Henriod


Pioneering car producer established in France by Swiss-born engineer Charles Edouard Henriod
In 1890 Charles Henriod married Marie-Louise Baehni, who came from a family that owned a hairspring factory. Henriod's family had been involved with automobiles and engines for a number of years, working with steam power and soon with liquid fuels. [1]
After several years of construction, Henriod intoduced his creation at the 1895 Geneva Industry Fair. Soon after, the Automobiles Henriod et Cie was formed and quickly built a reputation for their reliable alcohol-fuelled engines.
A second model was displayed at Paris in 1898 and resulted in financial backing that aided in the creation of a company in the Paris suburb Neuilly-sur-Seine for the purpose of assembling the Henriod cars.
Production continued until 1908, with Henriod focusing most of his time on creating new inventions to aid the automobile.
He is credited with inventing the automatic gearbox.(?)
1914. Henriod returned to Switzerland but remained in the automobile business.