Instead, the company Saviem was formed as a subsidiary of their own commercial products with the manufacturers Somua and Latil.

As a result of French industrial policy, in 1975 state-owned Renault also acquired the truck and bus manufacturer Berliet from Citroën[7] (at that time a part of the Michelin corporation).

[9] Included in the deal were commercial vehicle operations in the UK and Spain, which at that time used the brand name Dodge.

Also, the Uruguayan plant of cars owned by Nordex S.A. in Uruguay has made since 2004 the Renault Trucks models like Midlum series.

[20] The Volvo Group invested about €2 billion to develop a new line of Renault Trucks vehicles (C, D, K, T) which were introduced through 2013 replacing the previous models.

[21] As part of Renault's restructuring following privatisation in 1996, the heavy vehicles operations of bus and truck were divested.

[27] Its status as the leading supplier to the French Army was put in jeopardy in 2010 when the government placed a $214m order to Italian competitor Iveco.

[28] In 2016, Volvo announced its intention of divesting Renault Trucks Defense, as part of the selling of its Government Sales division.

In May 16, 2006 Renault Trucks took over ACMAT,[30] but the defence and security vehicle manufacturer retained its own name and identity.