The Aerts (also spelled ''Aarts'') was a Dutch

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manufactured in 1899; a small number of cars are known to have been built at

Dongen Dongen () is a Municipalities of the Netherlands, municipality and village in North Brabant, in the southern Netherlands. In the past it had a profitable leather industry, and a few old shoe factories in the town's older sections remain. The town ...

, but little else seems to be known about the marque. The manufacturer also advertised as "Neerlandia, the first Dutch car", although "Groninger" and

Eysink The Eysink was a Dutch automobile manufactured from 1903 until 1919. The Eysink brothers from Amersfoort, who created the marque, started out manufacturing bicycles. In 1897 they built their first automobile. However, the brothers did not begin p ...

were earlier.

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*"Autodesign in Nederland" by Jan Lammerse Veteran vehicles Car manufacturers of the Netherlands Dongen Dutch companies established in 1899 Vehicle manufacturing companies established in 1899 {{Veteran-auto-stub