Editing Renault (section)

====Industrial Design Department====
In 1987, Renault named [[Patrick le Quément]] as chief designer<ref name="D2">{{cite web |url=http://www.lefigaro.fr/automobile/2009/04/10/03001-20090410ARTFIG00658-patrick-le-quement-quitte-renault-en-septembre-.php |title=Patrick le Quément quitte Renault en septembre |language=fr |trans-title=Patrick le Quément will leave Renault in September |work=Le Figaro |date=10 April 2009 |access-date=12 February 2013}}</ref> and created the Industrial Design Department to replace Renault Styling. The new division incorporated a new management system, with more technology and personnel. Renault gave it the same importance as Engineering and Product Planning, participating in product development.<ref name="D1" /><ref name="GC" />

Le Quément was responsible for bold designs such as the Mégane II and the Vel Satis,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.innovationexcellence.com/blog/2012/08/12/when-drawing-is-thinking-by-patrick-le-quement-renault-design-creator/ |title=When Drawing is Thinking by Patrick Le Quément, Renault Design creator |last=Bry |first=Nicolas |website=Innovationeexcellence.com |date=12 August 2012 |access-date=4 February 2013 |archive-date=6 September 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120906022804/http://www.innovationexcellence.com/blog/2012/08/12/when-drawing-is-thinking-by-patrick-le-quement-renault-design-creator/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> giving Renault a more coherent and stylish image.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Lewin |first1=Tony |last2=Borroff |first2=Ryan |title=How to design cars like a pro |year=2010 |publisher=Motorbooks |pages=55–56 |isbn=978-1-61060-989-0}}</ref> In 1995, Design and Quality were merged under le Quément's direction.<ref name="D1" /><ref name="D2" /> Later, the new department moved to [[Guyancourt]]'s Technocentre, which also became the base for Engineering and Product Planning. The group was organised in three sections: Automobile Design; Truck, LCV and Bus Design; and Concept Cars and Advanced Design. During the next years, satellite centres opened in Spain (1999), Paris (2000), South Korea (2003), Romania (2007), India (2007),<ref name="D1" /><ref name="GC" /> Brazil (2008)<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.dexigner.com/news/14524 |title=Renault Design America Latina | last = Ozler | first = Levent |publisher=Dexigner |date=22 April 2008 |access-date=4 October 2012}}</ref> and China (2019).<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.cardesignnews.com/renault-opens-new-shanghai-design-centre/38086.article |title=Renault opens new Shanghai design centre | last = Gooderham | first = Michael |work=Car Design News |date=18 April 2019 |access-date=19 July 2019}}</ref>

At the end of 2009, le Quément was replaced by [[Laurens van den Acker]],<ref name="D2" /> who introduced the "cycle of life" concept to Renault's design.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.renault.com/en/innovation/l-univers-du-design/pages/strategie-design-renault.aspx |title=Renault's design strategy |publisher=Renault |access-date=13 January 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140409034150/http://www.renault.com/en/innovation/l-univers-du-design/pages/strategie-design-renault.aspx |archive-date=9 April 2014 |url-status=dead}}</ref>