Société des Établissements L. Picker, Moccand & Cie

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Société des Établissements L. Picker, Moccand & Cie
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founding 1903
resolution 1908
Seat Geneva , Switzerland
management Lucien Picker and Charles Moccand
Number of employees 50
Branch Automobile manufacturer

Société des Établissements L. Picker, Moccand & Cie was a Swiss manufacturer of automobiles .

Company history

Lucien Picker developed his first car in 1903 and sold it to Charles Moccand. Together they founded the company on the Route de Chêne-Bougeries in Geneva in 1904 and began producing automobiles. The brand name was a modification of Lucien Picker's first name Lucia . The main sales market was France . In 1908, production ended after around 100 copies were made. The Société Industrielle Genevoise de Mécanique et d'Automobiles took over the plant.

vehicles

The first vehicle had a water-cooled four - cylinder engine with 16 hp and a three-speed transmission. In mass production of went 12/16 CV with a two-cylinder engine and 24/30 CV with four-cylinder engine and 4,396 cc engine capacity . In 1908 a new 24/30 CV followed , its four-cylinder engine with cylinder dimensions of 115 mm bore and 128 mm stroke and 5318 cm³ displacement. This model had a three-speed gearbox and chain drive.

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