Lucas Link with French Firm .
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Ducellier, the largest French manufacturer of automobile electrical equipment. has been acquired by Joseph Lucas. Ltd. Before this arrangement, Ducellier was a division of the D.B.A. (Ducellier. Bendix, Air Equipment) Group. Under the agreement just concluded Ducellier will be established as a partnership— named Ducellier et Cie—with a capital of NF 100,000,000 (£7+ million) which will be contributed, 40% by Lucas and 60% by D.B.A. •
: Participation by Lucas and D.B.A. in the partnership-will lead to greater interchangeability of automobile electrical equipment in Europe and further, strengthen service for British vehicles on the Continent.
Last year it was announced that C.A.V.. Ltd., a member of the Lucas Group, had formed a company in France (RotoDiesel. S.A.) in conjunction with D.B.A.