Private company

Selve

Automobile manufacturer in Germany

Selve Automobilwerke AG was a car maker located in Hameln (near Hannover, Germany). After World War I, the Northern German Automobile Works (Norddeutsche Automobilwerke), which made the Colibri car and the Sperber, was absorbed by the Selve firm, which was already producing Basse & Selve engines for the automotive industry. The first cars produced were the 24 horsepower 1.5 litre engine displacement and the 32 horsepower 2 litre model.2 It ceased to exist in 1934.1 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

1919Founded1
  • Industryautomotive industry1
  • HeadquartersAltena1
  • Legal formjoint-stock company1
Selve SL 6 24 PS Doppelphaeton 1920
Photo: Lars-Göran Lindgren Sweden, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons3

Selve Automobilwerke AG was a car maker located in Hameln (near Hannover, Germany).2

Timeline

  1. 1934Dissolved Dissolved1
  2. 1919Founded Founded1

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