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 'Erelis' (formerly the PS 160) was the first and only car produced by the French car manufacturer MPM Motors from 2016. It is a modified Tagaz Aquila. Originally named "PS160", MPM renamed its coupe "Erelis" in August 2018. The Erelis was de ...

(the evolution of the

Tagaz Aquila The Tagaz AQUiLA (Ru:ТагАЗ Аквилла) (Latin for Eagle) is a compact car formerly produced by TagAZ, now defunct, in Taganrog, Russia. The Aquila is marketed by TagAZ as a " four-door coupe". The car is powered by a 107 hp Mitsubis ...

/PS160, formerly produced by TagAZ in Russia), which was approved for Europe in December 2016.

History

In 2015, the start-up MPM Motors was created in France, in

Croissy-sur-Seine Croissy-sur-Seine (, literally ''Croissy on Seine'') is a commune in the Yvelines department in the Île-de-France region in north-central France. It is a suburban town on the western outskirts of Paris. Many expatriates reside in Croissy, given a ...

, by Oleg and Igor Paramonov, the sons of the industrialist Michael Paramonov who grew up in France. They decided to launch the brand there and named it MPM for Mr. Paramonov Manufacturing, in tribute to their father. The start-up commenced development from the "Aquila" model, a project left fallow pending the demise of TagAZ and which had never had the means of its potential. The Aquila, which was originally developed in South Korea with a start of production in Russia, had been abandoned after the fall of the industrial group to which it belonged, Doninvest. The adventure became concrete with the opening of the entirely manual production chain in the

Saint Quentin en Yvelines Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines () is a new town and an agglomeration community in the French department of Yvelines. It is one of the original five villes nouvelles (new towns) of Paris and was named after the Saint Quentin Pond, which was chosen to ...

agglomeration. in January 2016, thus allowing the creation of many jobs in the region. European approval of the PS160 by in December 2016, was the starting point for MPM Motors. The company was developing future models of the brand in France in its offices in Croissy-sur-Seine. Originally named "PS160", MPM renamed its coupé "Erelis" in August 2018 adopting the PSA 3-cylinder 1.2- liter turbocharged engine with 130 hp. The manufacturer exhibited the Erelis during Les Grandes Heures Automobiles in September 2018. In March of 2021 MPM Motors filed for bankruptcy.

MPM Cup

MPM Motors is preparing a championship dedicated to MPM models. The MPM Cup takes place on French circuits from 2019.

Products

The only current product is the

. MPM was developing an

SUV A sport utility vehicle (SUV) is a car classification that combines elements of road-going passenger cars with features from off-road vehicles, such as raised ground clearance and four-wheel drive. There is no commonly agreed-upon definitio ...

named Vultur which was 95% complete at the time the company filed for bankruptcy.

Notes

External links

Official site

MPM Cup official site
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