Renault

Article summary

Renault S.A., commonly referred to as Groupe Renault ( , ; , also known as the Renault Group in English), is a French multinational corporation and automobile manufacturer established in 1899. The company produces a range of cars and vans; it has previously manufactured trucks, tractors, tanks, buses/coaches, aircraft and aircraft engines, as well as autorail vehicles. Headquartered in Boulogne-Billancourt, a suburb of Paris, the Renault group is made up of the namesake Renault marque along with subsidiaries Alpine, Dacia from Romania, and Mobilize. It has been part of the Renault–Nissan–Mitsubishi Alliance (previously Renault–Nissan Alliance) since 1999. The French state and Nissan of Japan each own a 15% share of the company. Renault also has other subsidiaries such as RCI Banque (automotive financing), Renault Retail Group (automotive distribution), and Motrio (automotive parts). Renault has various joint ventures, including Horse Powertrain (engine development), Oyak-Renault (Turkish manufacturing), Renault Nissan Automotive India (Indian manufacturing), and Renault Korea (previously Renault Samsung Motors, South Korean manufacturing). Renault Trucks, previously known as Renault Industriels, has been part of the Volvo Group since 2001. Renault Agriculture became fully owned by German agricultural equipment manufacturer CLAAS in 2008.…

Key claims

1. date of death: 1909 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
2. date of death: 1944-10-24 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
3. date of establishment: 1899 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
4. date of establishment: 2008 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
5. date of establishment: 1969 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
6. date of establishment: 2004 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
7. date of foundation: 1899-02-25 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
8. date of foundation: 2021 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
9. employees: 6,500 employees — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
10. employees: 8,000 employees — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95

Discussion questions

1. Summarise the article in your own words. Which single claim would you verify first, and why?
2. The record states that the date of death is "1909". What evidence would count against this claim?
3. The record states that the date of death is "1944-10-24". What evidence would count against this claim?
4. The record states that the date of establishment is "1899". What evidence would count against this claim?
5. The record states that the date of establishment is "2008". What evidence would count against this claim?
6. The record states that the date of establishment is "1969". What evidence would count against this claim?
7. The record states that the date of establishment is "2004". What evidence would count against this claim?
8. The record states that the date of foundation is "1899-02-25". What evidence would count against this claim?
9. The record states that the date of foundation is "2021". What evidence would count against this claim?
10. The record states that the employees is "6,500 employees". What evidence would count against this claim?
11. The record states that the employees is "8,000 employees". What evidence would count against this claim?
12. Which claim in this article is most likely to be revised as the sources update? How would you check its current status?
13. If two sources disagreed about one of these facts, what would you need in order to trust one over the other?

Bibliography

1. Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1375199466