Södertelje Verkstäder was a Swedish company in
Södertälje that made railway cars and
Draisine. In 1901 the builder of electric cars
Harald Håkansson managed to agree a contract so that Södertelje Verkstäder got access to experience, blueprints and engines from
Kühlstein
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Protos
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that they sold under the name "Helios". Starting in 1902 the company also imported the
Oldsmobile Curved Dash __NOTOC__
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Northern
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* North, a point in direction
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(made by ex-Oldsmobile employees J D Maxwell and
C B King) from Detroit, USA and sold it as "Norden". However, the market wasn't ready for automobiles and in 1906 they sold the remaining stock but continued making railway cars and aeroplanes.
Helios, Cars/Sweden, Konditori 100s Garage
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Defunct motor vehicle manufacturers of Sweden
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