A story about the French car brand Renault. The history of the Renault brand

Main directions of activity Renault Russia - This is production at sites in Moscow and Togliatti, the sale of finished products in the domestic market and their export.


World premiere Renault ARKANA coupe-crossover is an important milestone in the history of the Russian SUV market. This is the first Renault car that was created especially for Russia from a clean slate, taking into account customer preferences and based on in-depth market analysis. In the creation of ARKANA at all stages, they were mainly involved russian specialists - from concept and design to testing, optimization of settings and putting on the conveyor.


The company's strategy is the development of local production and suppliers.
The company's goal is to make the highest quality products and services available to everyone.


1998 Creation of a joint venture between Renault and the Moscow Government on a parity basis

2005 Factory opening in Moscow.
Logan production launch

2008 Start of partnership with AVTOVAZ

2011 Production start Renault Duster

2015 Release of the millionth car at the Moscow Renault plant

2016 Start of a project to export welded and painted Russian-made bodies to Algeria

2017 Start of the project for the export of Renault Duster cars to the Countries of the Cooperation Council of the Arab States of the Persian Gulf

2018 Show car presentation
new global Renault Arkana model

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5170 employees

35 yearsAverage age
employees

5 yearsAverage experience
employees

78%
men

22%
women

24% internal
movements per year

+20% Engagement Index
employees
from 2010 to 2017

Five basic principles of work

A common commitment to creating attractive and innovative products and services is what all Renault Group employees have in common. We strive to meet the expectations of our clients and do our best to achieve outstanding results. We strive to take full advantage of the Alliance's synergy. We are proud to be part of the Renault Group of the Alliance.
In our work, we follow the Renault Way principles:


We take care of the client

We work in an atmosphere of a culture of excellence and effectively interact within the company for the benefit of our clients. Leaders motivate their employees to take the utmost care of the customer.


We contribute

Our priorities are maximum results, sustainable growth and profit. Each employee makes his own personal contribution to the overall result. Leaders provide employees with the ability to independently make the necessary decisions in accordance with the company's strategy. They encourage initiative and commitment to innovation.


We take into account everyone's opinion

In our activities, we rely on facts and objective data and take into account different points of view. It helps build trust and improves work efficiency. Leaders create all conditions for mutual respect and constructive communication, which allows making prompt and understandable decisions.


We are constantly developing

We value diversity as a source of effective teamwork. We take every opportunity for development and self-improvement in the name of the Group's growth and success. Leaders help develop employees and the team as a whole. They inspire, motivate, and provide regular and constructive feedback.


We work simply and efficiently

We strive for simplicity and efficiency. We do not create difficulties for colleagues. In the current environment, managers actively use a flexible approach to working with teams and support timely decision-making at the appropriate level.

Working at Renault, you will be able to gain invaluable knowledge and experience in a large international company, and non-standard tasks will allow you to maximize your creative and professional potential.
Together we can achieve the goals that will lead each of us to the pinnacle of success!


Mobility implies that a person shows initiative and flexibility, strives for constant self-improvement.


Passion means the ability to quickly get involved in processes, anticipate consumer expectations, anticipate trends and find new business ideas.


Autonomy speaks of an employee's ability to take responsibility when working in a team and not be afraid to try new things. Such people are constantly developing and changing the world for the better.


Reviving mobility for everyone. Contribute to the complete transformation of the automotive industry.


We provide global career opportunities through a unique Alliance. Renault-Nissan-Mitsubishi is the world's largest automaker.


Interesting and meaningful tasks. A strong culture that is conducive to achieving goals.

An internship at Renault Russia is an excellent opportunity for 3-6 year students to work in a flexible schedule, while:

to apply in practice the knowledge gained during training;

gain invaluable experience of working in an international team;

become a full-time employee upon successful completion of the internship and availability of a suitable vacancy.

The core values \u200b\u200bof Renault, a company open to new things and close to people:
Humanity - we are open to everyone.
Reliability - you can rely on us.
Enthusiasm - We inspire confidence and optimism.


Career management Building a career at Renault Russia is an open dialogue between an employee and his manager, during which the employee's wishes are discussed and an individual development plan is drawn up.


Cultural life Interest in contemporary culture is an integral part of the company's policy, open to everything new.

Renault actively supports various art projects, and in May 2016 it signed a strategic partnership agreement with the Russian Chess Federation.


[email protected]* One of Renault's priorities is the gender diversity of the team. The company encourages its employees to develop not only professionally, but also personally.

Community [email protected]* - a tool to achieve this goal, which in particular helps in creating a comfortable working environment, motivation and maintaining a balance between work and personal life.


[email protected]** The trainee community is a new trend in the company. It unites all trainees at Renault Russia and provides them with the necessary conditions for comfortable and interesting work.


[email protected]*** Renault Russia strives to be a leader everywhere, including in sports.
Our corporate football, volleyball and basketball teams regularly participate in the Business Champions League, winning prizes.
And we are not going to dwell on this! In 2019, a sailing team appeared in Renault Russia, the participants are happy to prepare for the competition under the supervision of experienced instructors. Employees also actively support the sports and charity initiative of the company "Run with Renault Russia", and the most active of them get a chance to prove themselves at the Paris Marathon every year.


Renault - for children Renault Russia is a socially oriented company that seeks not only to help children from charitable organizations, orphanages and boarding schools, but also to take part in career guidance work, supporting schoolchildren in choosing a future profession.

* Women at Renault ** Trainees at Renault *** Sport at Renault

Renault Logan - budget carbelonging to the class "B". The French concern Renault has specially developed this model for third world countries. Structurally, the car is based on the VO platform. The main production of Renault Logan is concentrated in Romania, at the factories of the subsidiary Dacia, which has been part of the Renault concern since 1999. Concern, taking into account the specifics of the European automotive market, produces the model under several names - Dacia, Renault or Nissan. In Europe and Morocco, the car is better known under the name Dacia Logan. All Dacia branded cars are manufactured in Romania. She is well known to European motorists. In the Middle East, the car is sold under the Renault Tondar brand, in the Mexican and Latin American markets - Nissan Aprio, in India - under the Mahindra Verito brand. Under the Renault Logan brand, the car became known in the market of Russia and neighboring countries.

Renault Logan technical development began in 1998. The creators set the task to develop a compact family budget car, the price of which will not exceed 5,000 euros. During the development of the car, computer modeling was used, so more than one pre-production model was not created. For the first time Renault Logan - a four-door sedan was presented to the public in 2004. In the same year, its serial production was launched in Romania.

In a short time, Renault Logan has become the most popular foreign brand in Russia. This is not surprising, because from the very beginning it was developed for the conditions of Russian roads.

A nice addition to this is the functional design and the relatively low price. Currently, Renault Logan has become the most Russian "foreign car". Almost half of the units and parts for the car are produced at the factories of the Russian car industry. More than 30 domestic enterprises produce bumpers for Renault Logan, dashboards, seats, optics, exhaust systems, batteries, wheel disks, tires, body parts and much more.

In April 2005, the Renault plant was officially opened in Moscow. It is located on the basis of the Moscow enterprise Avtoframos. In 2010 and 2012, the plant underwent major modernization, which made it possible to produce over 180,000 vehicles per year. Currently, the plant, in addition to Renault Logan, assembles brands such as Sandero, Fluence, Duster, as well as Latitude and large nodes for Koloes. The Renault concern has made efforts not only to modernize production, but also to train personnel.

Since 2005 the Renault concern has been closely cooperating with the enterprises of AvtoVAZ. Since 2012, the enterprises of the concern began to produce new Renault Logan models.

The business, started by 3 brothers in France in 1899, turned into a very profitable business decades later, and now Renault is the 4th largest automaker in the world thanks to its partnership with Nissan in the form of the Renault-Nissan holding company, and today Renault cars are assembled in different parts of the planet on different continents. There are Renault assembly plants in Russia, and not even one, because the brand is very popular in our country.

In Russia, the Renault automobile concern is represented by its subsidiary Renault-Russia (known as Avtoframos until 2014), which began its work in our country since 1998. Renault-Russia, therefore, represents its own car plant, which is in fact a joint venture with the Moscow government. The assembly of several Renault models, most popular among Russians, has been established here. Besides, renault cars are also collected at the AvtoVAZ plant - Renault owns 25% of the shares of the largest Russian automaker.

Thus, among the largest car factories where Renault is produced and assembled, the following should be highlighted:

  • The Romanian plant produces cars mainly for the entire European market. Romanian Renault cars can also be found in Russia.
  • AvtoVAZ - cars for Russia are assembled here.
  • Automobile plant "Renault-Russia" near Moscow - assembly of most Renault models is established here, and this is the most major supplier finished cars to Russia
  • Automobile plant in Brazil - from here brand cars do not reach Russia.
  • Indian Automobile Plant - Renault is being produced here for domestic market, as well as for a small number of countries in Asia and Africa.

So, now let's find out where Renault cars are assembled directly by model.

Where is Renault Logan assembled?

The most popular Renault car model in Russia, the Logan, has won this status, largely due to its cheapness and overall price / quality ratio as an excellent alternative. Inexpensive price for Renault Logan, in turn, is a consequence of the almost full cycle russian assembly models at two car factories at once: at the Renault-Russia plant near Moscow and at AvtoVAZ.

As for the build quality and which assembly of Renault Logan is better, this question is widely open - only Logans of the 2014 generation are assembled at AvtoVAZ, and in Moscow the model is assembled much longer. In addition, the assembly cycle is deeper precisely in Moscow - only panels and assemblies come here, and welding, assembly, and painting are already produced in Russia. However, despite such a difference in assembly processes, the disadvantages of both assemblies are almost the same: squeaks and uneven gaps between body parts, although such disadvantages manifest themselves, of course, not on all Logan cars.

Where is Renault Sandero assembled?


Another well-selling car in Russia is Renault Sandero and his "older brother" - Sandero Stepway, began to be sold in our country in 2009; and immediately assembled in Russia. At the Avtoframos plant, now Renault-Russia near Moscow, an almost complete cycle of assembly of Renault Sandero cars has been established.

Where is Renault Duster assembled?


And here is the most popular and one of the most inexpensive (perhaps the most inexpensive among non-Chinese and non-Russian crossovers) crossover and Renault's best-selling SUV not only in Russia, but throughout the world. No wonder the car is assembled at all major Renault car factories, including factories in India, Brazil, India and others.

In Russia, Renault Duster is assembled at the same Renault-Russia plant near Moscow. Its conveyors are designed to produce more than 150 thousand cars per year, fully meeting the demand for the model in our country and even the neighboring countries.

Where is Renault Megane assembled?


The oldest model of the company, Megan, has been satisfying motorists in our country since 1996, when the car replaced the outdated Renault 19. Since then, the car has gone through three generations and even more restyling, and wherever this model was not going! But let's start in order.

The first generation of Megan was a "purebred" French - a car for Russia was assembled at the Douai automobile plant in northern France. In addition, for some other markets, the first generation Renault Megane was also produced in spanish city Palencia. And since 2002, the second generation of the car has seen the light. At first, the car was produced simultaneously in three countries: a sedan in Turkey, a station wagon in Spain, and hatchbacks are still in France, but then, after the redesign, Renault cars were assembled in Turkey - at the Oyak-Renault car plant in the city of Bursa. It was from that moment until 2011 that Megan was supplied to Russia assembled in Turkey. The third generation was also assembled in Turkey and for some time in Russia - from 2012 to 2013 - at the Avtoframos plant. And, starting in 2014, after the third generation restyling, Megan again began to gather in Russia near Moscow.

Where is Renault Fluence assembled?


One of the youngest models presented at russian market and in the whole world, Renault Fluence, first saw the light in 2009, but the Russians first got acquainted with the model in 2010, when its production was launched at the car plant, which was then called "Avtoframos" (now Renault-Russia). In addition, almost simultaneously with the sales of Russian-assembled Fluence, cars began to be imported to Russia and from Turkey, where they were assembled at the Oyak-Renault automobile plant. And in 2013, after restyling, Fluence for Russia is also assembled in South Korea at the Renault plant.

Table: Where are Renault models assembled?

Renault model Build country
Clio France, Turkey (since 2012)
Duster Russia (Renault-Russia)
Escape France
Fluence Russia (Renault-Russia), Turkey, South Korea (since 2013)
Kangoo France
Koleos South Korea
Laguna France
Latitude South Korea
Logan Russia (Renault-Russia; since 2014 - at AvtoVAZ)
Master France
Megane France (1996-2002), Turkey (2002-2014), Russia (Renault-Russia, 2012-2013 and 2014-2015)
Sandero Russia (Renault-Russia)
Scenic France
Symbol Turkey (since 2006), France (1998-2002)

Today Renault (Renault) is one of the most famous car brands not only in Europe but all over the world. The company produces and sells over 2.5 million vehicles annually. How did the French automaker come about and achieve such success? You will find out about this on the Renault history page on our website.

The appearance of the Renault brand

The history of the Renault brand begins in 1898. It was then that a young engineer named Louis Renault created the first car in his life, which he called the Voiturette. He developed a 4-wheel vehicle from a 3-wheel vehicle and equipped it with the first transmission in history.

The very next year, Louis, along with his brothers Fernand and Marcel, registered a company called the Renault Brothers. The products of the new company quickly became popular, and already in 1905 the brothers were ordered by the authorities of the capital of France itself - 250 Renault cars were ordered for city taxis in Paris.

Renault history in the post-war years

Like many automakers, during the world wars in the first half of the 20th century, Renault had to produce freight transport... When Europe returned to a peaceful life again, the French company resumed work on the production passenger cars... The famous Renault 4 CV became the first post-war model in Renault history. The output is compact and relatively inexpensive car the market marked the arrival of a new era, when personal transport became available to absolutely everyone.

Renault 4 CV was a truly revolutionary development that revolutionized the automotive industry. The use of the system allowed to make it as accessible as possible rear drive, small, but powerful motor volume of 0.7 liters, as well as the rejection of the frame structure. The model was produced for 15 years, and during this time it has sold over 1 million.

1950s-1960s in renault stories became the time to enter international markets. It was then that the company's factories were opened in Spain, England, South Africa and Japan. Released in the mid-20th century, Renault Dauphine became popular in the United States and triumphed in the 1962 Tour de Corse, taking all 3 prizes.

The history of the Renault brand would certainly not have been so interesting if in 1065 another legendary car was not created - Renault 16. This particular front-wheel drive car with a torsion bar independent suspension on all wheels became the model of the family vehicle for many years.

Throughout its history, Renault has also produced commercial vehicles. At various times, cars such as Estafette, Espace and many others have been real bestsellers. Also, one should not forget about the sports achievements of the French brand. It was in the second half of the 20th century that it established itself in Formula 1 for a long time, having developed a turbocharged engine capable of accelerating the car to an unprecedented 210 kilometers per hour at that time.

Reno's modern history

The modern history of the Renault company dates back to 1990, when it was transformed into a joint stock company and released on the market a model that a year later became the European "Car of the Year" and is still one of the most demanded cars all over the world - Clio.

Since 1999, the Renault brand has been part of the Group of Companies of the same name, under whose wing the brands Dacia and Renault Samsung Motors also operate. Also since 1999, French automakers have been collaborating with japanese Nissan... The alliance enables both companies to reduce vehicle development, logistics and other costs.

Today the Renault-Nissan alliance is the third largest manufacturer in the world in terms of the number of cars sold.

Renault history in Russia

The history of Renault in Russia begins in pre-revolutionary times - then the cars of the French manufacturer were supplied to our country by Frese and Co.. It is known that Renault cars were included in the fleet of Emperor Nicholas II and many other noble persons.

Renault was a participant in the first and last automobile exhibition in the Russian Empire - the IV International Automobile Exhibition, which took place in 1913 in St. Petersburg. In 1916, the company even started building its own factory in Russia, but after the revolution it was nationalized.

Renault returned to Russia by the 1980s. Since 1998, our country has been assembling the Megane, Renault 19, Clio Symbol models. And after the conclusion in 2005 of an agreement with the Avtoframos plant, Renault began to produce our popular Logan model. Now in Russia Sandero, Megan, Fluence, etc. are also produced.

Renault Group

Participantalliance Renault-Nissan.

Headquartered in the city Boulogne-Billancourt, nearParis, France.

The history of the Renault brand begins in 1898. A young engineer named Louis Renault created the first car in his life and equipped it with the first transmission in history.The next year, Louis, along with brothers Fernand and Marcel, registered a company called the Renault Brothers.

Like many automakers, during the world wars in the first half of the last century, Renault had to produce military products and trucks. When Europe returned to a peaceful life again, the French company resumed work on the production of passenger cars. The first post-war model in Renault history was the Renault 4 CV. The entry of a compact and inexpensive car to the market marked the arrival of a new era, when personal transport became available to absolutely everyone.

The 1950s and 1960s in the history of Renault were marked by entering the international markets. Then the factories of the company were opened in Spain, England, South Africa and Japan.

Throughout its history, Renault has also produced commercial vehicles. We must not forget about the sporting achievements of the French brand. It was in the second halfXX century, it was entrenched in Formula 1.

The modern history of the Renault company dates back to 1990, when it was transformed into a joint stock company and released on the market a model that a year later became the European Car of the Year and is still one of the most demanded cars in the world - Clio ...

Since 1999, the Renault brand has been part of the group of companies of the same name, which also includes the Dacia and Renault Samsung Motors brands. Also, since 1999, the French automaker has partnered with japanese company Nissan.Thanks to the unique alliance with this companyRenault Group became the fifth largest car manufacturer in the world.

First cars in Russia renault brands appeared at the beginningXX centuries: it was on them that the imperial family moved. In 1916, the Russian Renault joint-stock company was created, and construction began in Rybinsk renault plantwhich was nationalized after the revolution. Already in new history (1992-1993) renault opened its first Russian office in Moscow, and in July 1998 an agreement was signed with the Moscow government to create a joint venture Avtoframos. This name is composed of the words "auto", "France" and "Moscow". A year later, an incomplete assembly shop was opened on the basis of the AZLK plant, where Renault M cars were producedegane and Renault 19 and then Clio Symbol. In 2003, construction began on a full cycle plant for the production of Renault Logan which ended in April 2005. Already in 2006 Logan became the best selling foreign car in Russia. Renault's share in the capital of Avtoframos OJSC gradually increased until it reached 100% in November 2012. In July 2014, the Russian company changed its name to CJSC Renault Russia, directly linking its name to the glorious history of the company. In addition to Renault Logan, Russia now producesSandero, Megane, Fluence and Duster.

Renault is currently one of the most popular and best-selling car brands in Russia. In 2014, Renault's dealer network became the largest among foreign brands: over 180 car dealerships from Kaliningrad to Vladivostok.