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- 1900 De Dion-Bouton Motorette - French-built De Dion-Bouton vehicles were imported into the United States before 1900, but American De Dion was formed in Brooklyn, New York, that year to manufacture the cars domestically under license. The American company's New York Motorette featured a one-cylinder gasoline engine and face-to-face seating. Unsatisfied with the American version's build quality, French De Dion canceled the license in 1902.
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1900 De Dion-Bouton Motorette
French-built De Dion-Bouton vehicles were imported into the United States before 1900, but American De Dion was formed in Brooklyn, New York, that year to manufacture the cars domestically under license. The American company's New York Motorette featured a one-cylinder gasoline engine and face-to-face seating. Unsatisfied with the American version's build quality, French De Dion canceled the license in 1902.