Panhard was a French motor vehicle manufacturer, originally established as Panhard et Levassor by René Panhard, Émile Levassor, and Belgian lawyer Edouard Sarazin in 1887. The company became one of the earliest producers of automobiles in the world and later evolved into a maker of light tactical and military vehicles before being absorbed into other defense manufacturing entities. The firm sold its first automobile in 1890, built under a license…