Groupe Renault is a French multinational automobile manufacturer established in 1899. The company produces a range of cars and vans and in the past, has manufactured trucks, tractors, tanks, buses/coaches, aircraft and aircraft engines, and autorail vehicles. According to the Organisation Internationale des Constructeurs d'Automobiles, in 2016 Renault was the ninth biggest automaker in the world by production volume. Headquartered in Boulogne-Billancourt, near Paris, the Renault group is made up of the namesake Renault marque along with subsidiaries Alpine and Automobile Dacia from Romania. Renault also has other subsidiaries as RCI Banque, Renault Retail Group and Motrio. Renault has various joint ventures, including Oyak-Renault and Renault Pars. The French state and Nissan each own a 15% share of the company. Renault Trucks, previously known as Renault Véhicules Industriels, has been part of Volvo since 2001. Renault Agriculture became 100% owned by German agricultural equipment manufacturer CLAAS in 2008. Renault is known for its role in motor sport, particularly rallying, Formula 1 and Formula E. Wikipedia