Louis Renault (industrialist) Summary

Louis Renault 1877-1944 French automobile manufacturer who, with his brothers, manufactured racing cars and, during World War I, tanks. Renault continued manufacturing military equipment for the Frenc... Read more

In 1898, the gifted and innovative Frenchman Louis Renault built his first car. Only twenty-one years old, he converted a motorized tricycle into a "minicar" by adding another road wheel and a transmi... Read more