RENAULT

In Renault's road race against rival Groupe PSA to be France's dominant automaker, second place will have to deux. Renault manufactures and markets small to midsize cars and light trucks under five brands: Renault, Dacia, Renault Samsung Motors (Renault holds 80%, Samsung 20%), Lada, and Alpine. The company holds half of the Renault- Nissan-Mitsubishi Alliance and 43% of Nissan. In 2018 Renault took full control of Russian automaker AvtoVAZ (Lada brand) and helps Germany's Daimler build small cars, light commercial vehicles, and engines. Renault has an international presence and operates more than 35 manufacturing facilities in 14 countries and sells in more than 130 nations.