Private company

Gima

French motorcycle manufacturer founded in 19471

GIMA (Groupement Industriel Métallurgique Automobile) is a French motorcycle manufacturer that built lightweight bikes from 1947 until 1956. It resumed production in 2005 with the production of modern retro reincarnation of the original 1950s bikes, but compliant with modern standards. On February 27, 2009, the company benefited from a safeguard procedure, which was unfortunately converted into a judicial liquidation on February 19, 2010.2 It is headquartered in Paris, France.1 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

1947Founded1
  • HeadquartersParis, France1
  • Websitesites.google.com/site/lesmotosgima
  • Legal formsociété par actions simplifiée3
  • LEI969500H6CT2LHCVCNA353
  • StatusActive3
  • LEI statusIssued and current3
  • Registered address9 RUE DU HELDER, 75009 Paris, France3
  • Registered withNational Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies, 9530666693
Gima
Photo: CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons4

GIMA (Groupement Industriel Métallurgique Automobile) is a French motorcycle manufacturer that built lightweight bikes from 1947 until 1956. It resumed production in 2005 with the production of modern retro reincarnation of the original 1950s bikes, but compliant with modern standards. On February 27, 2009, the company benefited from a safeguard procedure, which was unfortunately converted into a judicial liquidation on February 19, 2010. On March 21, 2012, GIMA filed for bankruptcy and was struck off the register of companies.2

Corporate structure

Gima sits at the top of its group. 3 entities, 1 country on record. Switch between the flow chart and the network, and select any entity to see its details.

  • Gima Paris, France
    • KITSUNE CREATIVE Subsidiary · Paris, France
    • KITSUNE FRANCE Subsidiary · Paris, France

Built from parent and subsidiary links from GLEIF, the Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (CC0). Each entity in the chart links to its source.

Products and brands

  • motorcycle

Listed on Wikidata.1

Timeline

  1. 1956Dissolved Dissolved1
  2. 1947Founded Founded1

Sources

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