Compagnie Électro-Mécanique (CEM) was a French electrical engineering manufacturer based in Paris, Le Havre, Lyon, Le Bourget, Nancy, Dijon. It was a subsidiary company of Brown, Boveri & Cie.

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Compagnie Electro-Mecanique
Company typeSubsidiary
IndustryRail transport
Founded1932; 93 years ago (1932)
Defunct1983
SuccessorAlstom
HeadquartersLyon, France
Area served
Worldwide
ProductsLocomotives
High-speed trains
Intercity and commuter trains
Trams
People movers
Signalling systems
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Production

The company produced DC motors, AC motors, generators, turbines, transformers and railway locomotives. Examples of railway locomotives included SNCF Class C 61000 and SNCF Class CC 65500.

Acquisition by Alsthom

It was acquired by Alsthom in 1983.

References

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