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| Industry | Automotive |
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| Founded | Lohéac,Ille-et-Vilaine,France (1990) |
| Founder | Michel Hommell |
| Defunct | 2003 |
| Fate | Financial reasons |
| Headquarters | Lohéac,Ille-et-Vilaine,France |
Key people | Gilles Dupré |
| Products |
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| Website | Passion Hommell |
Hommell was a FrenchAutomobile manufacturer, started in 1990 by Michel Hommell, a former racing driver and the owner ofÉchappement, a French car magazine. The company is based inLohéac, nearRennes, Brittany. A prototype of the kind of sports car he would like to be produced was shown at the 1990 Paris Salon, where it was well received, encouraging him to go ahead with a production version. This was shown at the 1994 Geneva Motor Show. The 2 seat sportscoupe is powered by a mid-mounted 2.0ltPeugeot engine and 6 speed gearbox in a tubular steel chassis with all-round independent suspension.
In 1998, the Barquette, an open-top version was announced, and at the same time the Berlinette RS, as the original model was now called, had a more powerfulCitroën engine fitted.
The brand has produced three models under the direction of Gilles Dupré:
In December 2003, the production was stopped for financial reasons.[citation needed]
In 2005, Chinese investors wanted to buy the plans for the Berlinetta Hommell to be produced nearShanghai for the local market, but no agreement was reached.[citation needed]
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