Automoto was a French bicycle and motorcycle manufacturer founded in 1902, which joined with the

Peugeot Peugeot (, , ) is a French brand of automobiles owned by Stellantis. The family business that preceded the current Peugeot companies was founded in 1810, with a steel foundry that soon started making hand tools and kitchen equipment, and the ...

group in 1930 and was fully absorbed by 1962. Prior to

World War II World War II or the Second World War, often abbreviated as WWII or WW2, was a world war that lasted from 1939 to 1945. It involved the vast majority of the world's countries—including all of the great powers—forming two opposin ...

Automoto sourced engines from Chaise, Zurcher, J.A.P., and

Villers Villers may refer to: Places In France *Villers, Loire, in the Loire ''département'' *Villers, Vosges, in the Vosges ''département'' *Villers-Agron-Aiguizy, in the Aisne ''département'' *Villers-Allerand, in the Marne ''département'' *Viller ...

. Engines produced by Ateliers de Mécanique du Centre (AMC) were also used after 1945.

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Cycles Automoto: Setting the Standard
Defunct motorcycle manufacturers of France {{Motorcycle-stub