jaar in de Topklasse: Hulde aan de Safrane" (Dutch; translation: "Hunderd Years of Premium Class Models: A Tribute to the Safrane"). I'm not sure if this book was also published outside the Netherlands (but I think it was), but Renault published it to go along with the introduction of the Renault Safrane. It includes numerous rare photographs and a long description of the development of the Safrane. Louis Schweitzer himself wrote the preface.

Caption (translated): "The Renault brothers (left, Marcel, and Louis in centre) belonged to the very-first constructeurs who gave the construction of automobiles an industrial dimension. They founded their firm in 1899. Only four years later, the factories of Renault Frères in Boulogne-Billancourt already took up a significant amount of land."

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Renault S.A. (Euronext: RNO) is a French automaker producing cars, vans, and in the past, autorail vehicles, trucks, tractors, vans and also buses/coaches. Its alliance with Nissan makes it fourth-largest automotive groupe. Together Renault and Nissan are leading electric car development among major car companies, investing 4 billion euros ($5.16 billion) in eight electric vehicles over the next 3–4 years. Headquartered in Boulogne-Billancourt, Renault owns the Romanian automaker Automobile Dacia and the Korean automaker Renault Samsung Motors. Renault also owns subsidiaries RCI Banque (providing automotive financing) and Motrio (automotive parts). Renault Trucks, previously Renault Vehicules Industriels, has been part of Volvo Trucks since 2001. Renault Agriculture became 100% owned by German agricultural equipment manufacturer CLAAS in 2008.

Brazilian Carlos Ghosn is the current chairman and CEO. The company's most successful cars to date are the Renault Clio and the Renault Mégane, and its core market is Europe. The company is known for its role in motor sport, and its success over the years in rallying and Formula 1. The French government owns a 15 percent share of Renault.

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