Renault

Boulogne-Billancourt France

  (Euronext Paris: RNO)

Company Description

In Renault's road race against rival Peugeot Citroën to be France's dominant automaker, second place will have to deux. Renault manufactures and markets small to midsize cars and light trucks under three brands: Renault, Dacia, and Renault Samsung Motors (Renault holds 80%, Samsung 20%). The company owns Automobile Dacia (Romania's leading automaker) and holds just under half of the Renault-Nissan Alliance (and 43% of Nissan). It also participates in an alliance with Russian car maker AvtoVAZ and helps Germany's Daimlerbuild smart cars. Renault, which has become an international brand, operates nearly 40 manufacturing facilities in more than 15 countries and sells into 118 nations.