Audibert & Lavirotte
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The Audibert & Lavirotte was a French automobile, manufactured in Lyon from 1894 to 1901. The company, the oldest maker of automobiles in the city, built cars that were generally similar to the Benz. These were up to 6hp, and featured belt drive and rear-mounted engines. In 1900, the company built three 36hp racers; they manufactured a so-called Berline de Voyage, which may have been the first saloon car as early as 1898. The company ceased production in November 1901. The plant was taken over by Berliet in 1902. Audibert helped financing this action and had been employed by Berliet until his retirement in 1927.
External link
http://vea.qc.ca/vea/marques/audibert.htm (in French) http://audibert.lavirotte.free.fr/pages/p-topoemile2.htm (in French)