Talk:Renault

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Doing a ranking here (France's number one or number two car manufacturer) is pointless because the ranking differs with the criteria of which are abundantly many: do you count passenger cars and light commercial vehicles (LCV) seperately or do you count them together? Do you count the brands (PSA includes the two brands Peugeot and Citroën) separately or added? What about European/worldwide numbers? Currently the situation including passenger cars and LCV in Western Europe counted in terms of brands (a lot of paradigms, right?) is per April 22nd according to Financial Times Germany, printed edition, page 12:

Renault 10,0% VW 9,3% Ford 9,2% Opel 8,9%

And then are those numbers rapidly changing - so I propose to leave it at "traditional manufacturer". Jost ammon 08:42, 24 Apr 2004 (UTC)

The one-box concept was introduced with the Renault Espace which was designed and constructed by Matra despite being branded Renault. Ericd 10:56, 24 Apr 2004 (UTC)

I have noticed than some Wikipedian added in various article a contribution about the Renault being "unreliable". A few ill-fated models were notoriously unreliable like the Frégate. But most of the Renaults were reliable. The quality wasn't to German standards but the engines were very reliable. Ericd 09:36, 8 August 2005 (UTC)

An autopsy later proved that his neck had been broken, suggesting that he was murdered. Source? (Sounds like Commie-bashing.) David.Monniaux 13:37, 29 September 2005 (UTC)

Hi ! :-) I'm the happy owner of R4 GTL model 1983. I think I will have to change the water pump. Isn'it a proof that the Renault are unreliable ? Ericd 10:12, 4 October 2005 (UTC)

What isn't really called a Supermini of the 90s (National Geographic mentioned that the Clio was introduced properly in 1996) was actually introduced in a horrific night of noise (riots may have happened) as the (UNEARTHLY) Versailles Inc Jingus in 1990 as Nat Geo mentioned one day in 2001.

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[edit] Choice of photo

Do we really have to pick an old pre-WWI Renault as an illustration for the brand? Why not a Clio, the current most-selling model and certainly more representative of the brand?


[edit] Pronunciation

I've only ever heard people pronounce Renault as reh-no, and never as ruh-no like the article suggests. Where do they say ruh-no? If nobody protests, I'd change that section to say that the correct pronunciation is reh-no and not ren-alt as sometimes mistakenly called. --Notorious Biggles 13:04, 11 August 2007 (UTC)

Just from watching Formula 1, I can tell you it is often pronounced as ruh-no. In the United Kingdom, Renault and the names of their cars are often incorrectly pronounced. I would imagine this is where reh-no comes from. Ruh-no would be closer to the French pronunciation. 24.66.77.252 19:46, 23 August 2007 (UTC)
Perhaps we should use IPA to clarify exactly what pronunciation we're referring to, as in Wikipedia:Manual of Style (pronunciation). I could read the pronunciations you've each listed a couple of different ways. — Mohrr 00:29, 4 September 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Turbo

In the history section it says "In 1899, Renault launched the first production sedan car as well as patenting the first turbocharger." I can't find any evidence that Renault patented the first turbocharger. Everything I find lists Alfred Buchi as patenting the first turbo in 1905. Does anyone have any information that shows Renault has an earlier patent? Elbarto90se (talk) 00:55, 20 January 2008 (UTC)

I think its mixed with supercharger, Louis Renault patented one in 1902. --— Typ932T | C  00:58, 20 January 2008 (UTC)

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[edit] Renault-Nissan

I suggest create an article called Renault-Nissan, about this alliance and common goals and actions. --Nukeless 08:37, 12 May 2008 (UTC)

I agree, it's time to give the Renault-Nissan alliance their own article. --Mr.Fantastique (talk) 08:08, 13 May 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Article title

Having looked at this article, it looks as if its almost entirely on Renault cars, as the trucks only get a passing mention and tractors not at all. The sale of Renault tractors to class of Germany is not mentioned ! The article needs expanding to reflect a full Renault company profile, and split the car division off into a separate article, or rename as "Renault Cars" which is the main basis of this article (90%). -- BulldozerD11 (talk) 11:20, 7 June 2008 (UTC)