35-469: The Sherpa Light is a family of 4x4 tactical and light armored vehicles developed by French company Renault Trucks Defense (RTD). Available in unarmoured or armoured variants (ballistic, mine and IED kits), the Scout is suited for tactical missions such as scouting, patrol, convoy escort and command and liaison. It is able to transport up to 4 or 5 soldiers or a total payload of up to 4 tonnes. The Sherpa family
70-638: A 37.5% shareholding in French bodybuilder Heuliez Bus. In 1994, RVI purchased a 34% stake in the Czech bus manufacturer Karosa , increasing its ownership to a majority 51% in 1996 and 96% in 2000. In 1997 Renault V. I. entered into a cooperation agreement with the Finnish truck producer Sisu . In 2002 the company signed a deal with the Chinese company Dongfeng Motor to manufacture engines. Renault Trucks took part in
105-579: A contract decision before the end of 2015. In 2015, MACK-made Sherpas were presented to the National Guard of Ukraine for potential purchases and evaluation. In 2016, requirements from French Special Operations Command resulted in the development of the Poids Lourd Forces Spéciales for rapid response operations. The PLFS was first shown at the Eurosatory 2016 exhibit on June 13, 2016. It
140-637: A cooperation agreement with Henschel-Werke . In 1962, Pierre Dreyfus decided to expand the European partnerships of Saviem and 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,
175-591: A part of Iveco ) for the production of medium-sized trucks. Since 1975 the truck models resulting from this cooperation were built by Saviem and later Renault, even until 2001. They were also sold on the North American market as the Mack Mid-Liner or Manager . In 1978, PSA Group bought Chrysler 's European operations. Included in the deal were commercial vehicle operations in the UK and Spain, which at that time used
210-617: A part of the Michelin corporation). In 1978, Berliet and Saviem were merged to form Renault Véhicules Industriels. Again, the old brand names were retained for two more years while the model lineups were gradually incorporated, until in 1980 they were replaced by the name Renault. In 1971, Saviem became a member of the Euro Truck Development Group or Club of Four , a cooperation between four European truck producers (Saviem, Volvo , DAF and Magirus -Deutz, which soon after became
245-597: Is a French commercial truck manufacturer with corporate headquarters at Saint-Priest near Lyon . Originally part of Renault , it has been a subsidiary of Volvo since 2001. From its beginnings in 1978 to 2002, the company was called Renault Véhicules Industriels ( Renault Industrial Vehicles ), from 1992 on officially written as Renault V. I. . Until 2002, Renault Véhicules Industriels also manufactured buses. Renault first began building dedicated commercial trucks in 1906. In 1956, however Renault stopped producing trucks and buses under its own name. Instead,
280-756: Is also available to customers in North America and Oceania via Mack Defense . The Sherpa 2/3 was officially unveiled to the public at Eurosatory 2006 in Paris. with first production models made in 2007. In 2010, it changed the name from Sherpa 2 and 3 to Light. The Sherpa Light was shown in Asia in the BRIDEX 2011 convention alongside the VAB Mk II in Brunei on July 28, 2011. On October 26, 2011, Pindad showed off an Indonesian-made version of
315-533: Is wholly owned by Renault Trucks and is based in Versailles , France. It trades on its 1975 acquisition of Berliet and claims to have over 30,000 vehicles in use around the world. 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 . In 2016, Volvo announced its intention of divesting Renault Trucks Defense, as part of
350-660: The FIA European Championship , running Renault Premium powered by 13-litre DXi13 engines. The Renault Trucks-MKR Technology team won in 2010. Also, the Uruguayan plant of cars owned by Nordex S.A. in Uruguay has made since 2004 the Renault Trucks models like Midlum series. 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
385-472: 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 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,
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#1733202039695420-464: The 25 Sabres used by French special forces from 2017 were given unsatisfactory results in road handling and stability, so they were returned back to Arquuus. All of them were retrofitted back on feedback. A Sherpa APC was on display at MILIPOL 2023 on November 15, 2023 in use with the BRI. The following variants are made by Renault Trucks Defense, and later by Arquus. Renault Trucks Renault Trucks
455-569: The Blainville-sur-Orne factory produced 26,000 large goods vehicles and the Annonay factory 1,777 buses/coaches. In 1965, Saviem acquired 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
490-521: The Dodge brand name for these models, albeit in combination with the Renault badge. In 1988 the company was subject to a Fire Brigades Union inquiry due to eight Dodge fire engines involved in crashes. Until 1992 the UK division was known as Renault Truck Industries, after which it then took the international Renault V.I. name. In Spain, however, where Renault already was recognized as a local automobile producer,
525-469: The Dodge trucks, which originally had been developed by the manufacturer Barreiros Diesel , were rebadged as Renaults and soon after replaced by French-designed models. In 1987, Renault Véhicules Industriels took over from its parent company Renault a 42% stake in the American manufacturer Mack Trucks which became a fully owned subsidiary of Renault Véhicules Industriels in 1990. In 1991, RVI purchased
560-625: The EDEX 2021 convention, it was announced that Arquus will collaborate with the Egyptian Ministry of Defence Vehicle Department – Engineering Industrial Complex. The chassis is provided by Arquus. On September 22, 2021, Arquus has offered to work with Romania in manufacturing the Sherpa Light under license under a proposal for greater French-Romanian defense cooperation. It was reported in SOFINS 2023 that
595-922: The Sherpa known as the Elang during a public exhibition event. Mack Defense unveiled the Mack Sherpa Light Scout for the first time at the 2014 Association of the United States Army AUSA Annual Meeting & Exposition (AUSA) event in Washington DC. In 2017, Mack promoted the Sherpa Special Forces variant at the Special Operations Forces Industry Conference in Tampa, Florida. In April 2014, Avibras has entered
630-600: The Sherpa, which led to the creation of the Sabre as its first Arquus-branded product when it was unveiled at the 2019 Special Forces at the Defense Exhibition (SOFINS) exhibit. Field tests were conducted with an MMP missile fired from the Sabre under the direction of the Direction Générale de l’Armement as of February 2021. On May 19, 2020, Arquus announced the successful production of the 1000th Sherpa Light vehicle. At
665-774: The TUPI to be assessed at the Brazilian Army Assessments Center (CAEx). Based on the Sherpa Light Scout chassis under cooperation between Avibras and Renault, it is meant to be marketed to the Brazilian Army for a new Wheeled Multirole Light Armored Vehicle under the Viatura Blindada Multitarefa - Leve de Rodas (VBMT - LR; Lightweight Wheeled Multirole Protected Vehicle) program against the Iveco LMV with
700-700: The brand Renault on its products was replaced by the brand Irisbus. In April 2000, Renault agreed to terms with Volvo to purchase its truck manufacturing business with Volvo in turn to relinquish its 15% shareholding in Renault and Renault buy a 20% shareholding in Volvo. The transaction which included Mack Trucks, but not Renault's stake in Irisbus, was completed on 2 January 2001. RVI was renamed Renault Trucks in 2002. In October 2010 Renault reduced its shareholding in Volvo to 5%. In December 2012, Renault sold its remaining shares in Volvo. The Renault Trucks Defense division
735-542: The brand name Dodge . PSA however sold them on to RVI in 1983, having itself little interest in the commercial vehicle market. The newly acquired operations in the UK had their origins in the commercial vehicle branch of the Rootes Group which originally carried the brand names Karrier and Commer . Some of the models built there were continued in production for several years by RVI in Dunstable , Bedfordshire, who also kept
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#1733202039695770-445: The company Saviem was formed as a subsidiary of their own commercial products with the manufacturers Somua and Latil . Lighter commercials kept on using the Renault name, however. From 1957 on, Saviem was also used as the brand name for the trucks and buses produced by the company. As a result of French industrial policy, in 1975 state-owned Renault also acquired the truck and bus manufacturer Berliet from Citroën (at that time
805-627: 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
840-474: 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 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
875-476: The leader by sales in France. During the early 1960s the company introduced a renovated JL heavy and medium duty trucks range with 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
910-422: The previous models. As part of Renault 's restructuring following privatisation in 1996, the heavy vehicles operations of bus and truck were divested. In 1999, the Renault and Karosa bus and coach operations were split off from Renault Véhicules Industriels and merged with Fiat- Iveco 's bus and coach operations to form the jointly owned subsidiary Irisbus . In 2003, Irisbus became a full subsidiary of Iveco and
945-480: 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 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
980-513: The selling of its Government Sales division. It manufactures a range of special vehicles aimed at the defense and security markets, including the Sherpa , VAB armoured personnel carrier, the AMC armoured multirole carrier and Kerax ranges. In 2006 Renault Trucks took over ACMAT , but the defence and security vehicle manufacturer retained its own name and identity. On 24 May 2018, Renault Trucks Defense
1015-683: 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
1050-539: 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 was merged with former rival Berliet to form Renault Véhicules Industriels . The company initially had various factories for vehicle production around France (mainly at
1085-478: 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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1120-530: 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 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
1155-577: Was officially certified by the Direction générale de l'armement on January 31, 2017. In Brazil, the TUPI lost a potential contract for the Brazilian Army's VBMT-LR program when the Brazilian Army announced on April 14, 2016 that the Iveco LMV will be selected as the new 4x4 vehicle, followed by another announcement on September 1, 2016 that 1,464 LMVs will be purchased instead. After RTD was rebranded as Arquus on May 24, 2018, research and development continued on
1190-438: Was renamed as Arquus . In 2023, Sparrow Recovery took delivery of the first 120 tonne Renault Truck C520 recovery vehicle currently operating in the UK. 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] ),
1225-738: Was the launch of the SM (Saviem-MAN) and JM truck ranges in France. Renault also introduced 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,
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