Renault Logo — Renault is a manufacturer French of cars, commercial vehicles and race cars. Not to be confused with Renault Trucks, a company engaged in the manufacture of commercial vehicles, light and heavy. Renault was founded in 1898 by Louis Renault (1877 — 1944), a pioneer in the automotive industry and Taylorism in France, along with his brothers Marcel and Fernand, and his owner at the time Pefaure Francois (1870 — 1956), under the name Renault Frères. The death of Marcel Renault in 1903 in the Paris-Madrid race, and Fernand Renault in 1907, left the company in the hands of Louis Renault, and its name changed to “Société des Automobiles Renault.”
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Their taxis were very successful and, during World War I, Renault also manufactured ammunition, aircraft and military vehicles such as battle tank Renault FT-17. Renault taxis in Paris played an important role in transporting troops during the war, particularly in the Battle of the Marne. More