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Rolux
Logo: Buch-t, CC BY-SA 3.0 de, via Wikimedia Commons3
The Rolux was a French automobile manufactured from 1938 until 1952. The product of a Lyon company better known for making the New-Map motorcycle, the light car, also sold as a New Map, had a single-cylinder, air-cooled, two-stroke, 100 cc engine made by Fichtel and Sachs. The engine was mounted behind the driver with chain drive to the back axle.2 It was founded in 1947.1 It is headquartered in Clermont-Ferrand.1 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0
Last updated Oct 21, 2026.
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The Rolux was a French automobile manufactured from 1938 until 1952.2
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- WikipediaRolux
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- WikidataQ2164422
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- 1WikidataRolux on Wikidata
- 2WikipediaRolux on Wikipedia
- 3Wikimedia CommonsRolux logo by Buch-t, CC BY-SA 3.0 de
- 4Wikimedia CommonsRolux photo by dave_7, CC BY 2.0