Private company

Rochet-Schneider

Logo: Buch-t, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons3

Automobile manufacturer founded in 18941

Rochet-Schneider was a French company that produced automobiles between 1894 and 1932. It was based in Lyon. The Rochet-Schneider sales slogan was "strength, simplicity and silence".2 It was founded by Théodore Schneider and Édouard Rochet.1 It ceased to exist in 1951.1 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

1894Founded1
  • Industryautomotive industry, vehicle construction1
  • HeadquartersLyon1
  • Legal formsociété anonyme1
Rochet-Schneider-1930-ad
Photo: Klever, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons5

Rochet-Schneider was a French company that produced automobiles between 1894 and 1932. It was based in Lyon. The Rochet-Schneider sales slogan was "strength, simplicity and silence".2

Corporate structure

Rochet-Schneider sits at the top of its group. 4 entities, 3 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.

What it owns

What Rochet-Schneider reports owning in its annual reports to the SEC: buildings, land and equipment, real estate and locations, investments, intangible assets and inventory, at the end of its latest fiscal year and a year before.

Stakes and holdings (Wikidata)

Things Wikidata records the company as owning, with the share when stated.1

The story

Founded by Théodore Schneider and Édouard Rochet in 1894.1

Leadership

Who has led Rochet-Schneider, and when. Pick a name to see everywhere that person has worked.

Products and brands

  • car

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From Wikipedia’s article on Rochet-Schneider, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.4

Subsidiaries and ownership

Also owns

From Wikidata.1

Timeline

  1. 1951Dissolved Dissolved1
  2. 1894Founded Founded1

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