France · founded 1899

Renault Model History

France's largest automaker — founded by Louis Renault in 1899, nationalized in 1945, and now the pioneer of European mass-market electrification with the Zoe and the revived Renault 5 E-Tech.

14 models

The complete catalog

Models

4CV
Renault's first postwar car — a rear-engined economy saloon that became the first French model to sell over a million units.
Economy car · 1947–1961
Dauphine
The 4CV's larger, rounder successor — a rear-engined compact that sold over two million units and briefly conquered the American market.
Economy car · 1956–1967
Renault 4
The world's first mass-produced hatchback — a 31-year 'blue jeans' car that sold over 8 million units across 28 countries.
Economy car · 1961–1992
Renault 5
France's best-selling car through the 1970s and 1980s — a Michel Boué-styled supermini that defined the segment across two generations.
Supermini · 1972–1996
Renault 16
The car that won the first European Car of the Year award for France — and proved the five-door hatchback as a practical family-car format.
Mid-size car · 1965–1980
Espace
Europe's first production MPV — Renault's 1984 Espace invented the minivan concept for the continent, spawning decades of family monovolumes.
Minivan · 1984–present
Clio
Renault's best-selling supermini — twice-crowned European Car of the Year, now in its sixth generation, and home to the hot Clio Williams and Clio RS.
Supermini · 1990–present
Twingo
A distinctive single-volume city car (1993–2024) — 2.6 million first-generation units made it one of Europe's most successful minicars.
City car · 1993–2024
Mégane
Renault's core compact family car for three decades — successor to the Renault 19, home of the 300-hp Mégane RS, now in its electric Mégane E-Tech form.
Compact car · 1995–present
Scénic
The car that invented the compact MPV segment — the Renault Scénic won the 1997 European Car of the Year and spawned countless imitators.
Compact MPV · 1996–present
Laguna
Renault's D-segment family car for two decades — a practical large hatchback and estate, replaced by the Talisman in 2016.
Large family car · 1994–2015
Kangoo
Renault's versatile compact van and passenger car — one of Europe's longest-running light commercial vehicles, now offered in electric form.
Compact van · 1997–present
Zoé
Europe's best-selling battery-electric car through most of the 2010s — Renault's pioneering supermini-class EV.
Electric car · 2012–2024
Renault 5 E-Tech
A retro-futuristic revival of the iconic R5 nameplate as a fully electric supermini — 2025 European Car of the Year.
Electric car · 2024–present

Other makes

Models

4CV

Dauphine

Renault 4

Renault 5

Renault 16

Espace

Clio

Twingo

Mégane

Scénic

Laguna

Kangoo

Zoé

Renault 5 E-Tech