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| location_city = [[Abrest]]
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| location_country = [[France]]
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| key_people = Jacques Nicolet (President)<ref>https://ligierautomotive.com/en/news/mygale-becomes-ligier-advanced-technologies-a-new-identity-for-strengthened-expertise-in-single-seaters-and-advanced-engineering/#:~:text=Ligier%20Automotive%2C%20part%20of%20the,through%20the%20Ligier%20Automotive%20companies.</ref>
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| industry = [[Automobile]] & [[Formula One]]
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===EZ10===
===EZ10===
[[File:Self-driving minibus (35913477505).jpg|thumb|250px|left|Ligier EZ10 self-driving minibus]]
[[File:Self-driving minibus (35913477505).jpg|thumb|250px|left|Ligier EZ10 self-driving minibus]]
The Ligier vehicle that's gained the most attention, is ''[[Ligier EZ10|EZ10]]''<!--NB! No dash used in official literature--> ''EasyMile'', a self-driving shuttle bus for light city transit. EasyMile SAS develops and markets the autonomous vehicles, and is a joint venture formed in June 2014 by Ligier and Robosoft Technology PTE Ltd (France).<ref name="Ligier.fr">{{cite web |title=EZ10, le véhicule autonome, 100% électrique |language=fr |trans-title=EZ10, the autonomous vehicle, 100% electric |publisher=Ligier |year=2017 |url=http://www.ligier.fr/ligier-group/ez10-vehicule-autonome-et-electrique-ligier.html |access-date=2017-07-15 |quote=Véhicule autonome électrique pouvant transporter jusqu’à 10 personnes (6 places assises et 4 places debout ou un fauteuil roulant), ...}}<!--This ref confirms the joint venture from the side of Ligier.--></ref><ref name="ec.europa.eu">{{cite web |title=Automated transportation in the (driverless) seat |publisher=[[European Commission]] |date=2015-07-05 |url=http://ec.europa.eu/research/infocentre/article_en.cfm?&artid=35237&calledby=infocentre&caller=SuccessStories&id=/research/star/index_en.cfm?p=ss-citymobil2&item=All |access-date=2017-07-15 |quote=Adriano Alessandrini: "Partly thanks to CityMobil2, two French companies – Ligier Group and Robosoft Technology – created the EasyMile joint venture..."}}<!--This ref says, that this particular Robosoft entity is a French company, but information on it is scarce.--></ref><ref name="CityMobil2">{{cite web |title=System suppliers |publisher=citymobil2.eu |year=2016 |url=http://www.citymobil2.eu/en/automated-systems/system-suppliers |access-date=2017-07-15 |archive-date=2014-01-08 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140108170612/http://www.citymobil2.eu/en/automated-systems/system-suppliers |url-status=dead }}<!--This ref has the full formal name of the Robosoft company.--></ref><!--These three refs are positioned here (and not at the end of the para) to confirm very specific information.--> The joint venture is the result of the CityMobil2 project co-funded by the European Union's [[Framework Programmes for Research and Technological Development#FP6 and FP7|Seventh Framework Programme for research and technological development]] (FP7).<ref name="ec.europa.eu"/><ref name="CityMobil2"/>
The ''[[Ligier EZ10|EZ10]]''<!--NB! No dash used in official literature--> ''EasyMile'' is a self-driving shuttle bus for light city transit. EasyMile SAS develops and markets the autonomous vehicles, and is a joint venture formed in June 2014 by Ligier and Robosoft Technology PTE Ltd (France).<ref name="Ligier.fr">{{cite web |title=EZ10, le véhicule autonome, 100% électrique |language=fr |trans-title=EZ10, the autonomous vehicle, 100% electric |publisher=Ligier |year=2017 |url=http://www.ligier.fr/ligier-group/ez10-vehicule-autonome-et-electrique-ligier.html |access-date=2017-07-15 |quote=Véhicule autonome électrique pouvant transporter jusqu’à 10 personnes (6 places assises et 4 places debout ou un fauteuil roulant), ...}}<!--This ref confirms the joint venture from the side of Ligier.--></ref><ref name="ec.europa.eu">{{cite web |title=Automated transportation in the (driverless) seat |publisher=[[European Commission]] |date=2015-07-05 |url=http://ec.europa.eu/research/infocentre/article_en.cfm?&artid=35237&calledby=infocentre&caller=SuccessStories&id=/research/star/index_en.cfm?p=ss-citymobil2&item=All |access-date=2017-07-15 |quote=Adriano Alessandrini: "Partly thanks to CityMobil2, two French companies – Ligier Group and Robosoft Technology – created the EasyMile joint venture..."}}<!--This ref says, that this particular Robosoft entity is a French company, but information on it is scarce.--></ref><ref name="CityMobil2">{{cite web |title=System suppliers |publisher=citymobil2.eu |year=2016 |url=http://www.citymobil2.eu/en/automated-systems/system-suppliers |access-date=2017-07-15 |archive-date=2014-01-08 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140108170612/http://www.citymobil2.eu/en/automated-systems/system-suppliers |url-status=dead }}<!--This ref has the full formal name of the Robosoft company.--></ref><!--These three refs are positioned here (and not at the end of the para) to confirm very specific information.--> The joint venture is the result of the CityMobil2 project co-funded by the European Union's [[Framework Programmes for Research and Technological Development#FP6 and FP7|Seventh Framework Programme for research and technological development]] (FP7).<ref name="ec.europa.eu"/><ref name="CityMobil2"/>


One EZ10 minibus can take between 8–10 passengers,<ref name="Ligier.fr"/><ref name="ERR">{{cite news |editor-first = Dario | editor-last = Cavegn |title=Two driverless buses to take up passenger transport in Tallinn |publisher=ERR News |date=2017-07-14 |url=http://news.err.ee/607495/two-driverless-buses-to-take-up-passenger-transport-in-tallinn |access-date=2017-07-15 |quote=The buses have a capacity of eight passengers.}}</ref> and its speed is up to {{cvt|40|km/h|mph|0}}. In 2017, EZ-10 was introduced on the grounds of National Taiwan University in Taipei, and in [[Tallinn]], [[Estonia]].
One EZ10 minibus can take between 8–10 passengers,<ref name="Ligier.fr"/><ref name="ERR">{{cite news |editor-first = Dario | editor-last = Cavegn |title=Two driverless buses to take up passenger transport in Tallinn |publisher=ERR News |date=2017-07-14 |url=http://news.err.ee/607495/two-driverless-buses-to-take-up-passenger-transport-in-tallinn |access-date=2017-07-15 |quote=The buses have a capacity of eight passengers.}}</ref> and its speed is up to {{cvt|40|km/h|mph|0}}. In 2017, EZ-10 was introduced on the grounds of National Taiwan University in Taipei, and in [[Tallinn]], [[Estonia]].
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Image:1975LigierJS2FordCosworthDFV.jpg|Ligier JS2
Image:1975LigierJS2FordCosworthDFV.jpg|Ligier JS2
File:Jeremie Dufour British F3 1995 Silverstone.jpg|Ligier Junior Team ([[Jérémie Dufour]], [[British Formula 3 International Series|British Formula Three Championship]], 1995)
File:Jeremie Dufour British F3 1995 Silverstone.jpg|Ligier Junior Team ([[Jérémie Dufour]], [[British Formula 3 International Series|British Formula Three Championship]], 1995)
File:Ligier X-Too Microcar.jpg|Ligier X-Too Microcar
File:Ligier X-Too Microcar.jpg|Ligier X-Too (Microcar)
File:Ligier Dué First - April 2015.jpg|Ligier Dué First (2015)
File:Ligier Dué First - April 2015.jpg|Ligier Dué First (Microcar; 2015)
File:Ligier.png|Experimental prototype capable of self-parking<ref name=Paromtchik-ICRA-1998/>
File:Ligier.png|Experimental prototype capable of self-parking<ref name=Paromtchik-ICRA-1998/>
File:Michael Shank Racing - Ligier JS P2-Honda -49 (27802320135).jpg|Ligier JS P2
File:Michael Shank Racing - Ligier JS P2-Honda -49 (27802320135).jpg|Ligier JS P2

Latest revision as of 15:31, 20 October 2025

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File:Ligier logo.jpg
Logo until 2017

Ligier (Script error: No such module "IPA".) is a French automobile and minibus maker created by former racing driver and rugby player Guy Ligier (1930–2015), specialized in the manufacturing of microcars. Ligier is best known for its involvement in the Formula 1 World Championship between 1976 and 1996.

In collaboration with Automobiles Martini, the Ligier-Martini entity offered sports prototypes used in endurance or hillclimbing (CN). After the announcement of the creation of the new category LMP3 by the ACO, Ligier and Martini associated with Onroak Automotive (the manufacturer department of OAK Racing) to offer a full range of prototypes (CN, LMP3, LMP1 and LMP2).

History

The firm entered the automobile business with the Ligier JS2, a mid-engined sports car for the road initially powered by a Ford V6 and from 1971 by the same Maserati V6 engine as the Citroën SM. The Ligier motorcars were all designated with the prefix "JS" in honour of Ligier's friend and cohort Jo Schlesser who was killed in the 1968 French Grand Prix while driving for Honda. The final SMs were also produced in the Ligier factory in Vichy.[1] The 1973 energy crisis caused such a decline in the market for the JS2 that production ceased soon after, and the firm changed its focus to microcars, beginning with the 1980 moped-powered Ligier JS4.

One of the world's first experimental prototypes of automatic parallel parking was developed on a Ligier electric car at INRIA in the mid-1990s.[2]

In September 2008, Ligier Automobiles completed its acquisition of Beneteau Group's Microcar division, with financing provided by 21 Investimenti Partners. Phillipe Ligier, son of the company's founder, remains as CEO. The Ligier and Microcar brands are to retain their separate identities and manufacturing facilities. The merger creates Europe's second largest microcar manufacturer (after Daimler's Smart unit, if one considers that a microcar), and largest manufacturer of drivers license-exempt vehicles.

In 2011, Ligier launched the Duè brand, intended to market lightweight quadricycles at a low price with a low-cost philosophy. The first model was the Dué First, which was essentially a revised version of the previous Microcar MC1 with simplified design and features to lower the price.[3] After just two years, the Duè brand was integrated into the Microcar range, another brand of the Ligier Group, and the Microcar Dué, a specific and new model, was launched.[4]

In August 2018, Ligier teased a new road-going sports car to celebrate their 50th anniversary. The car will be built in collaboration with Onroak. It will feature a 3.7 liter V6 producing approximately 330 hp, and a 6-speed manual transmission. It will be homologated to FIA E II-SH regulation. More details are to be released in September 2018, and it is expected to go on sale in November 2018 at a price of €89,000.[5] Template:Update inline

In 2023, Ligier launched its first electric quadricycle, named Myli.[6]

In January 2025, Ligier announced the closure of the Montaigu-Vendée factory, concentrating all production at the Abrest (historic headquarters) plant.[7]

Models

File:Ligier JS2 v red.jpg
Ligier JS2.

The Ligier model line currently consists of the JS50 line of mini cars, the X-Pro line of small commercial vehicles, and the Be Up/Be Two line of open-air, roadster-type vehicles. The company also produces a line of quad bikes and off-road utility vehicles sold as the Be Pro, Be Four, and Be Truck.

The JS50, Ixo, Xtoo, Nova or Ambra are about two and a half meters long and have two seats. They are front-engined. Power units include two 2-cylinder four-stroke diesels of about half a liter displacement and feature a CVT for power transfer.

EZ10

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Ligier EZ10 self-driving minibus

The EZ10 EasyMile is a self-driving shuttle bus for light city transit. EasyMile SAS develops and markets the autonomous vehicles, and is a joint venture formed in June 2014 by Ligier and Robosoft Technology PTE Ltd (France).[8][9][10] The joint venture is the result of the CityMobil2 project co-funded by the European Union's Seventh Framework Programme for research and technological development (FP7).[9][10]

One EZ10 minibus can take between 8–10 passengers,[8][11] and its speed is up to Template:Cvt. In 2017, EZ-10 was introduced on the grounds of National Taiwan University in Taipei, and in Tallinn, Estonia.

In conjunction with Estonia's presidency of the EU Council, the minibus was presented in Tallinn on 14 July 2017 by EasyMile, and the tech companies in Estonia that co-financed the month-and-a-half-long project to bring the shuttle bus to the country. The buses will serve one line, including a stretch of tram line under reconstruction, and will run in Tallinn until the end of August.[12][11]

Microcars

Ligier in motorsport

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File:Ligier JS11 2008 Goodwood.jpg
The Template:Ifnumber Ligier JS11/15 Formula One car

Ligier is best known for its Formula One team, Équipe Ligier, that operated from Template:Ifnumber to Template:Ifnumber. Ligier entered Formula One in Template:Ifnumber with a Matra V12-powered car, winning its first Grand Prix with Jacques Laffite in Template:Ifnumber.

Ligier also competed in the 24 Hours of Le Mans from Template:24hLM to Template:24hLM.

Gallery

External links

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References

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