Alpine

Alpine is a French manufacturer of racing and sports cars founded in 1955 by Jean Rédélé, a Dieppe garage proprietor who achieved success in motorsport with the Renault 4CV. The company has had a close relationship with Renault throughout its history and was acquired by Renault in 1973. The Alpine competition department merged into Renault Sport in 1976, and Alpine-badged models ceased production in 1995. The Alpine brand was relaunched in 2017 with the introduction of the new Alpine A110, and in 2021, Renault announced that Renault Sport was merged back into Alpine to form an Alpine business unit as part of a company revamp.

Alpine is a French manufacturer of racing and sports cars that was established in 1955 by Jean Rédélé, who gained success in motorsport with the Renault 4CV. He made modifications to the car, including special five-speed gearboxes and lightweight aluminum bodies. In 1954, he created the Alpine brand, named after his Coupe des Alpes successes, and produced a small coupe based on 4CV mechanicals called the Alpine A106. The A106 achieved a number of successes, and Alpine then developed a 2+2 closed coupe body for it, which became the Alpine A108. The A108 was built between 1958 and 1963 and featured the Dauphine Gordini 845 cc engine. Throughout its history, Alpine faced naming issues due to the Sunbeam Alpine sports coupe, which was introduced in England in the previous year. Renault bought the company in 1973, and the Alpine brand was relaunched with the 2017 introduction of the new Alpine A110.