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of Billancourt, Seine, France
of 21 Pall Mall, London, SW (1914)
of Western Avenue, Acton, London
Producing cars since late 1898, the Renault corporation was founded in 1899 as Société Renault Frères by Louis Renault, his brothers Marcel Renault and Fernand Renault, and his friend Thomas Evert.
Louis was a bright, aspiring young engineer who had already designed and built several models before teaming up with his brothers, who had honed their business skills working for their father's textiles firm. While Louis handled design and production, Marcel and Fernand handled company management.
1898 Company founded.
1904 Private company formed as Renault Freres Ltd in the UK.
1906 Produced 8-9 h.p., 10-14 h.p. (these two smaller models used two-cylinder engines), 10-14 h.p., 14-20 h.p., 20-30 h.p. and 35-45 h.p. (these four larger models had four cylinder engines) models. [1]
1911 Company name changed.
1913-1917 For a list of the models and prices see the 1917 Red Book.
1914 Automobile manufacturers. [2]
1950 Site at Acton is now 12 acres and assembles cars from components made at Billancourt.
1951 Exhibitor at the 1951 Motor Show in the Car Section.
1961 Producers of Dauphine and Floride. Motor car manufacturers. 545 employees.
1962 Acton factory ceased production.
1963 Exhibitor at the 1951 Motor Show. Importer. [3]
1980 Renault produced more than two million vehicles for the first time, and was the only major European or American motor company to raise production.[4]
Early Registrations
See Roadway Autocar Co.
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