C.V.I. Motor Car Company was established in 1908 in Jackson, Michigan. The company was founded by Charles Cutting, who designed the vehicles produced under the C.V.I. brand. The name of the car was sometimes presented as C.V1, which stood for Cutting Six, reflecting its six-cylinder engine.
The C.V.I. vehicles were conventional cars available in configurations such as a five- or seven-seater tourer and a four-seater runabout. These models were…