Chatel Jeannin
Compagnie de Construction d'Automobiles Chatel-Jeannin | |
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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