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Renault4CV

1947–1961 France passenger car 15 production years
Production1947–1961
Recorded originFrance
Classpassenger car
Background

The Renault 4CV is a car produced by the French company Renault from August 1947 through July 1961. It is a four-door economy car with its engine mounted in the rear and driving the rear wheels. It was the first French car to sell over a million units, and was superseded by the Dauphine.

Text adapted from “Renault 4CV” on Wikipedia ↗ · CC BY-SA 4.0 ↗ · retrieved 2026-07

Chronology ledger

Dates with their meaning intact

Production chronology1947–1961

Sourced production or model lifecycle range used by the main catalog timeline.

Wikipedia lead ↗15 years
Netherlands RDW first-admission observations1952–1961

First-admission years observed in Dutch vehicle registrations; this is market evidence, not a worldwide production range.

Netherlands RDW ↗10 years