Fernand Charron made his way to the automobile world in an uncommom way. Together with his cycle-friends Girardot and Voigt he founded the C.G.V. make in 1901. In 1906 C.G.V. became a British company and Girardot left. From 1907 onwards the cars were sold as Charrons. Charron left the company in 1912 to build the Alda car in Courbevoie. The Charron make existed until 1930.