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Renault and remained
Although Louis Renault never raced again, his company remained very involved, including Ferenc Szisz winning the first Grand Prix motor racing event in a Renault AK 90CV in 1906.
The compression remained the same as the Renault 12v, but the pistons differed, as did some of the timing gear, and the heads were re-engineered to allow easier maintenance ( the camshaft being fitted from the opposite end for example ).
On November 22, 2006 Kerkorian sold 14 million shares of his GM stake ( it is speculated that this action was due to GM's rejection of Renault and Nissan's bids for stakes in the company as both of these bids were strongly supported by Kerkorian ); the sale resulted in GM's share price falling 4. 1 % from its November 20 price, although it remained above $ 30 / share.
Building upon its success, the Espace was revamped in 1988 with most of the Talbot / Simca content being replaced by equivalent Renault parts ( the chassis and mechanical components of the car remained largely unchanged ).
From this year, the redesigned Corcel II ( as it was originally sold ) bore a strong resemblance to the European Ford Escort and Granada of same era, but its Renault underpinnings remained the same.
The Renault 21 liftback and sedan petrol-fueled models ceased production in early 1994 on the launch of the all-new Laguna liftback, but the diesels and the Nevada ( Savanna in the UK ) remained on the market until their replacement Laguna variants were launched ( late 1994 for the diesels and late 1995 for the Nevada ( Savanna )).
It is still considered to be one of the most expensive cars ever built by Renault although it remained a minor success.
As Toleman grew, was taken over to become Benetton, and was subsequently sold and renamed Renault F1, Symonds remained with the team and worked his way through the technical ranks.
The Avantime was designed and developed in-house by Renault affiliate Matra and was conceived by Philippe Guédon, head of the automotive division at Matra, who " believed that the children of Espace owners remained loyal to the car even after they had grown up and left home.
Throughout its lifespan it remained the most expensive and most luxurious Renault available, although its commercial success was limited, compared to some comparable models.
The R15 and R17 remained in production until summer 1979 when they were both replaced by the Renault Fuego.
However, both the 4CV and its successor, the Renault Dauphine, were rear engined and unsuitable for simple station wagon adaptation, which is why the Juvaquatre " Dauphinoise " station wagon remained in production until effectively replaced by the Renault 4 in 1960.
The manufacturer was nationalised directly after the war and the death in 1944 of Louis Renault took place under circumstances which were and have remained controversial.

Renault and complete
In 2005, Avtoframos commenced assembly of Renault Logan sedans from imported complete knock-down kits ( CKDs ).
From 1962 to 1967, Renault assembled complete knock down ( CKD ) kits of the Rambler Classic sedans in its factory in Belgium.
In 1989, Renault took the complete ownership of IMV's car manufacturing division under the name REVOZ, while its touring caravan and motor home division was established as separate business entity in 1995 under the name Adria Mobil.
For example, the 2006 rally included a 1983 BMW 732i which appeared to be incapable of making it out of England but in fact did complete the course ; a Fiat Uno which performed fantastically and even pushed the previously mentioned BMW up a mountain ; some Renault 19s and a VW Beetle.
A complete redesign of the suspension was ordered, also to be used for the new Renault R35.
With the buy-out of Alpine by Renault complete, the International Championship was replaced by the World Rally Championship for 1973, in which Renault elected to compete with the A110.
This quickly transpired to be much too heavy and this caused a complete redesign of the project into a much smaller vehicle, the Renault YR, only to be presented to the French materiel commission, the Commission de Vincennes, on 12 October 1933, still fitted with the welded turret of the Renault VO.

Renault and control
After the French capitulation in 1940, Louis Renault refused to produce tanks for Nazi Germany, which took control of his factories.
Renault Pars Company is in charge of the engineering, quality control, parts supply, logistics, managing sales policies as well as marketing and customer services for Renault products in Iran and IKCO is one of its main shareholders that produces Tondar for the domestic market.
Marcel was killed in the 1903 Paris-Madrid motor race, and in 1908, Louis Renault took overall control of the company after Fernand retired for health reasons.
Dorléac died in 1967 when she lost control of the rented Renault 10 she was driving and hit a sign post ten kilometers from Nice at the Villeneuve-Loubet exit of the highway La Provençale.
The company took control of the Spanish-based World Series by Nissan and developed it into the World Series by Renault.
Today, many cars with power door locks also have a radio frequency remote keyless system, which allows a person to press a button on a remote control key fob, the first being available on the French made Renault Fuego in 1982.
* 2 July 1999 – Renault takes control of Romanian carmaker Dacia.
* 28 July 2003 – Renault takes control of its SOMACA subsidiary, previously controlled by the Moroccan government, to make the X90 in Morocco.
He was killed in an automobile accident on February 11, 1955, when he lost control of his Renault Frégate on an icy road and was struck on the head — by his unsecured luggage as the car rolled over.
When Jacques Renault is arrested as a suspect for the murder of Laura, Leland loses control and murders Jacques.
It is implied that Leland killed Jacques Renault on his own – not under the BOB's control – and that Leland is lost from that point: he is no longer able to stop BOB and is completely taken over ( physically manifested by the change of hair color and a dramatic change in behavior ).
Renault, which then had recently been brought under control of the French state, needed a new modern, upmarket model both to improve its image and to cater to the needs of middle class consumers in the hoped for economic recovery.
Pierre Lefaucheux, who had succeeded Louis Renault after his arrest and subsequent death, to become director of the now nationalized Regie Renault — died in a car accident near Saint-Dizier when he lost control of his Renault Frégate on an icy road and was struck on the head by his own unsecured brief case as the car rolled over.
On April 9, 2009 while demonstrating a Renault R28 F1 car – in a drag race against 2008 GP2 Asia Series champion Romain Grosjean, who was driving a Ford GT – at an exhibition at the Dubai Autodrome, Sulayem lost control of the vehicle under acceleration and crashed into the pit wall, causing extensive damage to the car.

Renault and company
As a result, former mother company Renault is AB Volvo's biggest shareholder with a 20 % stake ( in shares and voting rights ).
Notable company projects were at GM ( Dr. Patrick J. Hanratty ) with DAC-1 ( Design Augmented by Computer ) 1964 ; Lockheed projects ; Bell GRAPHIC 1 and at Renault ( Bézier ) – UNISURF 1971 car body design and tooling.
Tatra was also a successful bidder for the Czech Army replacement of aging Praga V3S ( with the Tatra I6 aircooled engine-one half of the T111 V12 one ) medium off-road truck with T810 which technically is not a " genuine " Tatra as its origin goes back to when former Czech company ROSS, in partnership with Renault Trucks, obtained a contract to supply the army with medium size off-road trucks, the " ROSS R210 6 × 6 ".
The company however went bankrupt in 1998 and Tatra bought full rights to the design, then modernized and reintroduced it as T810 while continuing cooperation with Renault.
* Marcel Renault ( 1872 – 1903 ), industrialist, racing driver, co-founder of Renault motor company
The brothers recognised the publicity that could be obtained for their vehicles by participation in motor racing and Renault made itself known through achieving instant success in the first city-to-city races held in Switzerland resulting in rapid expansion for the company.
Both Louis and Marcel Renault raced company vehicles, but Marcel was killed in an accident during the 1903 Paris-Madrid race.
The company also exported their engines overseas to American auto manufacturers for use in such automobiles as the GJG which used a Renault 26 hp or 40 hp four-cylinder engine.
Louis Renault enlarged the scope of his company after 1918, producing agricultural and industrial machinery.
On 1 January 1945, by decree of General Charles de Gaulle based on the untried accusations of collaboration, the company was expropriated from Louis Renault posthumously and on 16 January 1945 it was formally nationalised as Régie Nationale des Usines Renault.
The company achieved success with the more modern and more upmarket Renault 16, a pioneering hatchback launched in 1966, followed by the smaller Renault 6.
This was one of a series of collaborative ventures undertaken by Renault in the late 1960s and 1970s, as the company established subsidiaries in Eastern Europe, most notably Dacia in Romania, and South America ( many of which remain active to the present day ) and forged technological cooperation agreements with Volvo and Peugeot ( for instance, for the development of the PRV V6 engine, which was used in Renault 30, Peugeot 604, and Volvo 260 in the late 1970s.
In the mid 1960s an Australian arm, Renault Australia, was set up in Heidelberg, Melbourne, the company would produce and assemble models from the R8, R10, R12, R16, sporty R15, R17 coupe's to the R18 and R20, soon the company would close in 1981.
In North America, Renault formed a partnership with American Motors, lending AMC operating capital and buying a small percentage of the company in late 1979.
To protect its investment, Renault bailed AMC out with a big cash influx – at the price of a controlling interest in the company of 47. 5 %.
The second-generation Renault 5, the European Car of the Year-winning Renault 9, and the most luxurious Renault yet, the 25 were all released in the early 1980s, building Renault's reputation, but at the same time the company suffered from poor product quality which reflected badly in the image of the brand and the ill-fated Renault 14 is seen by many as the culmination of these problems in the early 1980s.

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