Société de Véhicules Automobiles de Batilly

The Société de Véhicules Automobiles de Batilly (French pronunciation: [sɔsjete də vɛikyl otɔmɔbil də batiji]) (SoVAB) is a subsidiary of the French car manufacturer Renault, created in 1980 to operate the light commercial vehicle plant located at Batilly.

[2] The project to create a new facility at Batilly, Meurthe-et-Moselle, was begun by Renault's subsidiary Saviem in 1972.

It was continued when Saviem was merged with Berliet to form Renault Véhicules Industriels (RVI).

In 1980 Renault took from its subsidiary RVI a 25% stake of the factory's capital to form SOVAB.

[3] During the following years Renault collaborated with General Motors and in 1997,[6] they launched the Master II which was also marketed as Opel Movano.