Samsung automations and weapons technology. It was announced to be sold to Hanwha Group in December 2014 and the take-over completed in June 2015. Samsung Thales Co., Ltd. (until 2001 known as Samsung Thomson-CSF Co., Ltd.) was a joint venture between Samsung Techwin and the France-based aerospace and defence company Thales. It was established in 1978 and is based in Seoul. Samsung's involvement was passed on to Hanwha Group as part of the Techwin transaction. Samsung Total was a 50:50 joint venture between Samsung and the France-based oil group Total S.A. (more specifically Samsung General Chemicals and Total Petrochemicals). Samsung's role
Renault Samsung Motors imported models introduced from 2017 onwards in South Korea kept Renault's diamond badge instead of being rebadged with the Renault Samsung logo. The advertising slogan of Renault Samsung Motors is "Discover the Difference" () and was introduced in 2009. According to the company, it refers to the distinct quality of its products. The company includes in its vehicles' designations numbers related to their sizes. Those numbers are 3, meaning compact or small vehicle, 5 and 6, mid-size vehicle, and 7, large vehicle. The designations also include the letters S and M, which stands for "Samsung Motors" and "Samsung Motor Sedan".