Ateliers d'Automobile et d'Aviation was a French manufacturer based in Paris, active in the early years of the automobile and aviation industries. The company's name reflected its dual focus on automobile production and aviation-related work, a common combination among early twentieth-century French engineering firms.
The company produced a limited number of large four-door electric saloon cars, reflecting the period's interest in electric propulsion as an alternative to gasoline engines. These vehicles were built in small numbers and represented a niche segment of the automobile market at the time.
Despite its automobile offerings, the company became better known for its truck manufacturing activities. Commercial vehicle production appears to have formed the more substantial part of its business, overshadowing its passenger car output.
Little further information survives about the firm's history, output figures, or the years during which it operated. It remains a minor entry in the broader history of early French motor manufacturing.
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