Vis-à-vis (1897)

Berliet was a French manufacturer of automobiles, trucks and other utility vehicles.

Marius Berliet started his experiments with automobiles in 1894. Some single cylinder cars were followed in 1900 by a twin-cylinder model. In 1902, Berliet took over the plant of Audibert & Lavirotte in Lyon. Berliet started to build four cylinder automobiles featured by a honeycomb radiator and steel chassis frame was used instead of wood. The next year, a model was launched that was similar to contemporary Mercedes. In 1906,Berliet sold the licence for manufacturing his model to the American Locomotive Company.

Before World War I, Berliet offered a range of models from 8CV to 60 CV. The main models had four cylinder engines (2412cc and 4398 cc, respectively) and there was a six cylinder model of 9500 cc. A 1539cc model (12 CV) was produced between 1910 and 1912. From 1912, six cylinder models were made upon individual orders only.

VB (1921)

In 1917, Berliet started to build trucks for the French Army. The company produced 40 trucks a day.

After the war, 12 CV (2613 cc), 15 CV (3308 cc) and 22 CV (4398 cc)were produced. A new 7 CV (1159 cc)appeared in 1924. New six cylinder models followed in 1927. From 1933, only four cylinder models (1600cc and 2000cc) were offered. The last Berliet model from 1936 was Berliet Dauphine propelled by a 2 litre engine.

Passenger car production ceased in 1939 and after World War II, the company produced trucks only. In 1967, Berliet was taken over by Citroën.

VIHF (1928)

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