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Renault Trucks was a French commercial truck manufacturer with corporate headquarters at Saint-Priest near
Lyon Lyon (Franco-Provençal: ''Liyon'') is a city in France. It is located at the confluence of the rivers Rhône and Saône, to the northwest of the French Alps, southeast of Paris, north of Marseille, southwest of Geneva, Switzerland, north ...
. Originally part of
Renault Renault S.A., commonly referred to as Groupe Renault ( , , , also known as the Renault Group in English), is a French Multinational corporation, multinational Automotive industry, automobile manufacturer established in 1899. The company curr ...
, it was a subsidiary of
Volvo The Volvo Group (; legally Aktiebolaget Volvo, shortened to AB Volvo, stylized as VOLVO) is a Swedish multinational manufacturing corporation headquartered in Gothenburg. While its core activity is the production, distribution and sale of truck ...
since 2001. In July 2024,
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completed the takeover of the corporation, then named Arquus. From its beginnings in 1978 to 2002, the company was called (''Renault Industrial Vehicles''), from 1992 on officially written as Renault V. I.. Until 2002, Renault Véhicules Industriels also manufactured buses.


History

Renault Renault S.A., commonly referred to as Groupe Renault ( , , , also known as the Renault Group in English), is a French Multinational corporation, multinational Automotive industry, automobile manufacturer established in 1899. The company curr ...
first began building dedicated commercial trucks in 1906. In 1956, however Renault stopped producing trucks and buses under its own name. Instead, the company
Saviem The Société Anonyme de Véhicules Industriels et d'Équipements Mécaniques (), commonly known by the acronym Saviem (), was a French manufacturer of trucks and buses/coaches part of the Renault group, headquartered in Suresnes, Île-de-France ...
was formed as a subsidiary of their own commercial products with the manufacturers Somua and
Latil Automobiles Industriels Latil, commonly known as Latil, was a French manufacturer of commercial and military vehicles created to manage the assets of the defunct Compagnie Française d'Mecánique et d'Automobiles, to market Georges Latil's , an ...
. Lighter commercials kept on using the Renault name, however. From 1957 on, Saviem was also used as the brand name for the trucks and buses produced by the company. As a result of French industrial policy, in 1975 state-owned Renault also acquired the truck and bus manufacturer
Berliet Berliet was a French manufacturer of automobiles, buses, trucks and military vehicles among other vehicles based in Vénissieux, outside of Lyon, France. Founded in 1899, and apart from a five-year period from 1944 to 1949 when it was put into 'a ...
from
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(at that time a part of the
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corporation). In 1978, Berliet and Saviem were merged to form Renault Véhicules Industriels. Again, the old brand names were retained for two more years while the model lineups were gradually incorporated, until in 1980 they were replaced by the name Renault. In 1971, Saviem became a member of the Euro Truck Development Group or ''
Club of Four The Club of Four was an alliance of four European truck manufacturers: Saviem, Volvo, DAF Trucks, DAF, and Magirus-Deutz. Officially called the Société Européenne de Travaux et de Développement (ETD), the team was based in Paris. Founded to d ...
'', a cooperation between four European truck producers (Saviem,
Volvo The Volvo Group (; legally Aktiebolaget Volvo, shortened to AB Volvo, stylized as VOLVO) is a Swedish multinational manufacturing corporation headquartered in Gothenburg. While its core activity is the production, distribution and sale of truck ...
,
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and
Magirus Magirus GmbH is a truck manufacturer based in Ulm, Germany, founded by Conrad Dietrich Magirus (1824–1895). It was formerly known as Klöckner Humboldt Deutz AG, maker of the Deutz engines, so the brand commonly used was Magirus Deutz, and ...
-Deutz, which soon after became a part of
Iveco Iveco S.p.A., an acronym for Industrial Vehicles Corporation, is an Italian multinational transport vehicle manufacturing company with headquarters in Turin, Italy. It designs and builds light, medium, and heavy Commercial vehicle, commercial veh ...
) for the production of medium-sized trucks. Since 1975 the truck models resulting from this cooperation were built by Saviem and later Renault, even until 2001. They were also sold on the North American market as the ''
Mack Mid-Liner The Club of Four was an alliance of four European truck manufacturers: Saviem, Volvo, DAF, and Magirus-Deutz. Officially called the Société Européenne de Travaux et de Développement (ETD), the team was based in Paris. Founded to develop a sha ...
'' or ''Manager''. In 1978,
PSA Group Peugeot S.A., trading as Groupe PSA () (formerly PSA Peugeot Citroën from 1991 to 2016) was a French Multinational corporation, multinational Automotive industry, automotive manufacturing company which produced automobiles and motorcycles unde ...
bought
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's European operations. Included in the deal were commercial vehicle operations in the UK and Spain, which at that time used the brand name
Dodge Dodge is an American brand of automobiles and a division of Stellantis, based in Auburn Hills, Michigan. Dodge vehicles have historically included performance cars, and for much of its existence, Dodge was Chrysler's mid-priced brand above P ...
. PSA however sold them on to RVI in 1983, having itself little interest in the commercial vehicle market. The newly acquired operations in the UK had their origins in the commercial vehicle branch of the
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which originally carried the brand names
Karrier Karrier was a British marque of motorised municipal appliances and light commercial vehicles and trolley buses manufactured at Karrier Works, Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, by Clayton and Co. (Huddersfield) Limited. They began making Karrier moto ...
and
Commer Commer was a British manufacturer of commercial and military vehicles from 1905 until 1979. Commer vehicles included car-derived vans, light vans, medium to heavy commercial trucks, and buses. The company also designed and built some of its own ...
. Some of the models built there were continued in production for several years by RVI in
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, Bedfordshire, who also kept the Dodge brand name for these models, albeit in combination with the Renault badge. In 1988 the company was subject to a
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inquiry due to eight Dodge fire engines involved in crashes. Until 1992 the UK division was known as Renault Truck Industries, after which it then took the international Renault V.I. name. In Spain, however, where Renault already was recognized as a local automobile producer, the Dodge trucks, which originally had been developed by the manufacturer Barreiros Diesel, were rebadged as Renaults and soon after replaced by French-designed models. In 1987, Renault Véhicules Industriels took over from its parent company Renault a 42%
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in the American manufacturer
Mack Trucks Mack Trucks, Inc. is an American truck manufacturing company (law), company and a former manufacturer of buses and Trolleybus, trolley buses. Founded in 1900 as the Mack Brothers Company, it manufactured its first truck in 1905 and adopted its pr ...
which became a fully owned subsidiary of Renault Véhicules Industriels in 1990. In 1991, RVI purchased a 37.5% shareholding in French bodybuilder Heuliez Bus. In 1994, RVI purchased a 34% stake in the Czech bus manufacturer
Karosa Karosa (, ) was a bus manufacturer in Vysoké Mýto in the Czech Republic. It was the biggest manufacturer of buses in Czechoslovakia. In 2007, its name was changed to Iveco, Iveco Czech Republic, and now the company produces buses under the name ...
, increasing its ownership to a majority 51% in 1996 and 96% in 2000. In 1997 Renault V. I. entered into a cooperation agreement with the Finnish truck producer
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. In 2002 the company signed a deal with the Chinese company
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to manufacture engines. Renault Trucks took part in the FIA European Championship, running Renault Premium powered by 13-litre DXi13 engines. The Renault Trucks-MKR Technology team won in 2010. Also, the Uruguayan plant of cars owned by Nordex S.A. in Uruguay has made since 2004 the Renault Trucks models like Midlum series. The Volvo Group invested about €2 billion to develop a new line of Renault Trucks vehicles (C, D, K, T) which were introduced through 2013 replacing the previous models. Renault Trucks TV Renevage Launched On 14 May 2014, But They Closed On 20th July 2018 Because Due To Copyright Claim By Apple Inc. The Website Is www.renault-truckstvrenevage.com/live


Changes of ownership

As part of
Renault Renault S.A., commonly referred to as Groupe Renault ( , , , also known as the Renault Group in English), is a French Multinational corporation, multinational Automotive industry, automobile manufacturer established in 1899. The company curr ...
's restructuring following privatisation in 1996, the heavy vehicles operations of bus and truck were divested. In 1999, the Renault and Karosa bus and coach operations were split off from Renault Véhicules Industriels and merged with Fiat-
Iveco Iveco S.p.A., an acronym for Industrial Vehicles Corporation, is an Italian multinational transport vehicle manufacturing company with headquarters in Turin, Italy. It designs and builds light, medium, and heavy Commercial vehicle, commercial veh ...
's bus and coach operations to form the jointly owned subsidiary
Irisbus Iveco Bus, formerly Irisbus, is a bus manufacturer with headquarters in Turin. Iveco Bus is now only a brand division of Iveco which is a company incorporated under Dutch law and listed on Borsa Italiana. History Iveco (1975–1999) In 1975 ...
. In 2003, Irisbus became a full subsidiary of Iveco and the brand Renault on its products was replaced by the brand Irisbus. In April 2000, Renault agreed to terms with
Volvo The Volvo Group (; legally Aktiebolaget Volvo, shortened to AB Volvo, stylized as VOLVO) is a Swedish multinational manufacturing corporation headquartered in Gothenburg. While its core activity is the production, distribution and sale of truck ...
to purchase its truck manufacturing business with Volvo in turn to relinquish its 15% shareholding in Renault and Renault buy a 20% shareholding in Volvo. The transaction which included Mack Trucks, but not Renault's stake in Irisbus, was completed on 2 January 2001. RVI was renamed Renault Trucks in 2002. In October 2010 Renault reduced its shareholding in Volvo to 5%. In December 2012, Renault sold its remaining shares in Volvo.


Military vehicles

The Renault Trucks Defense division is wholly owned by Renault Trucks and is based in
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, France. It trades on its 1975 acquisition of
Berliet Berliet was a French manufacturer of automobiles, buses, trucks and military vehicles among other vehicles based in Vénissieux, outside of Lyon, France. Founded in 1899, and apart from a five-year period from 1944 to 1949 when it was put into 'a ...
and claims to have over 30,000 vehicles in use around the world. Its status as the leading supplier to the
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was put in jeopardy in 2010 when the government placed a $214m order to Italian competitor
Iveco Iveco S.p.A., an acronym for Industrial Vehicles Corporation, is an Italian multinational transport vehicle manufacturing company with headquarters in Turin, Italy. It designs and builds light, medium, and heavy Commercial vehicle, commercial veh ...
. In 2016, Volvo announced its intention of divesting Renault Trucks Defense, as part of the selling of its Government Sales division. It manufactures a range of special vehicles aimed at the defense and security markets, including the
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, VAB armoured personnel carrier, the AMC armoured multirole carrier and Kerax ranges. In May 16, 2006 Renault Trucks took over
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, but the defence and security vehicle manufacturer retained its own name and identity. On 24 May 2018, Renault Trucks Defense was renamed as Arquus.


Products


Current products


Delivery range

* Renault Trucks Master (rebadged, Renault-built vehicle sold by Renault Trucks dealerships under a special agreement) * Renault Trucks Trafic (rebadged, Renault-built vehicle sold by Renault Trucks dealerships under a special agreement)


Distribution range

* Renault Trucks D * Renault Trucks 7N


Construction range

* Renault Trucks C * Renault Trucks K * Renault Trucks L


Long distance range

* Renault Trucks T


Military SUVs

* Sherpa Light


Military trucks

* Renault GBC 180 * Renault Sherpa 5


Future products

* Renault Trucks Oxygen In 2023, Sparrow Recovery took delivery of the first 120 tonne Renault Truck C520 recovery vehicle currently operating in the UK.


Former truck models

* Dodge 50 * Dodge 100 *
Dodge 300 The Dodge 300 was a medium- to heavy-duty cab over truck built by Dodge's British arm at their Kew plant from 1957 until the mid-1960s. It was replaced by the Ghia-designed Dodge 500 which appeared in late 1964. Following the retirement of the ...
* Renault Access, joint venture with
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, replaced Renault Puncher in 2010 * Renault C * Renault B/
Renault Messenger The Renault Master is a large van produced by the French manufacturer Renault since 1980, now in its third generation. It replaced the earlier Renault Super Goélette light trucks. Opel has sold versions of the second and third series vans as ...
* Renault J * Renault M/Renault S (Midliner) * Renault G (Manager/Maxter) *
Renault Kerax The Renault Kerax is a medium- and heavy-duty truck manufactured by Renault Trucks, aimed at the construction industry, and is available as a rigid body or tractor configuration. It was launched in 1997, and underwent a full upgrade in 2006. Produ ...
* Renault R (Major) *
Renault Magnum The Renault Magnum is a heavy-duty truck that was produced by the French Manufacturer Renault Trucks, Renault Véhicules Industriels and later Renault Trucks (also part of Renault, now Volvo) from 1990 to 2013. The Magnum was available in Artic ...
*
Renault Mascott The Renault Master is a large van produced by the French manufacturer Renault since 1980, now in its third generation. It replaced the earlier Renault Super Goélette light trucks. Opel has sold versions of the second and third series vans as ...
* Renault Maxity (built in Spain as a version of the
Nissan Cabstar Nissan Cabstar (kana:日産・キャブスター Kyabusutā) is the name used in Japan for two lines of pickup trucks and light commercial vehicles sold by Nissan and built by UD Nissan Diesel, a Volvo, Volvo AB (now Isuzu) company and by Renaul ...
) *
Renault Midlum The Renault Midlum is a range of trucks with a weight between 7.5 and 19 tonnes made by Renault Trucks for urban distribution and local services. The model was launched in 2000, and the range was revised in 2006 with new 5- and 7-litre engine ...
(sold in Australia as Mack Midlum) * Renault Puncher 280 HP / 20 or 26
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s. *
Renault Premium The Renault Premium is a heavy-duty truck that was produced by the French Manufacturer Renault Véhicules Industriels and later Renault Trucks (also part of Renault, now Volvo) from 1996 to 2014. It was sold alongside the Renault Magnum as a ...
(sold in Australia as Mack Premium, in New Zealand as Mack Quantum) * Renault Premium Lander * Renault Premium Route * Renault Premium-E


Former bus models

* Renault PR100, previously sold under the Berliet name, launched in 1972. Some Australian versions of the PR100.2 carried dual Renault and Mack logos * Renault PR112 was a 1994 upgrade to the PR100 using a front end designed by coachbuilder Safra * Renault PR180 was the articulated version of the PR100, launched in 1981, later to become the Renault PR112 following a facelift * Renault R312, replaced in 1996 by the Renault Agora, then renamed
Irisbus Agora The Irisbus Agora (previously known as Renault Agora, Karosa City Bus or Ikarus Agora) was a low-floor bus designed and built by Renault from 1995 to 2002, the date upon which it has been built by Irisbus, firstly a joint-venture with Fiat sub ...
in 2002. In Australia it was sold as the Renault PR100.3 * Renault Recreo school bus built by
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* Renault SC10, initially sold as the Saviem SC10 from 1965, and then in 1981 it was upgraded to the Renault SC10R when the distinctive curved front window was lost. The SC10U, and its replacement SC10RA featured the unique open rear deck. * Renault Tracer, replaced by Renault Arés in 2000 and renamed Irisbus Arés in 2001


Former coaches models

* Renault E7, originally launched as the Saviem E7 in 1969 * Renault PR14, originally launched in 1974 as the Berliet Crusair * Renault PR80S, derived from the Renault PR100 * Renault S-Series coach was marketed as Renault (such as the Renault S45),
Saviem The Société Anonyme de Véhicules Industriels et d'Équipements Mécaniques (), commonly known by the acronym Saviem (), was a French manufacturer of trucks and buses/coaches part of the Renault group, headquartered in Suresnes, Île-de-France ...
and Saviem-Chausson during its production period of 1977 to 1993Bus Explorer website
* Renault FR1, sold for a short time in the US as Mack FR1. Facelifted and renamed Renault Iliade in 1997


Former trolley bus and tram models

* Renault ER100, originally launched under the
Berliet Berliet was a French manufacturer of automobiles, buses, trucks and military vehicles among other vehicles based in Vénissieux, outside of Lyon, France. Founded in 1899, and apart from a five-year period from 1944 to 1949 when it was put into 'a ...
name in 1977, replaced by the Irisbus Cristalis * Renault PER180, diesel-trolleybus hybrid based on the Renault PR180 * Renault Civis was quickly rebranded Irisbus Civis following the sale of Renault Bus


Concept vehicles

* Renault Radiance (2004) * Renault Magnum Vega


References


External links

*
Arquus website

Spanish Renault trucks gallery
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