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28-618: In 1957, Saviem introduced the Galion , a small commercial vehicle based on previous Renault models with a 2.5-tonne payload and related to the smaller Goélette . In 1965, as part of a renovation of the company's small vehicle range, the Saviem Super Galion was introduced along with the lighter Super Goélette . The new truck had a 5.950-tonne GVW, right under the limit after which the acquisition would have been required special permits in France. At

56-407: A rear-wheel drive transmission through a universal joint , coupled to a 4-speed manual gearbox. The Galion mounted various petrol engines. Some versions used the 668-8 with a maximum power output of 53  PS (39  kW ; 52  bhp ) at 3,300 rpm and a torque of 12.8  kg⋅m (126  N⋅m ; 93  lb⋅ft ) at 2,000. Other Galion versions used the 2.1-litre 671-2 Étendard. The 671-2 had

84-547: A double universal joint on the normal chassis and a triple universal joint with relay shaft on the long and extra long. Brakes are drums on both axles. The steering system is a gammer worm and roller . Renault Galion The Renault 2,500 kg (or 2T5 ) and the Renault Galion were truck / vans with a 2.5-tonne carrying capacity manufactured by Renault between 1947 and 1957 and then by its subsidiary Saviem between 1957 and 1965. In 1947, Renault launched

112-488: A limited range of trucks and buses with a single 105 CV engine, taking advantage of the economies of scale, which proved unsuccessful. In 1953, the strategy was changed and Renault decided to acquire rival manufacturers, starting with Somua and Latil . The company Saviem was formed in October 1955 by the merger of Renault's trucks and buses manufacturing operations with Somua and Latil and both Schneider (owner of Somua) and

140-569: A power output of 56  PS (41  kW ; 55  bhp ) at 3,300 rpm and a torque of 14.3 kg⋅m (140 N⋅m; 103 lb⋅ft) at 2,000 rpm. 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). The truck had

168-522: A revised design, new buses and coaches and, in 1964, a S range of medium duty trucks (with Renault and Perkins engines), unveiled at the Paris Motor Show. In January 1961, Saviem took control of the bus manufacturer Floirat , based at Annonay . That year, Saviem signed a cooperation agreement with Henschel-Werke . In 1962, Pierre Dreyfus decided to expand the European partnerships of Saviem and

196-466: A single-disc manually-operated clutch. The suspension was made of leaf springs on both axles, with hydraulic dampers . The steering was a recirculating ball type. By 1958, the bus version of the Galion had a length of 6.5 m (21.3 ft), a width of 2.3 m (7.5 ft) and a height of 2.7 m (8.9 ft). The R2167 rigid truck version dimensions were 5.24 m (17.2 ft), 2.2 m (7.2 ft) and 2.43 m (8.0 ft). For

224-416: A torque of 149  lb⋅ft (202  N⋅m ) at 2,000 rpm. The first diesel engine used for the model was the 3-litre straight-four Renault-Saviem 591–01, with a Ricardo fuel injection system and a maximum power output of 75  PS (74  bhp ; 55  kW ) at 3,200 rpm and a torque of 180 N⋅m (130 lb⋅ft) at 2,000 rpm. The 591-01 was followed in 1968 by the similar 599–01, which simply changed

252-785: 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 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. At

280-595: The Super Galion , in partnership with Avia . In 1975 Saviem, together with DAF , Volvo and Magirus-Deutz (soon after to become a part of Iveco ) became co-founder of the Club of Four cooperation to produce medium-sized trucks. At the same time, Saviem signed an agreement with DAC in Romania to provide engines for their new 6135 . The same year Saviem also acquired Sinpar and completed, together with Fiat and Alfa Romeo,

308-655: The 1968 Paris Show, a new version of the Super Galion called the SG5 was unveiled, with changes to the suspension and gearbox. The design was revised in 1968, 1969 and 1979, in line with the Super Goélette revisions. From 21 April 1980 onwards, the truck was sold under the RVI badge. Through a partnership agreement , the Super Galion was assembled by the Czech manufacturer Avia and marketed as

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336-562: The Avia A30. It was also assembled under licence by Alfa Romeo , which sold it as the Alfa Romeos A38 and F20. MAN marketed the model badging it as 475 and 7-90. By 1970, the most common engine for the SG4 was the 3.32-litre straight-four Renault-Saviem 712-01 diesel , using a MAN-sourced direct injection system and with a maximum power output of 85  bhp (63  kW ) at 3,200 rpm and

364-535: The Blum family (owner of Latil) had stakes in the new company. Initially, the Saviem name was added besides the existing badges of the three forming companies but, from 1957 onwards, Saviem-LRS appeared as marque's name on the company's products (the acronym representing the former marques Latil, Renault and Somua), which was simplified to Saviem in 1960. In 1959, Saviem became a whole-owned subsidiary of Renault. The early range of

392-509: The French heavy equipment manufacturer Richard-Continental in a bid to compete with Caterpillar . From 1963 to 1977, Saviem cooperated with MAN of Germany (in 1967 such cooperation was expanded). As part of the agreement, Saviem supplied cabs and in return, MAN supplied axles and engines. The result of this was the launch of the SM (Saviem-MAN) and JM truck ranges in France. Renault also introduced

420-415: The Galion was discontinued. By 1961, Saviem was producing between 50 and 60 Galions per day. 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

448-563: The R2167 flatbed they were 5.20 m (17.1 ft), 1.95 m (6.4 ft) and 2.43 m (8.0 ft). For the R2168 with extended flatbed, they were 6 m (19.7 ft), 1.98 m (6.5 ft) and 2.44 m (8.0 ft). The petrol versions of both the previous Renault 2T5 and the Renault Galion were codenamed R2160, R2161, R2162, R2163, R2164, R2165, R2166, R2167, R2168 and R2169;

476-470: The Renault 2 T 5, renamed Galion (keeping loading capacity of up to 2.5 tonnes). The new models continued been marketed as Renault. The Galion and Goélette names were officially introduced in 1959, prior to that they were still sold with the previous 1T4 and 2T5 denominations. In 1965, following various revisions to the Galion design, Saviem introduced the more modern and powerful Saviem Super Galion range, and

504-610: The Renault 2,500 kg light truck to replace the AHx series . The new vehicle was produced at Renault's main plant in Boulougne-Billancourt. 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. They were the Goélette (loading capacity of up to 1.4 tonnes) and

532-524: The Ricardo's fuel injection for a direct fuel injection sourced by MAN. It was replaced shortly after by the 712–01. The petrol engines were, at launch, the 2.1-litre Renault Étendard 671, with a maximum power output of 70 PS (69 bhp; 51 kW). In 1968, it was replaced by the 2.6-litre 817 with a power output of 78 PS (77 bhp; 57 kW) at 3,600 rpm and a torque of 20.5  kg⋅m (201  N⋅m ; 148  lb⋅ft ) at 2,000 rpm. By 1970,

560-408: The Super Galion was offered for sale with three options: bare metal chassis (for coachbuilding ), cabin with only lateral panels (also for coachbuilding) and with complete bodywork. The wheelbases offered are between 2,680 mm (106 in) and 3,640 mm (143 in), the length is between 5,177 mm (204 in) and 6,967 mm (274 in). The width is 78.8 in (2,002 mm) and

588-445: The company consisted of small commercial vehicles derived of Renault's existing models (Goélette and Galion), new medium and heavy trucks with Alfa Romeo engines and Chausson support for the coach/bus production. With an aggressive market approach focussed in volume rather than quality, Saviem became the leader by sales in France. During the early 1960s the company introduced a renovated JL heavy and medium duty trucks range with

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616-659: The company received a large capital amount from the French State for recapitalisation and modernisation. It also got the Limoges factory, which manufactured diesel engines. Between 1963 and 1966, Saviem moved most of its production from the Paris area to Blainville-sur-Orne and Annonay. In 1967, the Blainville-sur-Orne factory produced 26,000 large goods vehicles and the Annonay factory 1,777 buses/coaches. In 1965, Saviem acquired

644-529: The construction of a joint production facility for engines ( Sofim ) in Foggia , Italy, at a cost of US$ 250 million . In January 1968, the main Saviem factory at Blainville-sur-Orne was the setting for one of the first workers' protests that led to the French May . As a result of companies' reorganisation and a French State decision of unifying the heavy vehicle production in France, in 1975 Renault also acquired

672-426: The diesel R4166, R4168, R4240, R4242, R4243, R4244, R4245, R4246 and R4247. Saviem The Société Anonyme de Véhicules Industriels et d'Équipements Mécaniques ( French pronunciation: [sɔsjete anɔnim də veikyl ɛ̃dystʁijɛl e dekipmɑ̃ mekanik] ), commonly known by the acronym Saviem ( French pronunciation: [savjɛm] ), was a French manufacturer of trucks and buses/coaches part of

700-409: The end of 1946, Renault abandoned the production of heavy trucks in view of its financial troubles, and the company lost the position of France's market leader which it had before World War II . However, the rapid development and production concentration on that sector made Renault to seek ways to enter into the market. In 1950, the Renault's technical chief, Fernand Picard, elaborated a plan to launch

728-449: The height 90 in (2,286 mm) (on the versions with complete bodywork). The truck has an independent front suspension with coil springs and wishbones . At the rear it mounts a beam axle with leaf springs instead of the coil springs used by the similarly designed Super Goélette. It has telescopic dampers on both axles. The transmission is a rear-wheel drive system with a fully synchronised 4-speed gearbox . The drivetain has

756-733: The truck and bus manufacturer Berliet from the Michelin group. In 1978, Berliet and Saviem were merged to form Renault Véhicules Industriels (RVI). Again, the old marque names were retained for two more years while the model lineups gradually were assimilated, and in April 1980 they were replaced by the name Renault, putting an end to the Saviem badging. In 1977, its last year as a separate company within Renault, Saviem manufactured 35,059 buses/coaches and trucks. Vénissieux and Saint-Ouen were Somua factories. Vénissieux continued producing trucks until 1962. Saint-Ouen assembled engines until that activity

784-478: Was completely transferred to Limoges in 1964 and later auto parts. Suresnes and Saint-Cloud were Latil factories. Suresnes slowly ceased production but was kept as the head office and research and development base for the company. The Argenteuil factory was a former Chausson bus/coach facility operated by Saviem since 1960. It produced parts for both Saviem and Chausson. The coach/bus factory since 1961, originally part of Floirat and Isobloc. Built in 1956 on

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