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• Berliet
  ...''' was a French manufacturer of [[automobile]]s, trucks and other utility vehicles. Before World War I, Berliet offered a range of models from 8 [[CV]] to 60 CV. The main model
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• Adolphe Kégresse
  '''Adolphe Kégresse''' (1879 - 1943) was a French military engineer, inventor of the [[half-track]] and [[twin-clutch gearbox ...perial car park, he invented the [[Kégresse track]] to modify normal motor vehicles into half-tracks.
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• Ariès
  The '''Ariès''' was a French [[automobile]] manufactured by a company in Asnières-sur-Seine from 1903 t ...lying the French army; the works built mainly military trucks during World War I, as well as [[Hispano-Suiza]] aero engines.
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• Hispano-Suiza
  ...weapon designs in the pre-World War II period. Today they are part of the French SAFRAN Group, while the Spanish arm in 1946 was taken over by Enasa, the ma ===World War I===
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• Avia
  ...y. During World War II Avia produced aircraft for the Luftwaffe. After the war the company was nationalized and became involved in the automotive industry ...icense agreement with [[Renault]], which resulted in the production of the French [[Saviem]] 'A' models. The company produced as many as 17,000 trucks per ye
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• Rochet-Schneider
  {{List of {{PAGENAME}} Models}}'''Rochet-Schneider''' was a French company that produced [[automobiles]] during the early 20th century. The R ...high quality cars and commercial years for several years. Following World War I, the company offered 12, 18 and 30hp cars. By 1923 the whole range was f
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• Amilcar
  {{List of Amilcar Models}}The '''Amilcar''' was a French [[automobile]] manufactured from 1921 to 1939. ...used a [[roller bearing]] [[crankshaft]] in the full racing version; these vehicles were also available with plain bearings. The company also offered a light [
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• Peerless
  ...arly speed races Peerless proved the durability of the product and setting world speed records. Peerless was noted for its use of [[V8#Cross-plane_and_flat- ...and [[Pierce-Arrow]], became known as the "Three-P's of Motordom" (premium vehicles) in the United States.
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• Panhard
  ...r vehicle manufacturer, who now specializes in light tactical and military vehicles. It was formed by the acquisition of Panhard by [[Auverland]] in 2005. Panh ...roducing more than Benz, due to the ready acceptance of automobiles by the French. Daimler began producing cars in small series circa 1890/91.
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• Isotta-Fraschini
  ... hp engine. For a short time in 1907 Isotta-Fraschini merged with the French company [[Lorraine-Dietrich]]. ...e considerable cachet. In 1924 the Type D was one of the first cars in the world to be equipped with an 8-cylinder engine (others included the 1920 [[Duesen
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• Talbot
  ...mpany branded its imported cars as [[Clément-Talbot]] and began assembling French made parts at a new factory in North Kensington, London, selling them under During World War I, the firm manufactured ambulances. The firm's French and British operations continued in separate, parallel production and marke
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• Grand Prix motor racing
  ...racing events, [[Louis Chevrolet]] (1878–1941), a Swiss-born employee of a French motor vehicle manufacturer would move to the United States. Beginning in 19 ...an ''[[Kaiserpreis]]'' circuit (75 miles in the Taunus mountains), and the French circuit at Dieppe (a mere 48 miles), used for the 1907 Grand Prix. The exce
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• PSA Peugeot Citroën
  '''PSA Peugeot Citroën''' (PSA) is a French [[automobile]] and motorcycle manufacturer; these are sold under the [[Peug ...nce and sales in many fast growing developing countries and regions of the world. This led to huge investments and partnerships in South America, Iran ([[Ir
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• Straight-8 engine
  ...a long engine compartment, making the basic design unacceptable in modern vehicles. Also, due to the length of the engine, torsional vibration in both [[cran ...lt.<ref name=Georgano>Georgano</ref> Great strides were made during World War I, as [[Mercedes-Benz|Mercedes]] and [[BMW]] made straight-eight aircraft e
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• Automobilwerk Eisenach
  ...which he called the “[[Wartburg (car)|Wartburg]],” a licensed model of the French “[[Decauville]].” The company was the third to manufacturer cars in Ger During World War I the company produced trucks and guns. Afterwards the factory suffered fro
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• Citroën U23
  ...ered large quantities of '''Type 23'''s after the declaration of World War II. At the time of the German invasion, more than 12,000 '''Type 23''' had bee Certain [[automobile|vehicles]] come in different trim levels or body styles. Features and major options
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• Simca
  ...ent company. In 1978, Chrysler divested its European operations to another French automaker, [[PSA Peugeot Citroën|PSA]], which replaced the Simca brand wit ...[[European Car of the Year]] titles in 1976 and 1978, respectively. Simca vehicles were also manufactured by [[Simca do Brasil]] in Brazil and [[Barreiros|Bar
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• Morris
  ...were also sourced in the US. In spite of the outbreak of the First World War the orders were maintained and, from mid-1915 a new larger car, the 2-seat ...the Continental engine was no longer available, so Morris arranged for the French company [[Hotchkiss et Cie|Hotchkiss]] to make a near-copy in their Coventr
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• Moskvich
  ...development differnt cars fom different manufacturers fom the rest of the world. In 1969, the factory changed name to AZLK (''Avtomobilny Zavod imeni Lenin ...e glory days, when the cars were exported to many countries throughout the world. Demand always exceeded production, so people had to wait a long time for a
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• Auto Union
  ...f Rosemeyer and his team-mates, the Auto Union Type C dominated the racing world. Rosemeyer won the Eifel, German, Swiss and Italian Grands Prix and the Cop ...econd place in the Belgian Grand Prix, and [[Georg Meier]] a second in the French.
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