verification . please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources . unsourced material may be challenged and removed . january 2011 learn how and when to remove this template message renault trucks sas 1 type subsidiary industry automotive founded 1978 as a merger between saviem and berliet 2 3 headquarters saint priest france key people bernard modat president bruno blin president commercial 4 products trucks military vehicles revenue 4.35 billion 2014 5 number of employees 14 360 parent volvo divisions renault trucks defense subsidiaries acmat website www.renault trucks.com renault trucks is a french commercial truck and military vehicle manufacturer with corporate headquarters at saint priest near lyon . originally part of renault it has been owned by the volvo group since 2001 . from its beginnings in 1978 to 2002 the company was called renault v hicules industriels english renault industrial vehicles from 1992 on officially written as renault v. i. with either form commonly abbreviated rvi . until 1999 rvi also manufactured buses . contents 1 history 2 changes of ownership 3 military vehicles 4 products 4.1 current products 4.1.1 delivery range 4.1.2 distribution range 4.1.3 construction range 4.1.4 long distance range 4.1.5 military suvs 4.2 former truck models 4.3 former bus models 4.4 former coaches models 4.5 former trolley bus and tram models 4.6 concept vehicles 5 see also 6 references 7 external links history edit in 1956 the company saviem was formed as a subsidiary of renault from the combination of renault s own truck and bus production with the manufacturers somua and latil . 2 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 from citro n 6 at that time a part of the michelin corporation . in 1978 berliet and saviem were merged to form renault v hicules industriels . again the old brand names were retained for two more years while the model lineups gradually were incorporated until in 1980 they were replaced by the name renault . renault midliner with club of four cab late 1990s model in 1971 saviem became a member of the euro truck development group or club of four a cooperation between four european truck producers saviem volvo daf and magirus deutz which soon after became a part of iveco for the production of medium sized trucks . since 1975 the truck models resulting from this cooperation were built by saviem 7 and later renault even until 2001 . they were also sold on the north american market as the mack mid liner or manager . in 1978 psa group had bought chrysler s european operations . 8 included in the deal were commercial vehicle operations in the uk and spain which at that time used the brand name dodge . psa however sold them on to rvi in 1983 having itself little interest in the commercial vehicle market . 9 the newly acquired operations in the uk had their origins in the commercial vehicle branch of the rootes group which originally carried the brand names karrier and commer . 10 some of the models built there were continued in production for several years by rvi in dunstable 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 fire brigades union inquirey due to 8 dodge fire engines involved in crashes . 11 until 1992 the uk division was known as renault truck industries after which it then took the international rvi 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 12 were rebadged as renaults and soon after replaced by french designed models . in 1987 rvi took over from its parent company renault a 42 % stake in the american manufacturer mack trucks 13 which became a fully owned subsidiary of rvi in 1990 . 14 in 1994 rvi purchased a 34 % stake in the czech bus manufacturer karosa increasing its ownership to a majority 51 % in 1996 and 96 % in 2000 . 15 in 1997 renault v. i. entered into a cooperation agreement with the finnish truck producer sisu . in 2002 the company signed a deal with the chinese company dongfeng motor to manufacture engines . 16 renault trucks takes 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 former uruguayan plant of cars owned by nordex in uruguay made since 2004 the renault trucks models like midlum series . 17 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 . 18 changes of ownership edit as part of renault 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 rvi and merged with fiat iveco s bus and coach operations to form the jointly owned subsidiary irisbus . 15 in 2003 irisbus became a full subsidiary of iveco and the brand renault on its products was replaced by the brand irisbus . on 2 january 2001 renault v. i. including mack trucks but not renault s. a. s stake in irisbus was sold to volvo which renamed it renault trucks in 2002 . 19 as a result the mother company renault s. a. was volvo s biggest shareholder with a 20 % stake shares and voting rights but the majority of this was sold in october 2010 leaving a 5.1 % stake . 20 in december 2012 renault sold its remaining shares in volvo . 21 military vehicles edit renault trucks defense division is wholly owned by renault trucks and is based in versailles france . it trades on its 1975 acquisition of berliet and claims to have over 30 000 vehicles in use around the world . 22 its status as the leading supplier to the french army was put in jeopardy in 2010 when the government placed a 214m order to italian competitor iveco . 23 it manufactures a range of special vehicles aimed at the defense and security markets including the sherpa vab armoured personnel carrier amc armoured multirole carrier and kerax ranges . in 2006 renault trucks took over acmat but the defence and security vehicle manufacturer retained its own name and identity . products edit renault premium renault kerax as service vehicle at dakar rally 2004 renault midlum renault tracer bus renault fr1 bus current products edit delivery range edit renault master renault built vehicle sold by renault trucks dealerships under a special agreement 24 renault maxity built in spain as a version of the nissan cabstar distribution range edit renault trucks d construction range edit renault trucks c renault trucks k long distance range edit renault trucks t military suvs edit renault sherpa 2 former truck models edit dodge 50 series dodge 100 commando dodge 300 series renault access joint venture with dennis eagle replaced renault puncher in 2010 25 renault c renault b messenger renault j renault m renault s midliner renault g manager maxter renault kerax renault r major renault magnum renault mascott renault midlum sold in australia as mack midlum renault puncher 280 hp 20 or 26 tonnes . renault premium sold in australia as mack premium in new zealand as mack quantum renault premium lander renault premium route former bus models edit see also iveco bus 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 r 312 replaced in 1996 by the renault agora then renamed irisbus agora in 2002 . in australia it was sold as the renault pr100 .3 renault recreo school bus built by karosa 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 . 26 renault tracer replaced by renault ar s in 2000 and renamed irisbus ar s in 2001 former coaches models edit 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 and saviem chausson during its production period of 1977 to 1993 27 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 edit see also autorail renault er100 originally launched under the berliet 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 edit renault radiance 2004 renault magnum vega see also edit trucks portal dump truck and list of dump truck manufacturers references edit 2013 renault trucks corporate legal information . renault trucks . retrieved 7 may 2013 . a b carroll john ; davies peter james 2007 . complete book tractors and trucks . hermes house . pp. 66 67 . isbn 1 843 09689 7 . kolodziej edward a. 1983 . france . in ball nicole ; leitenberg milton . the structure of the defense industry an international survey . routledge . p. 85 . isbn 0 7099 1611 6 . new management to take renault trucks towards strong growth . renault trucks uk . retrieved 2 may 2013 . renault trucks in french . verif.com . retrieved 2 may 2013 . carroll john ; davies peter james 2007 . p. 59 . davies peter j. 2001 . an illustrated a z of world trucks a 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