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History
The following section is an excerpt from Wikipedia's Renault page on 21 November 2015, text available via the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License.
Groupe Renault (French: [ɡʁup ʁəˈno]) is a French multinational automobile manufacturer established in 1899. The company produces a range of cars and vans, and in the past has manufactured trucks, tractors, tanks, buses/coaches and autorail vehicles.
According to the Organisation Internationale des Constructeurs d'Automobiles, in 2013 Renault was the eleventh biggest automaker in the world by production volume, with 50.5% of sales coming outside of Europe. The Renault–Nissan Alliance is the fourth-largest automotive group.
Headquartered in Boulogne-Billancourt, the Renault group is made up of the namesake Renault marque and subsidiaries, Automobile Dacia from Romania, and Renault Samsung Motors from South Korea. Renault has a 43.4% controlling stake in Nissan of Japan, a 25% stake in AvtoVAZ of Russia, and a 1.55% stake in Daimler AG of Germany (since 2012, Renault manufactures engines for the Daimler's Mercedes A Class and B Class cars). Renault also owns subsidiaries RCI Banque (automotive financing), Renault Retail Group (automotive distribution) and Motrio (automotive parts). Renault has various joint ventures, including Oyak-Renault (Turkey), Renault Pars (Iran). Carlos Ghosn is the current chairman and CEO. The French government owns a 19.73% share of Renault as of April 2015.
Renault Trucks, previously known as Renault Véhicules Industriels, has been part of Volvo Trucks since 2001. Renault Agriculture became 100% owned by German agricultural equipment manufacturer CLAAS in 2008.
Together Renault and Nissan are investing €4 billion (US$5.16 billion) in eight electric vehicles over three to four years beginning in 2011. In 2013, new Renault vehicles had the lowest average CO2 emissions among generalist brands in Europe, with 110.1g/km.
Renault is known for its role in motor sport, particularly rallying and Formula 1. Its early work on mathematical curve modeling for car bodies is important in the history of computer graphics.
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2013 Geneva International Motor Show Photo ©2013 Norbert Aepli, Switzerland This photograph is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported license. View photo of Renault at the 2013 Geneva International Motor Show - 4.7MB |
Championships Won by Renault
Manufacturer's championships won by Renault.
| Year | Series | Model/Engine |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | FIA Formula 1 World Championship | |
| 2006 | FIA Formula 1 World Championship |
Championships Won in Renaults
Drivers' championships won driving Renault cars.
| Year | Series | Driver | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | FIA Formula 1 World Championship | Fernando Alonso | |
| 2006 | FIA Formula 1 World Championship | Fernando Alonso |
Championships Won with Renault Engines
Drivers' and Manufacturers' championships won driving cars with Renault engines.
| Year | Series | Driver/Manufacturer | Model/Car |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | FIA Formula 1 World Championship | Nigel Mansell | Williams Cars |
| 1992 | FIA Formula 1 World Championship | Williams | |
| 1993 | FIA Formula 1 World Championship | Alain Prost | Williams Cars |
| 1993 | FIA Formula 1 World Championship | Williams | |
| 1994 | FIA Formula 1 World Championship | Williams | |
| 1995 | FIA Formula 1 World Championship | Michael Schumacher | Benetton Cars |
| 1995 | FIA Formula 1 World Championship | Benetton | |
| 1996 | FIA Formula 1 World Championship | Damon Hill | Williams Cars |
| 1996 | FIA Formula 1 World Championship | Williams | |
| 1997 | FIA Formula 1 World Championship | Jacques Villeneuve | Williams Cars |
| 1997 | FIA Formula 1 World Championship | Williams |
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