Ligier

Guy Ligier (1930–2015), a former racing driver and rugby player, founded the French vehicle and minibus manufacturer Ligier, which specialized in the production of microcars. Ligier's involvement in the Formula 1 World Championship from 1976 through 1996 is what made it most famous.

The Ligier-Martini organization provided sports prototypes used in endurance or hill climbing in cooperation with Automobiles Martini (CN). Ligier and Martini joined forces with Onroak Automotive (the manufacturing division of OAK Racing) following the ACO's announcement that the new category LMP3 had been created in order to provide a full selection of prototypes (CN, LMP3, LMP1, and LMP2).

The company made its foray into the automotive industry with the mid-engined sports car for the road, the Ligier JS2, which was initially powered by a Ford V6 and, starting in 1971, by the same Maserati V6 engine as the Citroen SM. Several people thought the JS2 was a well-designed vehicle with an excellent power-to-weight ratio.

In honor of Ligier's close friend and coworker Jo Schlesser, who died in the 1968 French Grand Prix while racing for Honda, all Ligier cars were given the prefix "JS." The Ligier facility in Vichy also produced the finished SMs. Production of the JS2 was abruptly stopped because of the 1973 energy crisis, and the company switched its attention to microcars with the 1980 Ligier JS4, powered by a moped.

Founded: 1968
Headquarter: Abrest, France
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Website: ligier.fr