Automobiles Alpine

Société des Automobiles Alpine SAS
Company typeSubsidiary (société par actions simplifiée)
IndustryAutomotive
Founded22 June 1955; 69 years ago (1955-06-22)[note 1][1]
FounderJean Rédélé
HeadquartersDieppe, France
Key people
Philippe Krief (CEO of the Alpine company and business unit)[2]
ProductsAutomobiles
Production output
Increase 4,328 vehicles (2023)[3]
Number of employees
356 (2021)
ParentRenault Group
Divisions

Société des Automobiles Alpine SAS,[4] commonly known as Alpine (French pronunciation: [alpin(ə)]), is a French manufacturer of sports cars and racing cars established in 1955. The Alpine car marque was created in 1954.

Jean Rédélé, the founder of Alpine, was originally a Dieppe garage proprietor who began to achieve success in motorsport with one of the few French cars that were produced just after the Second World War, the Renault 4CV. The company has been closely related to Renault through its history, and was bought by it in 1973.[5]

The Alpine competition department merged into Renault Sport in 1976 and the production of Alpine-badged models ceased in 1995. The Alpine brand was relaunched with the 2017 introduction of the new Alpine A110. In January 2021, as part of a company revamp, Renault announced that Renault Sport was again merged into Alpine to form an Alpine business unit.

In 2024, Alpine started producing electric vehicles by rolling out the Alpine A290. As part of its global expansion, Alpine in 2023 announced plans to enter the North American market in 2027 with a mid-size electric crossover and a large electric SUV.


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  1. ^ Smith, Roy (2008). Alpine and Renault: The Development of the Revolutionary Turbo F1 Car 1968 to 1979. Veloce Publishing. pp. 18–23. ISBN 978-1-84584-177-5.
  2. ^ "Krief replaces Rossi as CEO of Renault's Alpine brand". Reuters. 20 July 2023. Retrieved 20 July 2023.
  3. ^ "Strong acceleration in sales in 2023 thanks to a strong and complementary brand strategy". Retrieved 17 January 2024.
  4. ^ "Alpine". Societes.com. Retrieved 25 February 2017.
  5. ^ "CONSTRUCTORS: ALPINE (AUTOMOBILES ALPINES)". Grandprix.com. Archived from the original on 28 April 2012. Retrieved 16 May 2012.