Matra
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Matra (an acronym for Mécanique Aviation Traction) was a major French industrial conglomerate. Its business activities covered a wide range of industries, notably aerospace, defence, automotive, motorsports, transport and telecommunications.
Key facts
- Company.name
- Matra
- Company.logo
- Matra logo.gif
- Company.location_city
- Romorantin-Lanthenay
- Company.location_country
- France
- Company.founders
- Jean-Luc LagardèreMarcel Chassagny
- Company.foundation
- 1945
- Company.defunct
- 2003
- Company.fate
- Bankruptcy
- Company.industry
- Conglomerate
- Company.products
- Automobiles, aeronautics and weaponry
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Encyclopedic overview
9 sectionsContents
- Overview
- Matra Automobiles
- Street models
- Matra Hautes Technologies
- Divisions (as of Aérospatiale merger)
- Weapons produced
- References
- Further reading
- External links
Matra (an acronym for Mécanique Aviation Traction) was a major French industrial conglomerate. Its business activities covered a wide range of industries, notably aerospace, defence, automotive, motorsports, transport and telecommunications.
Following the acquisition of vehicle manufacturer Automobiles René Bonnet, the company founded Matra Automobiles during the 1960s, which produced a limited range of racing and sports cars. Its car division worked closely with other vehicle manufacturers, most significantly Renault, prior to the decline and sale of Matra Automobiles during the early 2000s. In addition to road cars, Matra entered into a wide range of businesses, eventually diversifying into media, weaponry, aeronautics, automobiles, and music distribution.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Matra” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.