The Centre d'études de moteurs à explosion et à combustion (Explosion and Combustion Engines Studies Center) (CEMEC) was a company that continued the construction of
BMW
Bayerische Motoren Werke AG, trading as BMW Group (commonly abbreviated to BMW (), sometimes anglicised as Bavarian Motor Works), is a German multinational manufacturer of vehicles and motorcycles headquartered in Munich, Bavaria, Germany. Th ...
motorcycles taken from the German occupying forces after the
Second World War
World War II or the Second World War (1 September 1939 – 2 September 1945) was a World war, global conflict between two coalitions: the Allies of World War II, Allies and the Axis powers. World War II by country, Nearly all of the wo ...
. It was founded in 1945 as the Centre de montage et de récupération (CMCR) () at
Neuilly-sur-Seine
Neuilly-sur-Seine (; 'Neuilly-on-Seine'), also known simply as Neuilly, is an urban Communes of France, commune in the Hauts-de-Seine Departments of France, department just west of Paris in France. Immediately adjacent to the city, north of the ...
. It was renamed CEMEC in 1947.
It rebuilt BMW motorcycles, and for this reason, the logo is a modified version of the BMW logo, showing the
colours of the French flag.
CEMEC began to manufacture complete motorcycles, producing models derived from BMW designs for the French administration. The company constructed models made up of various German components, creating a hybrid of the R71 and R75 models, under the name R73.
In 1954, CEMEC was taken over by
Ratier
Ratier-Figeac is an aircraft components manufacturer in Figeac, France.
From 1926 until 1930 it also built a car with a 746 cc overhead camshaft engine.
From 1959 until 1962 Ratier made motorcycles, having taken over the motorcycle business of t ...
.
Defunct motorcycle manufacturers of France
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