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Founded--december 1898
location--boulogne-billancourt, france
renault s.a. is a french vehicle manufacturer producing cars, vans, buses, tractors and trucks.
when its cars were exported to the united states during the 1950s and 1960s, it was decided to pronounce the name as "ren-alt" in marketing to the american public, and the anglicized pronunciation continues in common usage. however in britain, it is pronounced "ren-o". the french pronunciation is closer to "ruh-no".