The Cognet de Seynes was a French automobile manufactured in Lyon from 1912 until 1926. The company was formed by financial backer Edouard de Seynes (1881–1957) and engineer Victor Cognet.
The first car was built in 1912 and had a 1124 cc four-cylinder engine with 3-speed gearbox. With four-seat tourer body the car was said to be able to reach 55 km/h (34 mph).
During World War I the company made aero engine parts for Anzani. New owners took over in 1920 and production of the pre-war design with only minor updating restarted with plans to make 300 cars a year but this did not happen. Edouard de Seynes took back control and settled down to a production rate of about 30 cars a year. The last cars were made in 1926 when the company closed being unable to compete with mass manufacturers.
David Burgess Wise, The New Illustrated Encyclopedia of Automobiles.
