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Costruzioni Meccaniche di Saronno

Italian vehicle company

Costruzioni Meccaniche di Saronno was an Italian company producing steam locomotives and cars, active from 1887 to 1918.2 It was founded by Maschinenfabrik Esslingen.1 It is part of Maschinenfabrik Esslingen.1 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

1887Founded1
  • Industryautomotive industry, locomotive manufacturing1
  • Founded inSaronno1

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Costruzioni Meccaniche di Saronno was an Italian company producing steam locomotives and cars, active from 1887 to 1918.2

Corporate structure

Costruzioni Meccaniche di Saronno is part of a group headed by Maschinenfabrik Esslingen. 2 entities, 2 countries on record. Switch between the flow chart and the network, and select any entity to see its details.

Built from subsidiaries, stakes and holdings from Wikidata (CC0); major holders from Schedules 13D and 13G. Each entity in the chart links to its source.

The story

Founded by Maschinenfabrik Esslingen in 1887, in Saronno.1

The origins of the engineering company are to be found in a framework of political agreements of the economic-military alliance assumed by the Kingdom of Italy, the German Empire and the Austro-Hungarian Empire in the early 1880s. Favoured by these international cooperation agreements, the German company Maschinenfabrik Esslingen founded the Costruzioni Meccaniche di Saronno in the Varese municipality and began to manufacture its renowned steam locomotives in Italy.

From Wikipedia’s article on Costruzioni Meccaniche di Saronno, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.3

Products and brands

Between 1887 and 1913, the company built steam locomotives of various track gauges for a number of railway companies. Beginning in 1894, it began assembling Peugeot Type 3 cars, produced under a Peugeot license and with engines supplied by the French company.

From Wikipedia’s article on Costruzioni Meccaniche di Saronno, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.3

Subsidiaries and ownership

Parent company

From Wikidata.1

Timeline

  1. 1918Dissolved Dissolved1
  2. 1887Founded Founded in Saronno1

Sources

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