Unic

Unic was a French car manufacturer firm founded by Georges Richard in 1906 after having left Richard-Brasier.

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Soci?t? anonyme des automobiles UNIC was established in Puteaux, Seine. Unic started with two-cylinder and four-cylinder models. The 1943 cm³ 12 CV (9 kW) four-cylinder model (used maily as a taxi) was extremely successful and survived in production for nearly 20 years. (The engine was enlarged later to 2120 cm?.) During World War I, taxis made by the company participated in Marne operation.

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After WW I, a new four-cylinder (1847 cm?) was offered, along with the taxis.

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Truck production started in that era. During the 1920's, a 1997cc sports model was marketed and in some models sleeve valve engines were used.

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Georges Richard died in 1922. In the 1930's, there were two eight-cylinder models. Passenger car production ceased in 1938.

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In 1952, the firm was taken over by Simca, headed by Pigozzi, who wanted a commercial vehicle production unit. Trucks of this period are commonly referred to as Unic-Simca trucks.

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In 1956 truck manufacturer Saurer was taken over. In 1966 Unic joined the Fiat Group.

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UNIC-FIAT S.A.was founded in 1974.

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In 1975 a holding company named IVECO was established covering brands such as Fiat, OM, Lancia VI, UNIC and Magirus. In 1976 UNIC-FIAT S.A. became UNIC S.A..

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IVECO VILLEJUIF (V.I.S.) was privatised in 1985. In 1992 IVECO UNIC S.A. changed its name to IVECO FRANCE S.A..

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In 2003, the company's headquarters moved from Villejuif to Boissy St L?ger, where a second facility was established in .

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Georges Richard: Georges Richard (???? - 1922) was a Frenchman who ran a short lived automobile manufacturing firm from 1897 under his own name, copying Benz cars of the era. In 1900, he bought a licence from the Belgian Vivinus to build voiturettes. The designer Brasier joined the firm in 1902 and the marque becam...

1906: 1906 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar)....

Richard-Brasier: Richard-Brasier was the successor of the early French automobile maker Georges Richard from 1902. The firm made large chain-driven cars. The racers built by the firm won the Gordon Bennett Cup in 1904 and 1905. Georges Richard left the firm in 1905 to found a new firm, Unic and the marque became pl...

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