Groupe Renault - 2020 Universal Registration Document

1.1.7 Historique du Groupe 1898 The Renault Frères company is founded. 1945 The Company is nationalized and becomes the Régie Nationale des Usines Renault and concentrates on producing the 4CV. 1972 Launch of the Renault 5: one of the Group’s best-sellingmodels ever. 1984 Launch of the Renault ESPACE: the first crossover van in the Company’s history. November 1994 The French government opens Renault to outside capital, a first step toward privatization, which takes place in July 1996. 1998 Coinciding with Renault’s centenary, the Technocentre is inaugurated in Guyancourt, France. This engineering center is intended to bring together all the actors involved in designing the brand’s newmodels. 1999 Renault and Nissan sign an agreement serving as the basis for a cooperation combining cross-shareholding and industrial collaboration. Renault acquires a 36.8% stake in Nissan. The Renault‑Nissan alliance is born. 2000 After Dacia, Renault acquires a 70.1% stake in SamsungMotors and thus forms Renault Samsung Motors, which produces and sells vehicles in Korea. 2003 The year of theMEGANE II, with five different bodies added to the twomodels launched in 2002, sevenmodels are launched in 17months and the MEGANE becomes the best-selling car in Europe. 2005-2006 Over these two years, Fernando Alonso takes the world title at the wheel of a Renault. Thanks to these victories, the Renault F1 Team is namedWorld Constructors’ Champion. 2008 Renault acquires 25%of the shares of the carmaker AVTOVAZ, a leader on the Russianmarket with the LADA brand. 62 GROUPE RENAULT I UNIVERSAL REGISTRATION DOCUMENT 2020 Find out more at group.renault.com 01 OVERVIEW OF RENAULT AND THE GROUP GROUPE RENAULT History of the Group 1.1.7