Production chronology1961–1994
Sourced production or model lifecycle range used by the main catalog timeline.
Wikipedia lead ↗34 years
← Renault
Renault / Model record
Renault4
Production1961–1994
Recorded originFrance
Classcommercial vehicle
Also known as4 de luxe
Built8,135,424 units
Background
The Renault 4, or R4 in short, is an economy car built by the French company Renault from 1961 to 1994. Although it was first marketed as a short estate or wagon, its minimal rear body length, and its top-hinged, single-piece tail-gate means that it is now recognised as the world's first mass-produced hatchback.
Text adapted from “Renault 4” on Wikipedia ↗ · CC BY-SA 4.0 ↗ · retrieved 2026-07
Chronology ledger
Dates with their meaning intact
Netherlands RDW first-admission observations1952–1993
First-admission years observed in Dutch vehicle registrations; this is market evidence, not a worldwide production range.
Netherlands RDW ↗42 years
EEA EU registration observations2025
EU passenger-car registration monitoring years; this is a market snapshot, not a worldwide production range.