[1] In 1957, the company moved the production of some of its small commercial vehicle range to Saviem's Blainville-sur-Orne plant, which was built on the former site of the Cahen shipyards.

At the time they were offered with at least two inline-four engines: the 3-litre diesel 4 192 supplied by Perkins, with a maximum power output of 52 bhp (39 kW) at 2,400 rpm and a 2-litre petrol Renault unit with a maximum power output of 56 bhp (42 kW) at 3,300 rpm.

The truck had a rear-wheel drive transmission through a universal joint, coupled to a 4-speed manual gearbox.

[5] At the 1962 Paris Motor Show, Renault announced a new diesel engine for the Galion, replacing the Perkins unit.

The new engine, called 580, was a 2.72-litre four-cylinder unit and had a power output of 58 bhp (43 kW) at 2,900 rpm and a torque of 115 lb⋅ft (156 N⋅m; 15.9 kg⋅m).