Private company

Berliet

French automobile manufacturer

Berliet was a French manufacturer of automobiles, buses, trucks and military vehicles among other vehicles based in Vénissieux, outside of Lyon, France. Founded in 1899, and apart from a five-year period from 1944 to 1949 when it was put into 'administration sequestre' it was in private ownership until 1967 when it then became part of Citroën, and subsequently acquired by Renault in 1974 and merged with Saviem into a new Renault Trucks company in 1978.2 From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 16, 2026.

Overview

1901Founded1

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The story

Founded by Marius Berliet in 1901.1

Leadership

Who has led Berliet, and when. Pick a name to see everywhere that person has worked.

Products and brands

  • bus
  • car
  • coach
  • military vehicle
  • truck

Listed on Wikidata.1

Subsidiaries and ownership

Parent company

Owners

From Wikidata.1

Acquisitions

  1. Succeeded by Renault Trucks1

Timeline

  1. 1978Dissolved Dissolved1
  2. 1975Acquired Acquired by Renault1
  3. 1901Founded Founded1

Sources

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