Chatel Jeannin

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Compagnie de Construction d'Automobiles Chatel-Jeannin
legal form k. A.
founding 1902
resolution 1903
Seat Mulhouse , German Empire
management Georges Châtel and Mr. Jeannin
Branch Automobile manufacturer

Chatel-Jeannin (according to another source Châtel-Jeannin ) was a German manufacturer of automobiles .

Company history

The company was based in Mulhouse in Upper Alsace . The Alsace belonged at that time as part of the Empire State Alsace-Lorraine to the German Reich . Georges Châtel and Jeannin were in charge of management. Automobiles were built there between 1902 and 1903.

vehicles

The smaller 7 hp model was a two-seater. The single-cylinder engine and the two-speed gearbox were arranged in the rear above the rear axle. In the larger 12 hp model , the two-cylinder engine was mounted below the front seat bench. The Tonneau body shape offered space for four people. The maximum speed was given as 80 km / h.

literature

  • Nick Georgano : The Beaulieu Encyclopedia of the Automobile, Volume 1 A – F. Fitzroy Dearborn Publishers, Chicago 2001, ISBN 1-57958-293-1 (English)
  • George N. Georgano: Cars. Encyclopédie complète. 1885 à nos jours. Courtille, Paris 1975 (French)
  • Halwart Schrader : German Cars, Volume 1, 1885–1920. Motorbuch Verlag, Stuttgart 2002, ISBN 3-613-02211-7

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Georgano: The Beaulieu Encyclopedia of the Automobile.
  2. ^ Georgano: Cars. Encyclopédie complète. 1885 à nos jours.
  3. ↑ a b Schrader: Deutsche Autos, Volume 1, 1885-1920.