Saviem
Sign in to saveThe '''Société Anonyme de Véhicules Industriels et d'Équipements Mécaniques (), commonly known by the acronym Saviem''' (), was a French manufacturer of trucks and buses/coaches part of the Renault group, headquartered in Suresnes, Île-de-France. The company was established in 1955 by merging Renault heavy vehicle operations with Somua and Latil and disappeared in 1978 when it was merged with former rival Berliet to form Renault Véhicules Industriels.
Key facts
- Company.name
- Saviem
- Company.logo
- Logo saviem.jpg
- Company.type
- Subsidiary
- Company.foundation
- 1955
- Company.defunct
- 1978
- Company.fate
- Merged into Renault Véhicules Industriels
- Company.location_city
- Suresnes
- Company.location_country
- France
- Company.successor
- Renault Trucks
- Company.industry
- Automotive industry
- Company.products
- Trucks, light commercial vehicles, buses/coaches
- Company.parent
- Régie Nationale des Usines Renault
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Article
19 sectionsContents
- History
- Early years
- New vehicles and partnerships
- Merger with Berliet
- Facilities
- Vénissieux and Saint-Ouen
- Suresnes and Saint-Cloud
- Argenteuil
- Annonay
- Blainville-sur-Orne
- Limoges
- Lyon
- Models
- Trucks and light commercial vehicles
- Buses and coaches
- Military trucks
- See also
- References
- External links
The '''Société Anonyme de Véhicules Industriels et d'Équipements Mécaniques (), commonly known by the acronym Saviem''' (), was a French manufacturer of trucks and buses/coaches part of the Renault group, headquartered in Suresnes, Île-de-France. The company was established in 1955 by merging Renault heavy vehicle operations with Somua and Latil and disappeared in 1978 when it was merged with former rival Berliet to form Renault Véhicules Industriels.
The company initially had various factories for vehicle production around France (mainly at the Paris area) which came from its predecessors and Chausson, but it soon centred assembly on Blainville-sur-Orne (trucks) and Annonay (buses and coaches). Saviem formed partnerships with other manufacturers, leading to technology-sharing agreements.