Deguingand
| Company type | Private |
|---|---|
| Industry | Automotive |
| Founded | 1927 |
| Founder | Albert Deguingand |
| Defunct | 1930 |
| Headquarters | Near Paris , France |
| Products | Automobiles |
Société des Nouveaux Ateliers A. Deguingand was a short-lived French car manufacturer.
The business
Albert Deguingand (1872–1943) had collaborated with Lucien-Marie Vinot-Préfontaine (1858–1915) from 1901 onward. Following Vinot-Préfontaine's demise during World War I and a downturn in sales, their joint enterprise Vinot-Deguingand halted operations in 1926, transferring its production facility to Donnet-Zédel.
Subsequently, Deguingand established Société des Nouveaux Ateliers A. Deguingand near Paris, directing efforts toward the small automobile segment. Although relocating closer to the industry’s core and supplier network was strategic, the firm encountered commercial difficulties and ceased manufacturing by 1930.
The cars
Their first offering was equipped with a 1170cc 4-cylinder engine supplied by S.C.A.P., available in either a side-valve configuration delivering 22 horsepower or an overhead valve variant producing 28 horsepower. Nonetheless, it struggled to compete in a cost-conscious market dominated by high-volume manufacturers such as Citroën, resulting in its removal from the lineup by late 1928.
At the 22nd Paris Motor Show, Deguingand unveiled a smaller 5CV model powered by an innovative two-stroke 4-cylinder engine engineered by Marcel Violet, featuring four cylinders arranged within two combustion chambers. This vehicle had a wheelbase measuring 2430mm and was priced competitively at 11,000 francs in 1928; however, it failed to secure a significant market presence and disappeared by 1929. This engine design resurfaced in 1931 under Donnet production in Nanterre.
External links
- GTÜ Gesellschaft für Technische Überwachung mbH (archived 2016-11-30)
Reading list
- Harald Linz, Halwart Schrader: Die Internationale Automobil-Enzyklopädie. United Soft Media Verlag, München 2008, . (German)
- George Nick Georgano (Ed.): The Beaulieu Encyclopedia of the Automobile. Vol. 3: P–Z. Fitzroy Dearborn Publishers, Chicago 2001, . (English)
- George Nick Georgano: Autos. Encyclopédie complète. 1885 à nos jours. Courtille, Paris 1975. (French)