Lacoste et Battmann was a French car manufacturer based in Paris, active under various names between 1897 and 1913. The company began as J. Lacoste et Cie, founded after Jacques Lacoste built his first car in 1897, a quadricycle powered by a 4hp engine with electric ignition. Battmann joined the firm in 1901, after which it traded as Lacoste et Battmann. In 1905 the company came under British ownership, becoming…
