Private company
Ryjan
French automobile manufacturer
Ryjan was a make of French automobile produced by the Grillet company between 1920 and 1926. The factory was established in what was then a small town, a short distance to the west of Paris, called Chatou. In 1925 production was relocated to Nanterre in the west of the country.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0
Last updated Oct 21, 2026.
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Ryjan was a make of French automobile produced by the Grillet company between 1920 and 1926. The factory was established in what was then a small town, a short distance to the west of Paris, called Chatou. In 1925 production was relocated to Nanterre in the west of the country.2
Products and brands
The first Ryjan car was being promoted at the Paris Motor Show in October 1919, and almost immediately, in 1920, the newly formed business started to produce their first model.
From Wikipedia’s article on Ryjan, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.3
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- WikipediaRyjan
- More imagesWikimedia Commons
- WikidataQ2178231
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- 1WikidataRyjan on Wikidata
- 2WikipediaRyjan on Wikipedia
- 3WikipediaRyjan on Wikipedia (revision used)
- 4Wikimedia CommonsRyjan photo by Unknown author Unknown author, Public domain