The co-operation between Renault and other brands

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Was that a Renault Midlum or not? It turns out to be a DAF LF, just like a Renault Trafic turns out to be an Opel Vivaro. It is not unusual that manufacturers, who are offering the same products use the same components now and then. Louis Renault’s first car had an engine of De Dion. Many components have been exchanged throughout the years. Especially bodyworks and engines are hot items, with cost-saving as the main reason. The so-called “club-of-four” cabin is a good example. It was a small lorry cabin, developed in co-operation by Volvo, Magirus, DAF and Saviem in 1974 and used by Renault until 1988. Let us have a look on everything exchanged or made in co-operation.

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Carraro

Carraro 520 als Renault 601-4 / Renault F als Carraro F / Carraro 7800 LE TX als Renault Multis F / Carraro Agriup 80F als Renault RB

Carraro 520	1982 601-4 Carraro R7229	1986 70-14F R3268	Carraro F 5.1000/6.1000/7.1000-4
Carraro 7800 LE TX	2004 Multis F	Carraro AgriUp 80F	2005 RB130/140

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4CV & Hino

Het model werd in Japan geproduceerd onder licentie van Hino Motors tussen 1953 en 1961 als de Hino Renault 4CV. Het model werd later opgevolgd door de Contessa die nog altijd de aandrijflijn van de 4CV gebruikte.

4CV	Hino PA55/62	Hino Contessa

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Captur

Samsung & Mitsubishi

2013 Captur	2013 Samsung QM3	2019 Captur	2022 Mitsubishi ASX

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Renault & Porsche Diesel

Bij het einde van 1963 stopte de productie van Porsche Diesel tractoren in het Duitse Friedrichshafen en werden er met Renault overnameafspraken gemaakt dat Renault de service en onderdelen voorziening wereldwijd voor haar rekening zou nemen. Renault nam ook enkele typenamen mee over, o.a: Master en Junior. Bij sommige van de Renault tractoren worden Porsche onderdelen gebruikt en stond de naam Porsche Diesel op de modellen.

	Super 5	Super 5
1963 Porsche Diesel Renault Master	1963 Porsche Diesel Renault Super 5	1963 Porsche Diesel Renault Super 4

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Renault & Dacia

Dacia hoort bij de Renault groep. Zij bouwden de 8 en 12 in licentie na. De Dacia Logan is hun nieuwste product en voorzien van onderdelen van Renault. Hij heeft een eigen carrosserie.

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Trafic

Opel, Vauxhall, Chevrolet, Nissan, Inokom, Tata, Fiat en Mitsubishi

Renault ontwierp van de Trafic de carrosserie en de aandrijflijn. Hij word bij General Motors (Opel en Vauxhall) in Engeland geproduceerd. Als Nissan is hij leverbaar omdat Renault grootaandeelhouder is van Nissan.

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Saviem H/HA/DH/DHA/HAT/SM

MAN & ÖAF

Vanaf 1968 levert Saviem versnellingsbakken en cabines aan MAN. In ruil hiervoor krijgt Saviem zware 6- en 8-cylinder motoren van MAN tot haar beschikking. Deze MAN diesels zaten met name in de SM- serie.

Saviem	MAN	Saviem	MAN
ÖAF

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Clio Classic/Thalia

Nissan Platina

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Ceres

John Deere 3000 serie

Renault verkoopt de Ceres-serie aan John Deere. Onder de naam 3000-serie werd hij geleverd door John Deere. Renault koopt op haar beurt weer motoren bij John Deere voor o.a. de Ares tractoren. De Motoren hebben de naam DPS (Deere Power Systems).

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Alaskan

Nissan Navara als Renault Alaskan & Mercedes-Benz X-Class

Nissan Navara	Alaskan	Mercedes-Benz X-Class

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Medallion (R21)

Eagle Premier & Dodge Monaco

1987 Medallion sedan	Eagle Premier	Dodge Monaco

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FR1: Renault & Mack

Renault FR1	Mack FR1

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Henney Kilowatt Dauphine

The Henney Kilowatt made its fleeting appearance in 1959 in the United States, an American electric Dauphine designed by the National Union Electric Corporation and Eureka Williams. At this time in history electric vehicles were pretty much unheard of, so this was a wild project involving huge challenges!

Birth of the electric Dauphine project.

In the late nineteen-fifties and early sixties, Renault was gradually withdrawing from the US market, after experiencing mixed results there. But around the same period the Renault Dauphine was attracting interest for what was at the time a rather unusual reason: electric power. In 1959, Russell Feldman, president of the National Union Electric Corporation, owner of the Henney coachwork firm, and battery producer for Exide Batteries, asked Renault to deliver 100 Dauphines without powertrains. The Dauphine was chosen, obviously because Renault had some remaining stock in the US but also for two important reasons: it was much lighter than other cars on the market, and the rear-mounted engine compartment was ideal for fitting an electric motor, usually a General Electric unit, found in Fenwicks. The Henney Kilowatt, as it was known, would bring in orders from a grand total of 47 customers, well in advance of the rest of the world as regards environmental awareness.

Most of the electric cars (32) went to electric utility companies, but motorists could buy them directly from Henney too. Which was the case of the State of Tennessee authorities, who ordered electric Dauphines for use as a service vehicle. We know of only 2 of these cars in roadworthy condition today. There are a dozen or so, in various states of repair, in the US and 2 in France (including one owned by Renault Classic).

A 75 KM range and 14 6 V batteries

Henney's Dauphine Kilowatt existed in two versions: the first, intended for urban use, was powered by 12 6 V batteries wired in series, and achieved a top speed of 64 km/h and a full-charge range estimated at 64 km. Only 8 of these cars were made. The second, powered by 14 6 V batteries, raised the top speed to 80 km/h and the range to 75 km. Electrical systems took up a great deal of space on the car, and the Henney Kilowatt did not have a boot. Even so, the vehicle weighed in at 950 kg to 1100 kg depending on the version. Both models were available in a choice of three colours: red, grey or black.

How Renault Zoe was inspired by this American electric Dauphine

Electric vehicle technology has come a very long way since then! But, sure, the evolutionary traces are there if we look for them. For a start, we have braking energy recovery: on a more advanced version developed a few years later by Bell Laboratories, we find partial battery recharge during braking, plus onboard electronic control.

A second point in common is the somewhat similar business model. Because of the high battery price, Yardney (who also developed an electric Dauphine) planned to lease them rather than sell them, and thus make the car more affordable. But the project was too far ahead of its time to survive.

Unfortunately, all the early attempts to introduce electric-powered vehicles ran into the same sort of obstacles we find today, specifically the lack of widely available charging structures.

We'd like to thank Jean-Jacques Dupuis of Gazoline magazine for his article on the subject and his precious help to us in preparing this blog article.

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Renault/Saviem: Club van 4

De club van vier is een samenwerkingsverband tussen Saviem, DAF, Volvo en Magirus (later Iveco). Het ging hier om een gezamelijke ontwikkeling van de cabine. De trucks waren middenklassers van 9-13 ton, voorzien van een 5-versnellingsbak van ZF.

Renault is brengt hun trucks ook als Mack uit op diverse lokale markten (o.a. Amerika en Australië). Man-Meccania is een Italiaanse 4-wielaangedreven voertuigen fabrikant die Renault midliner-cabines op hun chassis gebruikt. Ross maakt ook gebruik van dezelfde cabine. De cabine is ook gebruikt bij de Renault C-serie, later CBH en Sherpa.

Saviem JP13	DAF FA 1500	Volvo F6	Magirus Deutz
C-serie	CBH/CLR/CLM	Sherpa	1986 G170
Mack MS 200	Mack CS Midliner	Mack G-serie Australia	Mack Mid-liner
Mack Manager series	Mack Freedom	Mack Maxter 1994	Mack Manager 1994
Midliner 210	Man-Meccanica MM99T	ROSS	Titan
Berliet 130 B9, B11 & B13

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Fenwick

Fenwick is een heftruck van Franse makelij voorzien van een MWM motor en versnellingsbak uit de 461 serie.

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Bulgarrenault & Bulgaralpine

Bulgarrenault zijn auto's en Bulgaralpine zijn sportwagens die in de Bulgarrenault fabrieken in Plovdiv Bulgarije werden gemaakt.

Bulgarrenault 10	Bulgarrenault 8	Bulgaralpine Berline

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