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Current manufacturers

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Former manufacturers

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AAA AAA, Triple A, or Triple-A is a three-letter initialism or abbreviation which may refer to: Airports * Anaa Airport in French Polynesia (IATA airport code AAA) * Logan County Airport (Illinois) (FAA airport code AAA) Arts, entertainment, and me ...

(1919–1920) *

Able Able may refer to: * Able (1920 automobile), a small French cyclecar * Able (rocket stage), an upper stage for Vanguard, Atlas, and Thor rockets * Able (surname) * ABLE account, a savings plan for people with disabilities * Able UK, British ship ...

(1920–1927) * AC3 (1998–2002) *

Ader The Ader was a French automobile designed and built by Clément Ader, a pioneer in flight and telephone service. The Ader car was built in Levallois-Perret, Seine, by his Société Industrielle des Téléphones-Voitures Système Ader between 19 ...

(1900–1907) * AER (1930) * AEM(1920–1924) * Aérocaréne (1947) *

Ageron The Ageron was a French automobile manufactured in Lyon between 1910 and 1914. Most cars of this marque were friction drive one-, two-, or four-cylinder light cars Light or visible light is electromagnetic radiation that can be perceived ...

(1910–1914) * Ailloud (1898–1904) *

Ajams The Ajams was a French automobile, built in Neuilly by M. Ajams in 1920. A light cyclecar, it had a tubular frame in the "birdcage" style. Its engine was a 1093 cc water-cooled twin-cylinder 9 hp unit with a three-speed gearbox. It also had inde ...

(1920) *

Ajax Ajax may refer to: Greek mythology and tragedy * Ajax the Great, a Greek mythological hero, son of King Telamon and Periboea * Ajax the Lesser, a Greek mythological hero, son of Oileus, the king of Locris * ''Ajax'' (play), by the ancient Greek ...

(1913–1919) * AL (1907–1909) *

Alamagny Alamagny is a former France, French auto-maker. It is remembered because of a prototype vehicle that was exhibited at various venues in France during 1947 and 1948. Marcel Alamagny was an engineer who by 1947 had developed a curious prototype for ...

(1947–1948) *

Alba ''Alba'' ( , ) is the Scottish Gaelic name for Scotland. It is also, in English language historiography, used to refer to the polity of Picts and Scottish people, Scots united in the ninth century as the Kingdom of Alba, until it developed i ...

(1913–1928) * Albatros (1912) *

Alcyon The Alcyon was a French bicycle, automobile and motorcycle manufacturer between 1903 and 1954. Origins Alcyon originated from about 1890 when Edmond Gentil started the manufacture of bicycles in Neuilly, Seine. In 1902, this was complemented b ...

(1906–1929) * Alda (1912–1922) * Allard-Latour (1899–1902) *

Alliance An alliance is a relationship among people, groups, or states that have joined together for mutual benefit or to achieve some common purpose, whether or not explicit agreement has been worked out among them. Members of an alliance are called ...

(1905–1908) * Alphi (1929–1931) *

Alma Alma or ALMA may refer to: Arts and entertainment * ''Alma'' (film), a 2009 Spanish short animated film * ''Alma'' (Oswald de Andrade novel), 1922 * ''Alma'' (Le Clézio novel), 2017 * ''Alma'' (play), a 1996 drama by Joshua Sobol about Alma ...

(1926–1927) * Alva (1913–1923) * AM (1906–1915) *

Amédée Bollée Amédée-Ernest Bollée (11 January 1844 – 20 January 1917) was a French bellfounder and inventor who specialized in steam cars. After 1867 he was known as "Amédée père" to distinguish him from his similarly named son, Amédée-Ernest-M ...

(1885–1921) *

Amilcar The Amilcar was a French automobile manufactured from 1921 to 1940. History Foundation and location Amilcar was founded in July 1921 by Joseph Lamy and Emile Akar. The name "Amilcar" was an imperfect anagram of the partners' names. The b ...

(1921–1939) * Ampère (1906–1909) *

Anderson Electric The Anderson Electric was a fairly expensive French electric car with five speeds and Edison batteries; the car was only manufactured in 1912, and was shown at the Paris Salon The Salon (french: Salon), or rarely Paris Salon (French: ''Salon ...

(1912) * Andre Py (1899) *

Antoinette Antoinette is a given name, that is a diminutive feminine form of Antoine and Antonia (from Latin ''Antonius''). People with the name include: Nobles * Antoinette de Maignelais, Baroness of Villequier by marriage (1434–1474), mistress of Ch ...

(1906–1907) *

Arbel Arbel ( he, אַרְבֵּל) is a moshav in northern Israel. Located on Mount Arbel next to the Sea of Galilee near Tiberias, it falls under the jurisdiction of Lower Galilee Regional Council. In its population was . Arbel was established in ...

(1951–1959) also known as Loubiére, Loubiéres, , -Arbel, or -Paris * Ardent (1900–1901) * Ardex (1934–c.1937; 1952–1955) *

Ariane Ariane may refer to: *Ariana (name), also Ariane, Arianne Arts * ''Ariane'' (Martinů), an opera by Bohuslav Martinů, first performed 1961 * ''Ariane'' (Massenet), an opera by Jules Massenet, first performed 1906 * ''Ariane'' (film), a 1931 ...

(1907) *

Ariès The Ariès was a French automobile manufactured by La Société des Automobile Ariès in Asnières-sur-Seine. The firm was founded in 1902 by Baron Charles Petiet. The decision to end production was taken in 1937. Around 20,000 vehicles were pr ...

(1903–1938) *

Arista Arista may refer to: Organizations *Arista Networks, a software defined networking company *Arista Records, an American record label, division of Sony Music **Arista Nashville, a record label specializing in country music *Arista (honor society) ...

(1912–1915) *

(1952–1967) *

Arola Arola is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Verbano-Cusio-Ossola in the Italian region Piedmont, located about northeast of Turin and about southwest of Verbania. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 284 and an area of .All ...

(1976–1983) * Arzac (1926–1927) * AS (1924–1928) *

ASS Ass most commonly refers to: * Buttocks (in informal American English) * Donkey or ass, ''Equus africanus asinus'' **any other member of the subgenus ''Asinus'' Ass or ASS may also refer to: Art and entertainment * ''Ass'' (album), 1973 albu ...

(1919–1920) *

Astatic The Astatic was a French cyclecar manufactured from 1920 to 1922 by Automobiles Astatic, Saint-Ouen, Seine, France. Built at Saint-Ouen, the car was an attempt to market a vehicle with independent suspension Independent suspension is any auto ...

(1920–1922) *

Aster Aster or ASTER may refer to: Biology * ''Aster'' (genus), a genus of flowering plants ** List of ''Aster'' synonyms, other genera formerly included in ''Aster'' and still called asters in English * Aster (cell biology), a cellular structure shap ...

(1900–1910) * Astra (1922) * Astresse (1898) * Ateliers d’Automobiles et d’Aviation (AAA) (1919–1920) *

Ateliers de Construction Mecanique l'Aster L'Aster, Aster, Ateliers de Construction Mecanique l'Aster, was a French manufacturer of automobiles and the leading supplier of engines to other manufacturers from the late 1890s until circa 1910/12. Although primarily known as an engine mass ...

(1890s–1912) * Atla (1957–1959) *

Atlas An atlas is a collection of maps; it is typically a bundle of maps of Earth or of a region of Earth. Atlases have traditionally been bound into book form, but today many atlases are in multimedia formats. In addition to presenting geographic ...

(1951) *

Audibert & Lavirotte The Audibert & Lavirotte was a French automobile, manufactured in Lyon from 1894 to 1901. The company, the oldest maker of automobiles in the city, was set up by Maurice Audibert and Emile Lavirotte built cars that were generally similar to the ...

(1894–1901) *

Auge In Greek mythology, Auge (; Ancient Greek: Αὐγή 'sunbeam, daylight, dawn') was the daughter of Aleus the king of Tegea in Arcadia, and the virgin priestess of Athena Alea. She was also the mother of the hero Telephus by Heracles. Auge had ...

(1898–c.1901) * Austral (1907) * Autobleu (1953–1957) *

Automoto Automoto was a French bicycle and motorcycle manufacturer founded in 1902, which joined with the Peugeot group in 1930 and was fully absorbed by 1962. Prior to World War II Automoto sourced engines from Chaise, Zurcher, J.A.P. JA Prestwich ...

(1901–1907) *

Avions Voisin Avions Voisin was a French luxury automobile brand established by Gabriel Voisin in 1919 which traded until 1939. History Gabriel B. Voisin was an aviation pioneer and manufacturer who in 1919 started producing cars using Knight-type sl ...

(1905–1946) * Avolette (1955–1959)

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Ballot A ballot is a device used to cast votes in an election and may be found as a piece of paper or a small ball used in secret voting. It was originally a small ball (see blackballing) used to record decisions made by voters in Italy around the 16t ...

(1921–1932) * Barré (1899–1930) *

Beck Beck David Hansen (born Bek David Campbell; July 8, 1970) is an American musician, singer, songwriter, and record producer. He rose to fame in the early 1990s with his Experimental music, experimental and Lo-fi music, lo-fi style, and became ...

(1920–1922) *

Bédélia image:Bédélia, Bj 1910 - 1975-08-16.jpg, Bédélia from 1910 in 1975 at the Nürburgring Bédélia (in English usually written as ''Bedelia'') was the archetype of the French cyclecars. This automobile was manufactured by the Bourbeau et Devau ...

(1910–1925) *

Bellanger Bellanger is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Florian Bellanger (born 1968), French pastry chef *Pierre Bellanger (born 1958), Founder and CEO of Skyrock See also * Bélanger *Pont-Bellanger Pont-Bellanger () is a Communes ...

(1912–1925) *

Bel Motors The Société Bel Motors was a French microcar (automobile) manufacturer established at Les Sables-d'Olonne in 1976 by Jean Bellier.Linz, Schrader: ''Die Internationale Automobil-Enzyklopädie.'' The cars used the name Véloto which reflected ...

(1976–1980) *

Benjamin Benjamin ( he, ''Bīnyāmīn''; "Son of (the) right") blue letter bible: https://www.blueletterbible.org/lexicon/h3225/kjv/wlc/0-1/ H3225 - yāmîn - Strong's Hebrew Lexicon (kjv) was the last of the two sons of Jacob and Rachel (Jacob's thir ...

(1921–1931) *

Berliet 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 'ad ...

(1895–1939) * Bernardet (1946–1950) *

Bignan Bignan (; br, Begnen) is a Communes of France, commune in the Morbihan Departments of France, department in Brittany (administrative region), Brittany in northwestern France. Location The town is based on the Landes de Lanvaux. Bignan is locate ...

(1918–1930) * Blériot (1921–1922) * BNC (1923–1931) * Boitel (1946–1949) *

Bolide A bolide is normally taken to mean an exceptionally bright meteor, but the term is subject to more than one definition, according to context. It may refer to any large crater-forming body, or to one that explodes in the atmosphere. It can be a ...

(1899–1907) *

Bonnet A Bonnet is a variety of headgear, hat or cap Specific types of headgear referred to as "bonnets" may include Scottish * Blue bonnet, a distinctive woollen cap worn by men in Scotland from the 15th-18th centuries And its derivations: **Feath ...

(1961–1964) * Borderel-Cail * Bouquet, Garcin & Schivre/BGS (1899–1906) *

Brasier Brasier was a French automobile manufacturer, based in the Paris conurbation, and active between 1905 and 1930. The firm began as Richard-Brasier in 1902, and became known as Chaigneau-Brasier in 1926. __TOC__ Origins Charles-Henri Brasier wo ...

(1905–1926) * Brouhot (1898–1911) *

Bucciali The Bucciali was a French automobile manufactured from 1922 until 1933. Built by the brothers Angelo and Paul-Albert Bucciali, the company's first vehicle, produced at Courbevoie, was a cyclecar, sold under the name Buc. Initial offerings were ...

(1922–1933) *

Buchet Buchet () was a French motorcycle and automobile manufacturer between 1911 and 1930. Origins Société Buchet was founded in 1888 at Levallois-Perret as a producer of lamps. In 1899 Élie-Victor Buchet began to manufacture engines for auto-mak ...

(1910–1930) *

Bugatti Automobiles Ettore Bugatti was a German then French manufacturer of high-performance automobiles. The company was founded in 1909 in the then-German city of Molsheim, Alsace, by the Italian-born industrial designer Ettore Bugatti. The cars w ...

(1909–1963) * Butterosi (1919–1924)

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* Cambier (1897–c.1905) * Castoldi (1900) *

Cedre Cedre SARL (until 1979 registered as Société Seve-Cedre) was a French manufacturer of small cars, powered by electricity and fueled using Lead–acid battery, batteries.Georgano: ''The Beaulieu Encyclopedia of the Automobile.'' The business w ...

(1975–1987) * CD (1962–1965) * CG (Chappe et Gessalin) (1966–1974) * CGV (Charron, Girardot et Voigt) (1901–1906) * Chaigneau-Brasier (1926–1930) * Chainless (1900–1903) * Charlon (1905–1906) * Charron (1907–1930) *

Chenard-Walcker Chenard-Walcker, also known as Chenard & Walcker, was a French automobile and commercial vehicle manufacturer from 1898 to 1946. Chenard-Walcker then designed and manufactured trucks marketed via Peugeot sales channels until the 1970s. The facto ...

(1900–1946) *

CHS CHS may refer to: Businesses and organizations Healthcare bodies * Canadian Hemophilia Society, a non-profit * Center for Healthy Sex, a therapy center in Los Angeles, U.S. * Community Health Systems, an American hospital network Other businesses ...

(1945–1946) * Claveau (1923–1956) *

Clément-Bayard Clément-Bayard, Bayard-Clément, was a French manufacturer of automobiles, aeroplanes and airships founded in 1903 by entrepreneur Gustave Adolphe Clément. Clément obtained consent from the Conseil d'Etat to change his name to that of his b ...

(1903–1922) *

Coadou et Fleury The Coadou et Fleury was a French automobile manufactured only in 1921. Made in Paris, it was a small cyclecar featuring a monocoque body and a sidevalve engine; this last was built by Ruby A ruby is a pinkish red to blood-red colored gem ...

(1921–c.1935) * Cochotte (1899) *

Cognet de Seynes The Cognet de Seynes/C de S was a French automobile manufactured in Lyon from 1912 or 1913 until 1926. The company was formed by financial backer Edouard de Seynes (1881–1957) and engineer Victor Cognet. The partners Edouard de Seynes was jus ...

(1912–1926) * Cohendet (1898–1914) *

Colda The Colda was a French automobile manufactured from 1921 until 1922. The company was based in Paris; the cars were built with an 1847cc four-cylinder engine produced by Sergant. References David Burgess Wise David Burgess-Wise is a motoring aut ...

(1921–1922) * Constantinesco (1926–1928) *

Corre Corre () is a commune in the Haute-Saône department in the region of Bourgogne-Franche-Comté in eastern France. Geography The Côney flows southward through the middle of the commune, crosses the village, then flows into the Saône, which form ...

(1901–1907) * Cottereau (1898–1910) * Cottin & Desgouttes (1905–1931) *

Cournil Bernard Cournil was a French vehicle maker who progressed from improving other people’s vehicles to manufacturing his own during the late 1950s. Rights to manufacture his design were subsequently held by a succession of businesses in Portugal aft ...

(1960–1984) * Couteret (1907) *

Couverchel The Couverchel was a French Car, automobile manufactured from 1905 to 1907. The firm offered cars ranging from 12/16 hp to a 40/50 hp six. The company moved to Boulogne-sur-Seine from Neuilly in 1906, prompting a change in its name to C.V ...

(1905–1907) * Créanche (1899–1906) * Crespelle (1906–1923) *

Croissant A croissant is a buttery, flaky, Austrian viennoiserie pastry inspired by the shape of the Austrian kipferl but using the French yeast-leavened laminated dough. Croissants are named for their historical crescent shape, the dough is layered wi ...

(1920–1922) * Culmen (c.1909)

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Dalifol The Dalifol was a French automobile manufactured only in 1896. It was a horizontal-engined gas-driven car built by a firm best known for producing steam motorcycles. See also *Dalifol & Thomas, manufactured from 1896 until 1898 References

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(1896) *

Dalifol & Thomas The Dalifoil & Thomas was a French automobile manufactured from 1896 until 1898. A voiturette built in the Dulac factory in Montreuil-sous-Bois, it was powered by two separate De Dion engines. In 1899 the company introduced a motor tricycle with ...

(1896–1898) * Damaizin & Pujos (1910) *

Dangel Automobiles Dangel is a French specialist automobile company based in Sentheim, Alsace. It has produced 4x4 versions of Citroën and Peugeot vehicles since 1980. Its first conversion was the Peugeot 504 and since then Dangel has converted over 22 ...

(1968–1971) *

Danvignes The Danvignes was a French automobile manufactured in Paris from 1937 until 1939. A small sports car, it was built by a motorcycle A motorcycle (motorbike, bike, or trike (if three-wheeled)) is a two or three-wheeled motor vehicle steered ...

(1937–1939) *

Darl'mat Émile Darl'mat (1892–1970) was the creator and owner of a Peugeot distributor with a car body business established at the rue de l'Université in Paris in 1923. In the 1930s the firm gained prominence as a low volume manufacturer of Peugeot-b ...

(1936–1950) * Darmont (1921–1939) *

Darracq A Darracq and Company Limited owned a French manufacturer of motor vehicles and aero engines in Suresnes, near Paris. The French enterprise, known at first as A. Darracq et Cie, was founded in 1896 by Alexandre Darracq after he sold his Gladi ...

(1896–1920) *

Le Dauphin Le Dauphin was a French auto maker established in the 3rd arrondissement of Paris by André L. Dauphin. The company first presented a small two-seater cyclecar in the spring of 1941; production ended in 1942. The car was an open-roof cyclecar wit ...

(1941–1942) * David & Bourgeois (1898) * DB (1938–1961) *

De Bazelaire De Bazelaire was a French car maker founded in 1907 by Fernand de Bazelaire. History The plant established at Rue Gager-Gabillot in Paris (15e), produced more than thirty models from 1907 to 1928. The cars were intended for racing, but were built ...

(1908–1928) * De Cezac (1922–1927) *

De Dietrich The history of the de Dietrich family has been linked to that of France and of Europe for over three centuries. To this day, the company that bears the family name continues to play a major role in the economic life of Alsace. De Dietrich is a h ...

(1897–1905) *

De Dion-Bouton De Dion-Bouton was a French automobile manufacturer and railcar manufacturer operating from 1883 to 1953. The company was founded by the Marquis Jules-Albert de Dion, Georges Bouton, and Bouton's brother-in-law Charles Trépardoux. Steam cars T ...

(1883–1932) * De Marcay (1920–1922) *

De Riancey The De Riancey was a French automobile manufactured from 1898 until around 1901. A front-wheel-drive voiturette, it used an air-cooled flat-twin engine An engine or motor is a machine designed to convert one or more forms of energy into mechan ...

(1898–c.1901) * De Sanzy (1924) *

Decauville Decauville () was a manufacturing company which was founded by Paul Decauville (1846–1922), a French pioneer in industrial railways. Decauville's major innovation was the use of ready-made sections of light, narrow gauge track fastened to steel ...

(1898–1910) * Deguingand (1927–1930) * Deho (1946–1948) *

Delage Delage was a French luxury automobile and racecar company founded in 1905 by Louis Delâge in Levallois-Perret near Paris; it was acquired by Delahaye in 1935 and ceased operation in 1953. On 7 November 2019, the association "Les Amis de Dela ...

(1905–1953) *

Delahaye Delahaye was a family-owned automobile manufacturing company, founded by Émile Delahaye in 1894 in Tours, France. Manufacturing was moved to Paris following incorporation with two unrelated brothers-in-law as equal partners in 1898. The compa ...

(1895–1954) * Delaugère et Clayette (1864–1934) *

Delamare-Deboutteville Delamare-Deboutteville was among the earliest designs of car, driven by an internal combustion engine. It was developed in France by Édouard Delamare-Deboutteville and patented in 1884, but did not achieve commercial success. Development Édoua ...

(1883–1887) * Delaugère (1898–1926) *

Delaunay-Belleville Automobiles Delaunay-Belleville was a French luxury automobile manufacturer at Saint-Denis, France, north of Paris. At the beginning of the 20th century they were among the most prestigious cars produced in the world, and perhaps the most de ...

(1904–1948) * Delfosse (1922–1926) * Demeester (1906–1914) *

De Boisse The De Boisse (possibly a.k.a. Denis de Boisse), was a French automobile manufactured from 1901 until 1904 by Jacques de Boisse in Paris. Company The company was based in Paris,Harald H. Linz, Halwart Schrader : The International Automobile Encycl ...

(1901–1904) *

Derby Derby ( ) is a city and unitary authority area in Derbyshire, England. It lies on the banks of the River Derwent in the south of Derbyshire, which is in the East Midlands Region. It was traditionally the county town of Derbyshire. Derby gai ...

(1921–1936) *

Desmoulins Lucie-Simplice-Camille-Benoît Desmoulins (; 2 March 17605 April 1794) was a French journalist and politician who played an important role in the French Revolution. Desmoulins was tried and executed alongside Georges Danton when the Committee o ...

(1920–1923) * Dewald (1902–1926) * Dinin Alfred 1904 * DFP (1906–1926) *

Diederichs Diederichs is a German surname. Notable people with the surname include: *Eugen Diederichs (1867–1930), German publisher * Georg Diederichs (1900–1983), German politician * Klaus Diederichs, English banker *Nico Diederichs (1903–1978), South ...

(1912–1914) *

Dolo Dolo is a town and ''comune'' in the Metropolitan City of Venice, Veneto, Italy. It is connected by the SP26 provincial road and is one of the towns of the Riviera del Brenta. The growth of the town of Dolo is due to the gradual downsizing of th ...

(1947–1948) *

Donnet Donnet was a French manufacturing company of the early twentieth century. Founded as ''Société des Établissements Donnet-Denhaut'' by Jérôme Donnet (formerly of Donnet-Lévêque) and François Denhaut at Neuilly-sur-Seine in 1914, the firm ...

(1928–1936) * Donnet-Zedel (1924–1928) * Dumas (1902–1903) * Dumont (1912–1913) * Duport (1977–1994) * D’Yrsan (1923–1930)

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* E.H.P. (1921–1929) *

Electricar The Electricar was a French electric car manufactured from 1920 to 1921. An city car, urban car, it used a ½horsepower, hp electric engine manufactured by a M. Couaillet of Paris. It was a single-seat three-wheeler with a single front wheel. Ref ...

(1919–1924) *

Elfe The Elfe was a French automobile, manufactured in Lavallois, Paris, from 1919 until about 1925 by Ateliers Defrance Freres. The company was founded by M. Eugene Mauve, who was also the instigator of the Bol d'Or race for cyclecars and latterly ...

(1920–1925) * Elgé (1868–1942) * Elysée (1921–1925) *

Enders Enders or Ender's may refer to: Literature and film * ''Ender's Game'' (series), a series of science fiction books by Orson Scott Card, also known as the Ender saga ** ''Ender's Game'', a 1985 military science fiction novel ** ''Ender's Shadow'' ...

(1911–1923) * Esculape (1899) *

Eudelin The Eudelin was a French automobile manufactured from around 1905 until 1908. The product of a Parisian builder, it came in 14/16 hp and 25/40 four-cylinder models. The company also produced an opposed-piston engine An engine or motor is ...

(c.1905–1908) *

Eureka Eureka (often abbreviated as E!, or Σ!) is an intergovernmental organisation for research and development funding and coordination. Eureka is an open platform for international cooperation in innovation. Organisations and companies applying th ...

(1906–1909)

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Facel Vega Facel S.A. was a French manufacturer of pressed steel automobile components, later complete automobiles of their own design. To intensify its World War II war effort, French subcontracting company for military aeronautics Bronzavia created a s ...

(1954–1964) * FAL (1907) *

Farman Farman Aviation Works (french: Avions Farman) was a French aircraft company founded and run by the brothers Richard, Henri, and Maurice Farman. They designed and constructed aircraft and engines from 1908 until 1936; during the French national ...

(1919–1931) * Favier (c.1925–1930) * FL (1909–1914) *

Ford SAF Ford France (formerly, Ford SAF, Ford Société Anonyme Française) is the French subsidiary of the American automaker Ford Motor Company, which existed under various names between 1916 and 1954, when Ford sold the manufacturing business to Simca ...

(1916–1954) * Fonlupt (1920–1922) * Fouillaron (1900–1914) * Fournier (1913–1924)

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* Galy (1954–1957) *

Galba Galba (; born Servius Sulpicius Galba; 24 December 3 BC – 15 January AD 69) was the sixth Roman emperor, ruling from AD 68 to 69. After his adoption by his stepmother, and before becoming emperor, he was known as Livius Ocella Sulpicius Ga ...

(1929–1930) *

Gardner-Serpollet Gardner-Serpollet was a French manufacturer of steam-powered cars in the early 20th century. Léon Serpollet is credited with inventing and perfecting the flash boiler in the late 1800s.Gautier–Wehrlé (1894–1900) *

Georges Irat The Georges Irat was a French automobile manufactured by engine builder Georges Irat from 1921 to 1953. Between two World Wars The company's first product was an ohv 1990cc four-cylinder car designed by Maurice Gaultier who had been with Delage ...

(1921–1953) *

Georges Richard Georges Richard (1863–1922) was a French racing driver and automobile industry pioneer. His first automobile manufacturing business, "Société des Anciens Établissements Georges Richard", was founded in the North-Paris suburb of " Ivry-Port" ...

(1897–1902) * Georges Roy (1906–1929) * Gillet-Forest (1900–1907) *

Gladiator A gladiator ( la, gladiator, "swordsman", from , "sword") was an armed combatant who entertained audiences in the Roman Republic and Roman Empire in violent confrontations with other gladiators, wild animals, and condemned criminals. Some gla ...

(1896–1920) *

Gobron-Brillié Gobron-Brillié was an early French automobile manufactured from 1898 to 1930.P. Roberts (1973). ''A Picture History of the Automobile'', Ward Lock Ltd, London, UK. The original company, ''Societé des Moteurs Gobron-Brillié'', was founded by t ...

(1898–1930) *

Gordini Gordini () is a division of Renault Sport Technologies (Renault Sport). In the past, it was a sports car manufacturer and performance tuner, established in 1946 by Amédée Gordini (1899–1979), nicknamed "Le Sorcier" (The Sorcerer). Gordini be ...

(1951–1957) * Goujon (1896–1901) * GRAC (1964–1974) * Gregoire (1904–1924) * Grillet (Company name. Cars sold under the name "Ryjan") (1920–1926) * Grivel (1897) *

Guerraz The Guerraz was a French automobile manufactured only in 1902. A voiturette, it featured C-spring rear suspension and a 1357 cc Bolide engine A bolide is normally taken to mean an exceptionally bright meteor, but the term is subject to more t ...

(1901) *

Guerry et Bourguignon The Guerry et Bourguignon was a French automobile built only in 1907 by a cycle company from Paris. It was described as a "tri-voiturette A voiturette is a miniature automobile. History ''Voiturette'' was first registered by Léon Bollée in ...

(1907) * Guyot Spéciale (1925–1931)

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Hanzer Hanzer Frères, Hanzer, was a French manufacturer of automobiles. The Petit-Ivry company of Ivry-sur-Seine began building automobiles in 1899. Production ended in 1903.Harald H. Linz, Halwart Schrader : The International Automobile Encyclopedia. ...

(1899–1903) * Hautier (1899–1905) * Hédéa (1912–24) *

Heinis The Heinis was a French automobile manufactured in Neuilly from 1925 until 1930. The brainchild of one M. Heinis, the cars were offered with various engine An engine or motor is a machine designed to convert one or more forms of energy into ...

(1925–1930) *

Helbé The Helbé was a French automobile manufactured from 1905 until 1907; it received its name, a version of "LB", from the initials of its builder, Levêcque and Bodenreider. It was an assembled light car, powered by De Dion engine An engine or ...

(1905–1907) * Henou (1923) * Henry Bauchet (1903) *

Henry-Dubray The Henry-Dubray was a French automobile manufactured only in 1901. A product of Paris, the 5 cv three-seater voiturette A voiturette is a miniature automobile. History ''Voiturette'' was first registered by Léon Bollée in 1895 to name his ...

(1901) * Hérald (1901–1906) *

Hinstin The Hinstin was a French automobile manufactured from 1921 until 1926. Built both by a M. Hinstin in the Paquis works at Mézières and by Guilick in Maubeuge, they were light cyclecars with 1099 cc CIME and 1094 cc Ruby engine An engine ...

(1921–1926) *

Hispano-Suiza Hispano-Suiza () is a Spanish automotive–engineering company. It was founded in 1904 by Marc Birkigt and Damian Mateu as an automobile manufacturer and eventually had several factories in Spain and France that produced luxury cars, aircraft en ...

(1911–1938) * Hommell (1994–2003) * Hotchkiss (1903–1955) * Hrubon (1980–1988) *

Hurtu Hurtu was a pioneering French car made by Diligeon et Cie based in Albert, Somme from 1896 to 1930. As well as cars, the company also made sewing machines and bicycles. The company was founded in 1880 as Hurtu, Hautin et Diligeon as a maker of s ...

(1896–1930)

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* Inaltera (1976–1978) * Induco (1921–1924) *

Inter Inter may refer to: Association football clubs * Inter Milan, an Italian club * SC Internacional, a Brazilian club * Inter Miami CF, an American club * FC Inter Sibiu, a Romanian club * FC Inter Turku, a Finnish club * FK Inter Bratislava, a forme ...

(1953–1956)

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J-P Wimille The J-P Wimille was a French automobile manufactured from 1946 until 1950. Powered by a rear-mounted 22 hp Ford V-8, it was an aerodynamic saloon designed by racing driver Jean-Pierre Wimille Jean-Pierre Wimille (26 February 1908 – 28 ...

(1948–1949) * Jack Sport (1925–1930) *

Janémian The Janémian was a French automobile manufactured from 1920 until 1923. Built by a M. Janémian in Bièvres, Essonne Bièvres () is a commune in the Essonne department and Île-de-France region of north-central France. The commune derives i ...

(1920–1923) *

Janoir The Janoir was a French motorcycle manufactured from 1919 until 1922 in Saint-Ouen. The few that were made were 965 cc flat twins. Born in Lugny (Saone-et-Loire) in 1883, Louis Janoir gets his plane pilot's licence in 1911. This engineer joins an ...

(1921–1922) * Janvier (1903–1904) * Jean-Bart (1907) *

Jean Gras The Jean Gras was a small scale French automobile manufactured by a concern based in Issy-les-Moulineaux, Paris from 1924 until 1927. The company showed two cars at the Paris 1924 Salon, the Type A had a 1494 cc overhead camshaft engine and ...

(1924–1927) *

Jeantaud The Jeantaud was a make of French automobile manufactured in Paris from 1893 until 1907. It was the brainchild of Charles Jeantaud, a coachbuilder who built his first electric carriage in 1881. Among the vehicles he constructed was the firs ...

(1893–1906) *

JG Sport The JG Sport was a French automobile manufactured from 1922 until 1923. A cyclecar built by one M. Janvier, it had a 970 cc Ruby engine and chain drive. External Links

* David Burgess Wise, ''The New Illustrated Encyclopedia of Automobile ...

(1922–1923) * Jidé (1969–1974; 1977–1981) *

Jouffret The Jouffret was a French automobile manufactured between 1920 and 1926. Built by Léon Demeester, first in Suresnes and then in Colombes they were sometimes marketed under his own name. They used 1172 cc and 1616 cc ohv engines from S.C.A.P. and ...

(1920–1926) * Jousset (1924–1928) *

Jouvie The Jouvie was a French automobile manufactured from 1913 to 1914. A JAP-engined cyclecar, it was a product of Paris Paris () is the capital and most populous city of France, with an estimated population of 2,165,423 residents in 2019 in ...

(1913–1914) *

Julien Julien may refer to: People * Julien (given name) * Julien (surname) Music * Julien (opera), ''Julien'' (opera), a 1913 poème lyrique by Gustave Charpentier * Julien (album), ''Julien'' (album), by Dalida, 1973 * Julien (song), "Julien" (so ...

(1946–1949) * Juzan (1897)

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* Kevah (1920–1924) * Koch (1898–1901) *

Korn et Latil The Korn et Latil was a French automobile manufactured from 1901 until 1902. The Korn et Latil Company of Marseille formed in 1898 produced a front wheel drive voiturette with a 3½ hp Aster engine. It was designed by Georges Latil, who later becam ...

(1901–1902) * Kriéger (1897–1908) * KVS (1976–c.1984)

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La Buire LA most frequently refers to Los Angeles, the second largest city in the United States. La, LA, or L.A. may also refer to: Arts and entertainment Music * La (musical note), or A, the sixth note * "L.A.", a song by Elliott Smith on ''Figure ...

(1904–1930) *

La Confortable The La Confortable was a French cyclecar produced around 1920. The car was quite small, with a single-cylinder two-stroke engine An engine or motor is a machine designed to convert one or more forms of energy into mechanical energy. Avail ...

(c.1920) *

Lacoste & Battmann Lacoste & Battmann, Lacoste et Battmann, was a French manufacturer of automobiles, based in Paris, from 1897 until 1913.Harald H. Linz, Halwart Schrader : The International Automobile Encyclopedia . United Soft Media Verlag, Munich 2008, George ...

(1897–1910) * Lafitte (1923–1924) *

Lahaussois The Lahaussois was a French automobile manufactured only in 1907. The company, headquartered in Paris Paris () is the Capital city, capital and List of communes in France with over 20,000 inhabitants, most populous city of France, with an e ...

(1907) * Landulet (2014) * La Licorne (1907–1950) * L'Alkolumine (1899) * La Lorraine (1899–1902) *

Lambert Lambert may refer to People *Lambert (name), a given name and surname * Lambert, Bishop of Ostia (c. 1036–1130), became Pope Honorius II *Lambert, Margrave of Tuscany ( fl. 929–931), also count and duke of Lucca *Lambert (pianist), stage-name ...

(1926–1953) *

La Nef La Nef (French: The Nave (of a ship or church or a medieval boat) is a French-Canadian early music performance group founded in Quebec in 1991. The founding members were Sylvain Bergeron, the guitar and musical director; and Claire Gignac, the co ...

(c.1901–1914) * La Perle (1913–1927) * La Ponette (1909–1925) *

La Radieuse The was a French Car, automobile manufactured only in 1907. A voiturette built at Bayeux by one M. E. Marie, it was shown at the 1907 Paris Motor Show, Paris Salon. References

* Defunct motor vehicle manufacturers of France, Radieuse, La Cars ...

(1907) *

L'Ardennais The L'Ardennais was a French automobile manufactured in Rethel (Ardennes) from 1901 to around 1903. The voiturette featured interchangeable water-cooled, water- and air-cooled cylinders for summer or winter use. Defunct motor vehicle manufacturer ...

(1901–c.1903) * La Roulette (1912–1914) * La Va Bon Train (1904–1914) * Lavie (c.1904) * Le Blon (1898) * Le Cabri (1924–1925) *

Le Favori The Le Favori was a French automobile manufactured in Paris from 1921 until 1923. A small three-wheeled cyclecar A cyclecar was a type of small, lightweight and inexpensive car manufactured in Europe and the United States between 1910 and th ...

(1921–1924) *

Léon Bollée Léon Bollée (1 April 1870 – 16 December 1913) was a French automobile manufacturer and inventor. Life Bollée's family were well known bellfounders and his father, Amédée Bollée (1844–1917), was the major pioneer in the automobile i ...

(1896–1931) * Le Piaf (1951–1952) *

Le Pratic The was a French automobile manufactured only in 1908. A product of Paris Paris () is the Capital city, capital and List of communes in France with over 20,000 inhabitants, most populous city of France, with an estimated population of 2,165 ...

(1908) *

Le Roitelet The Le Roitelet was a French automobile manufactured in Paris from 1921 to 1924. A front wheel drive cyclecar A cyclecar was a type of small, lightweight and inexpensive car manufactured in Europe and the United States between 1910 and the ea ...

(1921–1924) * Leyat (1919–1927) *

Le Zèbre Le Zèbre was a French make of car built between 1909 and 1931 in Puteaux, Seine. The company was founded by Jules Salomon and Georges Richard with finance from Jacques Bizet, son of Georges Bizet the composer. History Julius Salomon was a ...

(1909–1931) * Linon (1900–1914) *

Lion-Peugeot Lion-Peugeot is a formerly independent French auto-maker. It is the name under which in 1906 Robert Peugeot and his two brothers, independently of the established Peugeot car business, began to produce automobiles at Beaulieu near Valentigney. ...

(1905–1915) * Lombard (1927–1929) *

Lorraine-Dietrich Lorraine-Dietrich was a French automobile and aircraft engine manufacturer from 1896 until 1935, created when railway locomotive manufacturer ''Société Lorraine des Anciens Etablissements de Dietrich et Cie de Lunéville'' (known as ''De Dietri ...

(1905–1934) * Louis Chenard (1920–1932) *

Luc Court The was a French Car, automobile manufactured in Lyon from 1899 until 1936. Early models had a distinctive "demountable chassis". Designed by one Lacoin, the front part of the chassis could be removed from the Coachwork, bodywork and rear wheel ...

(1899–1936) * Lufbery (1898–c.1902) * Lurquin-Coudert (1907–1914) * Lutier (1907) *

Luxior The Luxior was a French automobile manufactured from 1912 until 1914. A four-cylinder from Vincennes, it had a 1779 cc engine and was one of the first light cars to be offered as a saloon. In 1912 the company also produced a 1767 cc mod ...

(1912–1914)

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* Madoz (1921) * Maillard (1900–c.1903) *

Maison Parisienne Maison (French for "house") may refer to: People * Edna Maison (1892–1946), American silent-film actress * Jérémy Maison (born 1993), French cyclist * Leonard Maison, New York state senator 1834–1837 * Nicolas Joseph Maison (1771–1840), Ma ...

(1897–c.1898) * Majola (1911–1928) *

Major Major (commandant in certain jurisdictions) is a military rank of commissioned officer status, with corresponding ranks existing in many military forces throughout the world. When used unhyphenated and in conjunction with no other indicators ...

(1920–1923; 1932) * Malicet et Blin (M&B, MAB) (1897–c.1903) * Malliary (1901) *

Marathon The marathon is a long-distance foot race with a distance of , usually run as a road race, but the distance can be covered on trail routes. The marathon can be completed by running or with a run/walk strategy. There are also wheelchair div ...

(1953–1955) * Marbais and Lasnier (1906) * Marcadier (1963–1983) * Marden (1975–1992) * Margaria (1910–1912) * Marguerite (1922–1928) * Marie de Bagneux (1907) * Marot-Gardon (1899–1904) * Marsonetto (1957–1959; 1965–1972) *

Matford Matford was a French automotive manufacturer established as a joint venture in 1934 by local firm Mathis and US-based Ford Motor Company. The name ''Matford'' derived from both companies' names. The company ceased activities in 1940. Overview ...

(1934–1940) * Mathis (1919–1935; 1945–1950) *

Matra Matra (an acronym for Mécanique Aviation Traction) was a French industrial conglomerate. During its years of operation, it was engaged in a wide range of business activities, primarily focused around automobiles, bicycles, aeronautics and we ...

(1965–1984) * Messier (1924–1931) *

Mia Mia, MIA, or M.I.A. may refer to: Music Artists * M.I.A. (rapper) (born 1975), English rapper and singer * M.I.A. (band), 1980s punk rock band from Orange County, California * MIA., a German rock/pop band formed in 1997 * Mia (singer) (born 1983) ...

(2011-2014) *

Michel Irat The Michel Irat was a French automobile manufactured from 1929 until 1930 in Paris. Georges Irat bought the Chaigneau-Brasier company and changed its name to that of his son Michel. Production continued of the old models which used a side valve 1 ...

(1929–1930) * Mildé (1898–1909) *

Millot Millot was a French automobile built by the Millot brothers in the town of Gray, Haute-Saône, Gray, in 1896.Automobiles Millot Article publié le SAMEDI 27 SEPTEMBRE 2008, par Jean-Jacques, The car was steered with a flat steering wheel in th ...

(1901–1902) *

MLB Major League Baseball (MLB) is a professional baseball organization and the oldest major professional sports league in the world. MLB is composed of 30 total teams, divided equally between the National League (NL) and the American League (AL), ...

(1894–1902) *

Mochet Georges Mochet began to produce cycle-cars at his, now-demolished, premises at 68, Rue Roque-de-Fillol at Puteaux in approximately 1946 and by about 1952 had progressed to more modern looking two seater micro-cars and powered two-wheelers. In ...

(1924–1958) *

Mom ] A mother is the female parent of a child. A woman may be considered a mother by virtue of having given childbirth, birth, by raising a child who may or may not be her biological offspring, or by supplying her ovum for fertilisation in the cas ...

(1906–1907) * Monet (car), Monet (1920–1939) *

Monica Monica may refer to: People *Monica (actress) (born 1987), Indian film actress *Monica (given name), a given name (including a list of people and characters with the name) *Monica (singer) (born 1980), American R&B singer, songwriter, producer, ...

(1971–1975) * Monnard (1899) * Monocar (1936–1939) * Monotrace (1924–1930) * Montier (1920–1934) * Montier & Gillet (1895–1898) * Morisse (1899–1914) * Mors (1895–1925; 1941–1943) *

Motobloc Motobloc was a French automobile manufacturer, building vehicles from 1902 to 1931 in a factory in Bordeaux. History The company was a descendant of the earlier Schaudel marque, which was noted for the development of an innovative engine design w ...

(1901–1930) *

Mototri Contal The Mototri Contal was a French automobile manufactured from 1907 until 1908. More elaborate than most three-wheelers of its era, it featured Roi-des-Belges bodywork on its more expensive models; the company also manufactured delivery tricycles. ...

(1907–1908) *

MPM Motors MPM Motors was a French car manufacturer founded in September 2015. The first and only model developed by the manufacturer is the MPM Erelis (the evolution of the Tagaz Aquila/PS160, formerly produced by TagAZ in Russia), which was approved for E ...

(2015-2021) *

Mutel Mutel Peak () is a rock peak (860 m) 2 nautical miles (3.7 km) southwest of Mount Iphigene in the Ford Ranges, Marie Byrd Land. Photographed and roughly plotted by the Byrd Antarctic Expedition, 1928–30, and United States Antarctic Service ( ...

(1902-1906)

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Nanceene The Nanceene was a French automobile manufactured from 1900 until around 1903. The company built cars and trucks similar to the Gobron-Brillié Gobron-Brillié was an early French automobile manufactured from 1898 to 1930.P. Roberts (1973). '' ...

(1900–c.1903) *

Napoleon Napoleon Bonaparte ; it, Napoleone Bonaparte, ; co, Napulione Buonaparte. (born Napoleone Buonaparte; 15 August 1769 – 5 May 1821), later known by his regnal name Napoleon I, was a French military commander and political leader who ...

(1903) *

Naptholette The Naptholette was a French automobile manufactured only in 1899. A 2½ hp light car similar to the Decauville, its body could be "removed in an instant and another one substituted".David Burgess Wise David Burgess-Wise is a motoring author, en ...

(1899) * Nardini (1914)

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* Obus (1907–1908) * Octo (1921–1928) *

Oméga-Six Automobiles Oméga-Six was a French automobile manufactured in the Paris region by Gabriel Daubeck between 1922 and 1930.Linz, Schrader: ''Die Internationale Automobil-Enzyklopädie.''Georgano: ''The Beaulieu Encyclopedia of the Automobile.''Georg ...

(1922–1930) *

Otto Otto is a masculine German given name and a surname. It originates as an Old High German short form (variants ''Audo'', ''Odo'', ''Udo'') of Germanic names beginning in ''aud-'', an element meaning "wealth, prosperity". The name is recorded fro ...

(1900–1914) *

Ours One Union of Regional Staff (OURS) was a trade union in the United Kingdom. The union was formed in early 2010 by the merger of the Derbyshire Group Staff Union and the Cheshire Group Staff Union. It organises former Derbyshire Building Societ ...

(1906–1909)

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* Panhard/Panhard & Levassor (1890–1967) * Patin (1899–1900) * Pilain (1896–1920) *

Plasson Plasson Industries Ltd. is a global manufacturer of plastic fittings for plastic pipes used in water distribution systems, gas conveyance systems, industrial fluid transfer and wastewater systems, and mines. Additionally, its division 'Plasson Pou ...

(1910) *

Poinard Poinard is a former French auto-maker. The vehicles commenced development in 1951, were presented to the public in 1952, and withdrawn from production in 1953. The car The only model produced was a three-wheeler urban cycle car which closely resem ...

(1951–1953) *

Ponts-Moteurs Ponts-Moteurs was the brand name of a French twin-cylinder 1081 cc power pack manufactured in Paris and sold from 1912 until 1913. It was meant to transform horse-drawn vehicle A horse-drawn vehicle is a mechanized piece of equipment pulled by o ...

(1912–1913) * Populaire (1899) * Poron (1898) *

Porthos Porthos, Baron du Vallon de Bracieux de Pierrefonds is a fictional character in the novels ''The Three Musketeers'' (1844), ''Twenty Years After'' (1845), and ''The Vicomte de Bragelonne'' (1847-1850) by Alexandre Dumas, père. He and the other ...

(1906–1914) * Prod'homme (1907–1908) * Prosper-Lambert (1901–1906) *

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 ...

(1896)

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Quo Vadis ''Quō vādis?'' (, ) is a Latin phrase meaning "Where are you marching?". It is also commonly translated as "Where are you going?" or, poetically, "Whither goest thou?" The phrase originates from the Christian tradition regarding Saint Pete ...

(1921–1923)

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Radior The Radior was a French automobile manufactured from 1920 until 1922. A few 1592 cc Ballot-engined cars were assembled by one M. Chapolard, a Rochet-Schneider agent in Bourg-en-Bresse Bourg-en-Bresse (; frp, Bôrg) is the prefecture of the Ai ...

(1920–1922) *

Rally Rally or rallye may refer to: Gatherings * Demonstration (political), a political rally, a political demonstration of support or protest, march, or parade * Pep rally, an event held at a United States school or college sporting event Sports ...

(1921–1933) *

Raouval The Raouval was a French automobile manufactured in Anzin from 1899 until 1902. Similar in design to Léon Lefèvbre's Pygmée, its power unit was an 8 hp twin of 2851 cc. References

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(1899–1902) *

Ratier Ratier-Figeac is an aircraft components manufacturer in Figeac, France. From 1926 until 1930 it also built a car with a 746 cc overhead camshaft engine. From 1959 until 1962 Ratier made motorcycles, having taken over the motorcycle business of th ...

(1926–1930) * Ravailler (1907) *

Ravel Joseph Maurice Ravel (7 March 1875 – 28 December 1937) was a French composer, pianist and conductor. He is often associated with Impressionism in music, Impressionism along with his elder contemporary Claude Debussy, although both composer ...

(1900–1902) *

(1923–1929) * Rebour (1905–1908) * Reyonnah (1950–1954) * Reyrol (1900–1930) * Richard-Brasier (1902–1905) * Robert Serf (1925–1935) *

Rochet-Schneider Rochet-Schneider was a French company, based in Lyons, that produced automobiles between 1894 and 1932. The Rochet-Schneider sales slogan was "strength, simplicity and silence". Like other motorcars of the Brass Era, the cars made by Rochet ...

(1894–1932) *

Roger Roger is a given name, usually masculine, and a surname. The given name is derived from the Old French personal names ' and '. These names are of Germanic origin, derived from the elements ', ''χrōþi'' ("fame", "renown", "honour") and ', ' ( ...

(1888–1896) *

Rolland-Pilain Rolland-Pilain was a French car maker formally established on 4 November 1905 at 95, rue Victor-Hugo in Tours by François Rolland and Émile Pilain. The partners Rolland was already a successful businessman locally who had made a fortune in t ...

(1907–1931) *

Rolux The Rolux was a French automobile manufactured from 1938 until 1952. The product of a Lyon company better known for making the New-Map motorcycle, the light car, also sold as a New Map, had a single-cylinder, air-cooled, two-stroke, 100 cc e ...

(1938–1952) * Rosengart (1928–1955) * Roussel (1908–1914) * Roussey (1949–1951) * Rouxel (1899–1900) *

Rovin Rovin was a French auto-maker established in the Paris region, and most active from 1946 until 1959, although after 1953 production slowed to a trickle. The firm was established, initially as a motor-cycle business, in 1921 by the racing driver ...

(1946–1951) *

Ruby A ruby is a pinkish red to blood-red colored gemstone, a variety of the mineral corundum ( aluminium oxide). Ruby is one of the most popular traditional jewelry gems and is very durable. Other varieties of gem-quality corundum are called sa ...

(1910–c.1922) * Ryjan (1920–1926)

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Salmson Salmson is a French engineering company. Initially a pump manufacturer, it turned to automobile and aeroplane manufacturing in the 20th century, returning to pump manufacturing in the 1960s, and re-expanded to a number of products and services ...

(1921–1957) * Sandford (1923–1939) *

Santax The Santax was a French automobile manufactured by Cyclecars Le Santax of Paris from 1920 until 1927. It was a small cyclecar built with Anzani single-cylinder engines of 125 cc and got its name from being free of tax A tax is a compulsory ...

(1920–1927) *

SARA Sara may refer to: Arts, media and entertainment Film and television * ''Sara'' (1992 film), 1992 Iranian film by Dariush Merhjui * ''Sara'' (1997 film), 1997 Polish film starring Bogusław Linda * ''Sara'' (2010 film), 2010 Sri Lankan Sinhal ...

(1923–1930) * Sautter-Harlé (1907–1912) *

SCAP SCAP may refer to: * S.C.A.P., an early French manufacturer of cars and engines * Security Content Automation Protocol * ''The Shackled City Adventure Path'', a role-playing game * SREBP cleavage activating protein * Supervisory Capital Assessment ...

(1912–1929) *

SCAR A scar (or scar tissue) is an area of fibrous tissue that replaces normal skin after an injury. Scars result from the biological process of wound repair in the skin, as well as in other organs, and tissues of the body. Thus, scarring is a na ...

(1906–1915) * Scora (1974–present) * Secqueville-Hoyau (1919–1924) *

Sénéchal Senechal or Sénéchal may refer to: People * Florian Sénéchal, French racing cyclist * Marjorie Senechal (née Wikler), American mathematician and historian of science * Michel Sénéchal, French tenor * Robert Sénéchal, French industrialist/m ...

(1921–1927) * Sensaud de Lavaud (1926–1928) * SERA (1959–1961) * Sidéa (1912–1924) *

Sigma Sigma (; uppercase Σ, lowercase σ, lowercase in word-final position ς; grc-gre, σίγμα) is the eighteenth letter of the Greek alphabet. In the system of Greek numerals, it has a value of 200. In general mathematics, uppercase Σ is used as ...

(1913–1928) * Silva-Coroner (1927) *

SIMA-Violet Sima Violet was a French manufacturer of cyclecars between 1924 and 1929.Linz, Schrader: ''Die Internationale Automobil-Enzyklopädie.''Georgano: ''The Beaulieu Encyclopedia of the Automobile.'' The name Sima was an acronym, the letters standin ...

(1924–1929) *

Simca Simca (; Mechanical and Automotive Body Manufacturing Company) was a French automaker, founded in November 1934 by Fiat S.p.A. and directed from July 1935 to May 1963 by Italian Henri Pigozzi. Simca was affiliated with Fiat and, after Simca bough ...

(1935–1980) * Simplicia (1910) *

Simplex In geometry, a simplex (plural: simplexes or simplices) is a generalization of the notion of a triangle or tetrahedron to arbitrary dimensions. The simplex is so-named because it represents the simplest possible polytope in any given dimension. ...

(1919–1921) *

Sinpar Sinpar was a French automobile company which was originally founded in 1907 and then restarted in 1946 by Léon Demeester.https://www.la4ldesylvie.fr/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=354 The company before World War I built voiturettes ...

(1907–1914) * Siscart (1908–1909) * Sixcyl (1907–1908) *

Sizaire-Berwick Sizaire-Berwick was an Anglo- French automobile manufacturer active between 1913 and 1927. As established, the company manufactured luxury-sized cars at Courbevoie on the north side of Paris. The business was financed in England, however, a ...

(1913–1927) *

Sizaire Frères Sizaire Frères was a French automobile manufacturer established by the brothers Maurice (1877–1970) and Georges Sizaire (1880–1924) in 1920, and producing cars between 1923 and 1929. The company was located at Courbevoie on the north side ...

(1923–1929) *

Sizaire-Naudin Sizaire et Naudin was a French automobile manufacturer located on the northern side of central Paris, at 52 rue Victor-Hugo in Courbevoie, between 1903 and 1921. The company Sizaire-Naudin was founded by two brothers called Maurice (1877–1969 ...

(1905–1921) *

Société Parisienne Société Parisienne (''Maison Parisienne'') was a French manufacturer of velocipedes, bicycles and tricycles from 1876. They began limited automobile construction in 1894 and regular light car (voiturette) construction in 1898 or 1899, and they c ...

Soncin Soncin was a French automobile constructed by Louis Soncin and manufactured between 1900 and 1902. A two-seat 4½ hp voiturette, it was the forerunner of the Grégoire. A Soncin raced by Henri François Béconnais set the 1 km speed record ...

(1900–1902) * Solanet (1921) * Soriano-Pedroso (1919–1924) * SOVAM (1965–1969) * SPAG (1927–1928) * Stabilia (1907–1930) *

Stimula Semele (; Ancient Greek: Σεμέλη ), in Greek mythology, was the youngest daughter of Cadmus and Harmonia, and the mother of Dionysus by Zeus in one of his many origin myths. Certain elements of the cult of Dionysus and Semele came from th ...

(1907–1914) *

(1978–1982) * Suère (1909–1931) * Suncar (1980–c.1986)

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Talbot Talbot was an automobile marque introduced in 1902 by English-French company Clément-Talbot. The founders, Charles Chetwynd-Talbot, 20th Earl of Shrewsbury and Adolphe Clément-Bayard, reduced their financial interests in their Clément-Talbot ...

(1919–1932; 1979–1986) *

Talbot-Lago Talbot-Lago was a French automobile manufacturer based in Suresnes, Hauts de Seine, outside Paris. The company was owned and managed by Antonio Lago, an Italian engineer that acquired rights to the Talbot brand name after the demise of Darracq L ...

(1932–1959) * Th. Schneider (1910–1931) *

Thomson Thomson may refer to: Names * Thomson (surname), a list of people with this name and a description of its origin * Thomson baronets, four baronetcies created for persons with the surname Thomson Businesses and organizations * SGS-Thomson Mic ...

(1913–1928) * Tourey (1898) *

Tracford Tracfort was a short lived French automobile manufacturing venture that lasted from 1933 till late in 1934. Origins During the winter of 1933/34, Louis Carle founded ''Automobiles Tracfort'' at Courbevoie, by then a district in Paris. The car wa ...

(1933–1935) *

Tracta Tracta was a French car maker based in Asnières, Seine, that was active between 1926 and 1934. They were pioneers of front-wheel-drive vehicles. The business The business was directed and cars were designed by the engineer Jean-Albert Grégoire ...

(1926–1934) *

Triouleyre The Triouleyre was a French automobile manufactured from 1896 to 1898. The car had a rear-mounted five-horsepower horizontal engine along the lines of a Benz & Cie., Benz driving the back axle through belts and chains. Two started in the 1896 Paris ...

(1896–1898) * Tuar (1913–1925) *

Turcat-Méry Turcat-Méry was a French motor manufacturer from 1899 until 1928. It is now celebrated as the marque that won the inaugural Monte Carlo Rally, but in its prime it was also known for Grand Prix racing and for producing ''The Car of the Connoisseur ...

(1899–1928) * Turgan-Foy (1899–1906)

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Unic Unic was a French manufacturer founded in 1905, and active as an automobile producer until July 1938. After this the company continued to produce commercial vehicles, retaining its independence for a further fourteen years before being purcha ...

(1904–1939) *

Underberg Underberg is a digestif bitter produced at Rheinberg in Germany by Underberg AG. It is made from aromatic herbs from 43 countries that undergo inspections and are formulated based on a secret recipe of the Underberg family, whose members are p ...

Urric The Urric was a French automobile manufactured between 1905 and 1906. Called a "well-conceived" voiturette A voiturette is a miniature automobile. History ''Voiturette'' was first registered by Léon Bollée in 1895 to name his new motor tri ...

(1905–1906) * Utilis (1921–1924)

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* Vaillant (1922–1924) *

Vallée Vallée is a French surname. Notable people with the surname include: *André Vallée (1930–2015), Canadian Roman Catholic bishop * Anne Vallée (born 1958), Canadian biologist *Bernard Vallée (born 1945), French fencer *Brigitte Vallée (born 1 ...

(1895–1902) *

VELAM VELAM (''Véhicule Léger à Moteur'', or "light vehicle with motor") was a French automobile manufacturer that made ''VELAM'' microcars under the licence of the Isetta from the Italian Iso. Powered by a 236 cc engine, it was capable of speeds i ...

* Vermorel (1908–1930 as an automobile producer) * Vernandi (1928–1929) *

Villard Villard may refer to: People *Villard (surname) Places France *Villard, Creuse *Villard, Haute-Savoie * Villard-Bonnot, in the Isère department *Villard-de-Lans, in the Isère department * Villard-d'Héry, in the Savoie department * Villard-Lé ...

(1925–1935) * Vinot-Deguingand (1901–1927) *

Voisin Voisin (French for "neighbour") may refer to: Companies *Avions Voisin, the French automobile company :*Voisin Laboratoire, a car manufactured by Avions Voisin *Voisin (aircraft), the French aircraft manufacturer * Voisin, a Lyon-based chocolat ...

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* Zédel (1905–1920) * Zeiller & Fournier (1920–1924) * Zénia (1913–1924) List of defunct microcar manufacturers * Acma (1957-1961) * Acoma mini comtesse (1974-1984)

References

G.N. Georgano George Nicolas "Nick" Georgano (29 February 1932 – 22 October 2017Nick Georgano
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, Nick (Ed.). ''The Beaulieu Encyclopedia of the Automobile''. Chicago: Fitzroy Dearborn Publishers, 2000. * Šuman-Hreblay, Marián. ''Automobile Manufacturers Worldwide Directory''. London: McFarland & Co. Inc., 2000.1254 {{DEFAULTSORT:French cars Lists of automobile manufacturers

Cars A car or automobile is a motor vehicle with wheels. Most definitions of ''cars'' say that they run primarily on roads, seat one to eight people, have four wheels, and mainly transport people instead of goods. The year 1886 is regarded as t ...

Automotive industry in France