page_title: Société des Automobiles Pilain (SAP)
hierarchical_section_title: Société des Automobiles Pilain (SAP)
caption_attribution_description: Pilain 4S Touring 1911
context_page_description: Société des Automobiles Pilain (SAP) was an automobile manufacturer based in Lyon between 1902 and 1920.
  The SAP founder, François Pilain, had a nephew called Émile Pilain whom he trained in the automotive business and whose own company, Rolland-Pilain, presented its first car in 1907. François Pilain was based in the auto-making hub that grew up around Lyon, however, while his nephew’s business was based in Tours, more than 500 kilometers to the west. Sources sometimes confuse the two companies, but in fact there was no link or collaboration between them, once the nephew had grown up and established his own company.
context_section_description: Société des Automobiles Pilain (SAP) was an automobile manufacturer based in Lyon between 1902 and 1920.
  The SAP founder, François Pilain, had a nephew called Émile Pilain whom he trained in the automotive business and whose own company, Rolland-Pilain, presented its first car in 1907. François Pilain was based in the auto-making hub that grew up around Lyon, however, while his nephew’s business was based in Tours, more than 500 kilometers (310 miles) to the west. Sources sometimes confuse the two companies, but in fact there was no link or collaboration between them, once the nephew had grown up and established his own company.
caption: Pilain (1911)
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