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Also known as Hispano Suiza

Hispano-Suiza () is a Spanish automotive company. It was founded in 1904 by Marc Birkigt and as an automobile manufacturer and by the 1930s had several factories in Spain and one in France that produced luxury cars, aircraft engines, trucks and weapons.

Key facts

Company.name
Hispano Suiza
Company.logo
New Logo of Hispano Suiza.png
Company.fate
Aviation: now part of SafranAutomobiles: active as part of the Peralada Group
Company.key_people
Miguel Suqué Mateu (President), Sergio Martinez Campos (CEO), Juan Fernandez (CTO), Francesc Arenas (Head of Design), Victor Cobos (CMO)
Company.foundation
June 14, 1904
Company.location_city
Barcelona
Company.location_country
Catalonia, Spain
Company.industry
Manufacturing
Company.founders
Marc Birkigt Damián Mateu Francisco Seix
Company.products
Automobiles, formerly also aviation components
Company.parent
Grup Peralada
Company.website
hispanosuizacars.com

via Wikipedia infobox

Wikidata facts

Instance of
business
Named after
Switzerland
Official name
Hispano-Suiza Fábrica de Automóviles, S.A.
Field of work
aerospace industry
Country
Spain
Founded by
Marc Birkigt
Headquarters
La Sagrera
Legal form
public company
Followed by
SEAT
Official website
www.hispanosuizacars.com
Image
Oficines Hispano-Suiza (Sant Feliu de Llobregat).jpg
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Commons category
Hispano-Suiza
topic's main category
Category:Hispano-Suiza
inception
1904-06-14
location of formation
Barcelona
product or material produced
weapon
owner of
Ballot
has works in the collection
Cité de l'Automobile
nickname
Hispano Suiza
dissolved, abolished or demolished date
1938-00-00
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Encyclopedic overview

16 sections
Contents
  • History
  • Early years
  • World War I
  • 1918–1936
  • Spanish Civil War and WWII
  • 1950s–present
  • Corporate Leadership
  • Chief Executive Officers
  • Presidents/Chairmen
  • Gallery
  • Cars
  • Aircraft
  • Aircraft engines
  • See also
  • References
  • External links

Hispano-Suiza () is a Spanish automotive company. It was founded in 1904 by Marc Birkigt and as an automobile manufacturer and by the 1930s had several factories in Spain and one in France that produced luxury cars, aircraft engines, trucks and weapons.

In 1923, its French luxury car arm became a semi-autonomous partnership with the Spanish parent company. In 1937, the French arm was taken over by the French state for war production and after World War II continued as an independent aviation engine and components manufacturer under the Hispano-Suiza name. In 1968, the company was taken over by the aerospace company Snecma, which is now part of the French Safran Group. Meanwhile, during the Spanish Civil War, Hispano-Suiza's Spanish factories in Barcelona and Seville were taken over by both sides for war production. In 1946, its Spanish assets were taken over by the truck manufacturer ENASA.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Hispano-Suiza” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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