Véhicules Poncin

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Véhicules Poncin SA

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legal form SA
founding 1980
resolution 1993
Seat Tournes
management Gilles Poncin
Branch Automobile manufacturer

The Véhicules Poncin SA was a French manufacturer of automobiles .

Company history

Gilles Poncin founded the company in Tournes in the Ardennes department in 1980 and began producing automobiles in 1981. The brand name was Poncin . Production ended in 1993.

vehicles

All-terrain vehicles and amphibious vehicles with four, six and eight wheels were produced. The model VP 2000 had the two-cylinder engine of the Citroën 2 CV with 602 cm³ displacement and 30 HP . For models 4x4 and 6x6 one was fitted engine of Renault used. There was a choice of a gasoline engine with a displacement of 2165 cm³ and 106 hp and a diesel engine with a displacement of 2068 cm³ and 68 hp.

literature

  • Jiří Fiala: Off-road vehicle encyclopedia. Edition Dörfler in Nebel Verlag, Eggolsheim, ISBN 3-89555-192-9 .
  • Harald H. Linz, Halwart Schrader : The International Automobile Encyclopedia . United Soft Media Verlag, Munich 2008, ISBN 978-3-8032-9876-8 .
  • George Nick Georgano (Editor-in-Chief): The Beaulieu Encyclopedia of the Automobile. Volume 3: P – Z. Fitzroy Dearborn Publishers, Chicago 2001, ISBN 1-57958-293-1 . (English)

Web links

Commons : Poncin  - collection of pictures, videos and audio files