Francs Louis
A Brief History of Louis Renault
Louis Renault was born in February 1877. Youngest of five he had a very priviledged childhood and developed an interest in mechanics very early on in life. It was in a garden shed that young Louis set up his first workshop.
By 20 years old he converted his bicycle into a four wheeled car and added his new invention, the very first gear box.
His 2 brothers Fernand and Marcel set up the Renault Brothers company in 1899.
It was through racing that the brothers became famous with Louis and Marcel doing the racing. They won several races one of the most important of which was the Paris to Vienna race won by Marcel in 1902.
Their sales in cars accelerated rapidly and they were sold at 3,000 francs each which is equal to ten years average salary at that time. By 1902 they introduced the first saloon car and later that year the first Renault motor engine with four cylinders and 24 horse power. Not very long after this the first turbo engine was patented.
However in 1903 Marcel was tragically killed during a race from Paris to Madrid. He was 31 years old. This was the end for Louis and it made him give up racing for good.
By 1919 the car in France was regarded as a great luxury and was heavily taxed. Louis reorganised his business and started to manufacture everything that had an engine from cars, vans, commercial vehicles, buses, trucks etc. He managed to aquire his own foundries and ironworks enabling him to reduce his dependence on other companies although he did buy components when they were cheaper than he could manufacture himself.
In 1998 Renault celebrated its centenary by opening two prime sites.
The Renault Technocentre near Paris was the driving force accommodating Renaults 6500 engineering and design personnel.
The Scenic bodywork assembly plant in Brazil is a huge complex including a powertrain plant and also a light vehicle assembly plant.
I wonder if Louis Renault ever imagined right at the start when he converted his tricycle that his empire would grow into such a large industry. Nowadays it is often more viable to lease vans and indeed in years to come Renault van leasing companies would be spread worldwide.
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