C.I.D.
France.
One of the better-documented models from C.I.D. is the “Baby” – a two-seater / small car.
The story begins with Cottereau, founded in Dijon (France) by Louis Cottereau (a former cycle-champion) in 1891.
Cottereau made bicycles first (from 1891), then motorcycles, and from around 1898 started constructing automobiles (“voiturine”) in Dijon.
At its peak (circa early 1900s), Cottereau had a range of automobiles and was considered a “haut-de-gamme” brand in France.
However, by about 1910–1912 the company ran into difficulties: the shift from smaller models to more expensive, luxury types did not pay off.
According to sources, around 1911 or 1912 the Cottereau enterprise was succeeded by or renamed to CID – “Constructions Industrielles Dijonnaises (Anciens Établissements Cottereau)”, still based in Dijon, France, and active in automobile manufacture. CID appears to have ceased activity by 1914.
The 1911 C.I.D. Baby Serie-G shown here is currently at Col·lecció d’Automòbils Salvador Claret in Sils, Girona.
