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Centralne Warsztaty Samochodowe

Logo: Jakub "flyz1" Maciejewski, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons3

Defunct automobile manufacturer based in Warsaw, Poland

Centralne Warsztaty Samochodowe (CWS; transtlation from Polish: Central Car Works) was a Polish pre-war car and motorcycle manufacturer. Created by the Polish Ministry of War Affairs in 1918, the privately run company was initially entitled to service of all the mechanical equipment of the Polish Army, including tanks, armoured cars, motorcycles and lorries. With time, the CWS also started to produce its own designs of cars and motorcycles.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

1918Founded1
  • Industryautomobile manufacturer1
  • HeadquartersWarsaw1

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CWS T-1 torpedo (replika) w Gdańsku
Photo: Artur Andrzej, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons4

Centralne Warsztaty Samochodowe (CWS; transtlation from Polish: Central Car Works) was a Polish pre-war car and motorcycle manufacturer. Created by the Polish Ministry of War Affairs in 1918, the privately run company was initially entitled to service of all the mechanical equipment of the Polish Army, including tanks, armoured cars, motorcycles and lorries.2

Products and brands

  • car

Listed on Wikidata.1

Timeline

  1. 1931Dissolved Dissolved1
  2. 1918Founded Founded1

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