Talk:Renault

message: I suggest this input in the Renault in the UK §
Renault is known in the UK for its support to the British architecture and design innovations by hiring the young architect Norman Foster in 1978, in order to build the Renault Distribution Centre (1980-1982) in Swindon, UK. Therefore, the headquarters that Lord Norman Foster designed for Renault cars has been given Grade II*-listed status in 2013 by English Heritage, in order to "protect post-war architecture". This Renault warehouse had some full glass walls, a metal structure -yellow steel "umbrella masts"-, a floor area of 24,000 m2 and was structured by twenty four square modules, which if needed could be extended to 30,000 m2. The yellow colour was chosen for this building, to fit the Renault's graphical identity. This Renault warehouse won four awards, like the "European Award for Industrial Architecture", Hanover – First Prize and the 'Financial Times' "Architecture at Work" Award. The Renault Distribution Centre was chosen for its innovative and futuristic shapes, for some scenes of the 1985 James Bond film, "A View to a Kill", staring Roger Moore and Patrick MacNee. The innovative Renault building in Swindon had a key role for the Norman Foster international promotion in addition to the promotion of the British design.
::I don't know who you are, but you already look as if you have your sources.   I would cautiously recommend a separate page on the Norman Foster building which I would respectfully urge you to start.   You should certainly link it to the Renault page, but (1) I think it's important enough to deserve its own page and (2) the main Renault page already has a lot of strands that are not specially well aligned with each other and (3) right now there is what I think wikipedia calls an "edit war" and an excellent couple of paras from you on the Swindon facility would risk getting steam rollered in the cross fire (with apologies for the mixed metaphor).   Incidently, if you want inspiration about lay-out etc, here are a couple of links to entries on Renault factories:
:::Flins Renault Factory
:::Vilvoorde Renault Factory
::But of course there's nothing to prevent you from improving on and adapting in order (1) to respect your sources and (2) provide something more appropriate to your subject matter.   And please when drafting up actual copy for a wikipedia entry, avoid any statement that begins "Renault is well known for..." at least, unless you have a really copper bottomed source for it.   Statements that appear to come from corporate press releases tend to be seen as "unencyclopaedic" and not just by me....  What you do on a talk page, of course, can be as unencyclopaedic as you like.   Success Charles01 (talk) 13:53, 13 March 2015 (UTC)
replies: text: In this setting "outlandish" is a compliment. Just because something has a source does not mean it merits inclusion on this particular page. Please apologize for having accused me of spamming.  Mr.choppers | ✎  19:48, 13 March 2015 (UTC)
replies: text: I think the building is probably notable enough to have its own article. However, I don't think it needs to be mentioned in the "Renault in the UK" section, even less with that level of detail. It can be mentioned if all agree with that, but the detail should undoubtedly be in another article. I think anyone interested should go ahead and create the article, with the caveat the structure isn't called Renault Distribution Centre anymore, it's the Spectrum building. I don't know if Renault Distribution Centre can be used as a WP:COMMONNAME. Thoughts? --Urbanoc (talk) 13:26, 14 March 2015 (UTC)

text: What  shame the IP editor is back to her/his old tricks. The Renault Centre (sometimes also known as Renault Distribution Centre) by Norman Foster is well worth an entry - a very notable building completed in 1982 and an important part of the development of Hi Tech architecture in Britain. However, in the overall global context of the company, it doesn't warrant yet another edit war. One line in the UK section would be most appropriate, with a link to a more detailed article. <B>Warren</B> (talk) 10:19, 16 March 2015 (UTC)
replies: text: Great work Warren, thanks. I was unsure of including a mention of the building into the "Renault in the UK" section, but I think your text fits perfectly. --Urbanoc (talk) 17:28, 16 March 2015 (UTC)
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message: While archiving some of the older talk page entries I noticed that the article is assessed as a "C" class article, this was done way back in 2008 (see talk page entry).  A lot has been done since then, it should at least be reevaluated to see what needs to be done to get the article back to "B".  Anyone have experience with such things?  Is this something that is requested through the car portal? Vrac (talk) 02:25, 13 June 2015 (UTC)
replies: text:  Good point Vrac, but I personally haven't so much experience on that. However, I do think the article is way better than it was back then, especially because it has a fair amount of content with (at least) acceptable sourcing. I will try to find more editors to comment on the current article class by asking opinions in the Wiki's Cars Portal. I will try to do so before the weekend. --Urbanoc (talk) 18:55, 15 June 2015 (UTC)
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I am very intersted for  Renault company and i have a Renault car type Fluence.
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message: In 2014, two Renault models were among the most numerous on British roads: the Clio (ranked 6th by total number) and the Mégane (ranked 10th).
===1970s, 1980s, 1990s===
The first Renaults to sustain sales in the UK were the Renault 5 and Renault 18, both of which attained six-digit sales figures during the late 1970s and early 1980s.
In 1980, Renault commissioned British architect Norman Foster, to build the Renault Centre, an award-winning office and distribution centre in Swindon. It was easily identified by the extensive use of the corporate Renault yellow.
Renault enjoyed greater popularity with the arrival of the Clio supermini in March 1991. It was regularly among the best sellers during the 1990s. The successor (launched in 1998, alongside the final instalment of the successful "Papa & Nicole" advertising campaign), continued its success. The sedan/saloon version, Thalia, was not launched in the United Kingdom.
Renault introduced the Mégane in April 1996 to steady sales, although it failed to reach the top ten during the first two years. In 1998, however, sales grew, making it Britain's sixth-best selling car and the second most popular in its sector.
===2000s===
In 2006 Renault was Britain's third most popular brand, surpassed only by Ford and Vauxhall.
:Hey, this seems very good! someone should copy this to the article (if not copied already) Enivak (talk) 19:58, 2 July 2019 (UTC)
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message: In 2006 Renault was Britain's third most popular brand, surpassed only by Ford and Vauxhall.
:Hey, this seems very good! someone should copy this to the article (if not copied already) Enivak (talk) 19:58, 2 July 2019 (UTC)
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message: Towards the bottom of the articles lead section there is an oddly-placed sentence about a single investment in EV's back in 2011. Given the long history and vast scope of this multinational organization, I fail to see how: "Together Renault and Nissan invested €4 billion (US$5.16 billion) in eight electric vehicles over three to four years beginning in 2011." qualifies as information that would be in the lead. 206.113.15.122 (talk) 13:54, 6 June 2019 (UTC)
replies: text: , yeah, you may have a point there. You can be bold and remove the sentence. If no-one reverts you, it implies an acceptance for the change. --Urbanoc (talk) 23:59, 6 June 2019 (UTC)
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message: I noticed significant differences in the WW2 history of Renault. In the french version of the article Renault produced tanks for the nazis wich led to sanctions whereas in the english one he produced only trucks. I do not feel confident enough to restore the proper historical version, but I will indicate this source https://www.humanite.fr/politique/collaboration-renault-arrete-ton-char-485955 and https://www.lefigaro.fr/actualite-france/2012/11/21/01016-20121121ARTFIG00576-bataille-d-historiens-sur-la-collaboration-de-renault.php
The Renault family is trying to rehabilitate their ancestor by rewriting history with the help of an historian married into the family. The allies bombed four times the Renault plant, it was not because of trucks. They were even building an undergroud factory up to a month before the Liberation.  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2A01:CB19:9D3:B400:1C6E:AE46:E85E:3B69 (talk) 10:19, 22 March 2022 (UTC)
replies: text: It is just the contrary of what you say, there is a concerted effort in France to exagerate the Louis Renault role in the German war effort. The French Wikipedia article is quite bad and factually incorrect, as Renault did not produce tanks for the Germans during the war, it assembled trucks and repaired existing materiel. Most sources on the topic written in French are quite biased to the Gaullist and Communist stance at the time, which tried to pretend Renault was especially guilty to justify the illegal takeover of his company. The fact is almost  French manufacturing companies produced things for the Germans, some less reticently (as Peugeot, Berliet or indeed Renault), some by force (as Citroën). Now, the French perspective can be added as a minority view (from an English-language side) in the relevant section, attributing the French historians (if they're relevant), as Wikipedia isn't censored. And, at the end of the day, there's no a "proper" interpretation of the events. --Urbanoc (talk) 14:04, 22 March 2022 (UTC)
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message: When the Renault 4, 8, 10 and 16 were introduced, the model numbers were derived from the CV rating of the engine used. This continued for a while, but the system broke down when new models had engines of similar CV rating as another model; so instead, gaps in the sequence were filled in. Can we find a source describing this? --Redrose64 🌹 (talk) 10:05, 15 October 2023 (UTC)
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