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Georges Besse (25 December 1927 – 17 November 1986) was a French businessman who helped lead several large state-controlled companies. He was assassinated outside his Paris home in front of his children by the armed group Action directe while he was the CEO of car manufacturer Renault.
The Renault 5 is a five-passenger, three or five-door, front-engine, front-wheel drive hatchback supermini manufactured and marketed by the French automaker Renault over two generations: 1972–1985 (also called R5) and 1984–1996 (also called Super 5 or Supercinq).
American Motors would receive a $150 million cash injection, $50 million in credits, and also the rights to start building the Renault 5 in 1982 [71] (a deal for Renault products to be sold through the American Motors-Jeep dealer network had already been made in 1979). [72] In return, Renault acquired a 22.5% interest in American Motors. [71]
The Renault LeCar was offered in North America through the 1983 model year. It was canceled due to the debut of the AMC/Renault Encore for model year '84. I also took out the reference to the cost in North America, since it didn't specify Canada or the US, and because the price changed over the 8 model years it was offered in those markets.
Renault S.A., commonly referred to as Groupe Renault (UK: / ˈ r ɛ n oʊ / REN-oh, US: / r ə ˈ n ɔː l t, r ə ˈ n oʊ / rə-NAWLT, rə-NOH, [7] [8] French: [ɡʁup ʁəno], also known as the Renault Group in English), is a French multinational automobile manufacturer established in 1899. [9] The company currently produces a range of cars ...
[4] [5] This company became known as the Glencullen Group and the Renault distribution arm became known as Glencullen Distributors. Turnover of the business grew to €350 million at its peak, [ 6 ] but fell to €4 million loss in 2006, [ 7 ] an €18.6 million loss in 2007, and a further loss of €8.2 million in 2008. [ 8 ]
As the first chairman of Renault during the critical years after World War II, Lefaucheux died in an automobile accident in 1955 at age 56 — while directing the development of the forthcoming Renault Dauphine. Lefaucheux was the subject of the 2009 biography, Patron de Renault, Pierre Lefaucheux (1944-1955) by Cyrille Sardais.
Sergio Marchionne (Italian: [ˈsɛrdʒo marˈkjɔnne]; 17 June 1952 – 25 July 2018) was an Italian-Canadian businessman, widely known for his turnarounds of the automakers Fiat and Chrysler, his business acumen and his outspoken and often frank approach, especially when dealing with unpalatable issues related to his companies and the automotive industry.