Groupe Renault

Groupe Renault

Renault head office, 13–15 quai Alphonse Le Gallo, Boulogne-Billancourt, France
Type	Société anonyme
Traded as	Euronext: RNO
Industry	Automotive
Founded	25 February 1899; 117 years ago (1899-02-25)
Founder	Louis Renault, Marcel Renault, Fernand Renault
Headquarters	Boulogne-Billancourt, France
Area served	Worldwide (118 countries)
Key people	Carlos Ghosn (Chairman and CEO) Louis Schweitzer (Chairman and CEO 1992–2005) ·
Products	Automobiles, commercial vehicles, Luxury Cars, financing
Production output	3,18 million units (2016)
Revenue	€45.33 billion (2015)
Operating income	€2.12 billion (2015)
Profit	€2.96 billion (2015)
Total assets	€90.6 billion (end 2015)
Total equity	€28.47 billion (end 2015)
Owner	State of France (19.73%) : Nissan Finance (15%)
Number of employees	127,086 (December 2012)
Divisions	Renault Sport Racing Renault Sport Cars
Subsidiaries	List Transportation Renault S.A.S Automobile Dacia (99.43%) Renault Samsung Motors (80.1%) Nissan (43.4%) AvtoVAZ (37%) Dongfeng Renault (50%) Financing RCI Banque Retail Renault Retail Group Other Motrio International Oyak-Renault Renault Argentina Renault España Renault do Brasil Renault India Private Limited Renault Mexico Renault Russia Revoz Sofasa Somaca
Website	group.renault.com

Coordinates: 48°49′53″N 2°13′42″E / 48.831455°N 2.228273°E / 48.831455; 2.228273

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 2015 Renault was the tenth 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, near Paris, 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 37% indirectly-owned 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.