Private company

Matra

Former French company

Matra (an acronym for Mécanique Aviation Traction) was a major French industrial conglomerate. Its business activities covered a wide range of industries, notably aerospace, defence, automotive, motorsports, transport and telecommunications.2 From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 16, 2026.

Overview

1937Founded1
  • Industryaerospace industry, auto racing, automotive industry, weapons industry1
  • HeadquartersRomorantin-Lanthenay1
  • Websitewww.matra.com
  • Legal formjoint-stock company1

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Products and brands

  • car
  • microcomputer
  • missile
  • mobile phone
  • rapid transit
  • telephone

Listed on Wikidata.1

Subsidiaries and ownership

Parent company

Owners

Subsidiaries

  • Matra Électronique

From Wikidata.1

Acquisitions

  1. Succeeded by Aérospatiale-Matra1
  2. Succeeded by Matra1

Timeline

  1. 2003Dissolved Dissolved1
  2. 1937Founded Founded1

Sources

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