The Renault 4, or R4 in short, is an economy car built by the French company Renault from 1961 to 1994. Although the Renault 4 was first marketed as a short estate or wagon, its minimal rear overhang, and its top-hinged, single-piece tail-gate made it the world's first mass-produced hatchback car, as well as the first time Renault had used a front-wheel-drive layout in a family car. A bare-bones, entry-level Renault 3, or R3 was also offered in 1961/1962.
1984 Renault 4 GTL
1961–1967 Renault 4
Rear view (1961–1967)
1961–1962 Renault 3: with a smaller 603cc, just 3 taxable HP engine, without c/d-pillar windows and only in grey, competed with the 2CV but halted after just 2,526 sales.
Groupe Renault is a French multinational automobile manufacturer established in 1899. The company produces a range of cars and vans and in the past, has manufactured trucks, tractors, tanks, buses/coaches, aircraft and aircraft engines, and autorail vehicles.
Headquarters in Boulogne-Billancourt, France
Share of the SA des Usines Renault, issued 1 January 1932 to Louis Renault
Louis Renault (1877–1944) in 1903
1901 Voiturette Renault Type D Série B