Renault Logo Design: History and Meaning

Ilya Lavrov
Turbologo
Published in
6 min readMay 25, 2022

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Renault Company (original name “Renault Group”) is a large-scale world-famous French corporation, the main activity of which is the production of high-tech, high-quality, safe vehicles. Today, the firm is part of the giant alliance “Renault-Nissan-Mitsubishi”. The company is headquartered near Paris, in the city of Boulogne-Billancourt.

The popularity of the brand was rapidly increasing due to the introduction of advanced technologies in production. This approach made the company’s cars widely demanded all over the world. At the moment, Renault Corporation is engaged in the production of cars, taking into account the climatic conditions of the country, where the products of the brand will be sold.

History of Renault brand

In 1898, three Renault brothers (Louis, Marcel and Fernand) create the Société Renault Frères brand. By the end of the year, the company demonstrates the first developed car. A distinctive feature of the produced car is the presence of the world’s first gearbox with a direct top gear.

1902 — Louis Renault decides to obtain a patent for his invention — the supercharged processor (later the…

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Ilya Lavrov
Turbologo

I’m product designer with 10+ years experience. Co-founder of https://turbologo.com online logo maker.