List of microcars by country of origin: C

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CountryAutomobile NameManufacturerEngine Make/CapacitySeatsYearOther information
Canada SOLO Electra Meccanica 53 hp electric12020-100 mile EPA range; 80 mph top speed; 0-60 mph in 10 s.
China Shuanghuan Noble Shijiazhuang Shuanghuan Automobile Co 1.1 litre gasoline42006-Sold as the Martin Motors Noble/Bubble in Europe.
China Tiger Truck small utility truck
Croatia DOK-ING XD DOK-ING, Zagreb 45 kW electric motor (x2)32010-
Czechoslovakia Aero Minor Letecke Zavody n.p., Jinonice Jawa 615 cc41946-1952Derived from the pre-war Jawa Minor [1] [2]
Czechoslovakia Avia Avia, Prague Jawa 350 cc31956-1958Avia made about 10 prototype microcars. All gave access via a sliding roof and had a similar seating arrangement to the McLaren F1. [3] [4]
Czechoslovakia Oskar 54 MOTO-VELO-sport Jawa 249 cc21945-1956 [5]
Czechoslovakia Oskar 16/250 VELO, Hradec Králové Jawa 249 cc21956-1963 [6]
Czechoslovakia Velorex 16/175 VELO, Hradec Králové ČZ 171 cc1963-1971 [7]
Czechoslovakia Velorex 16/350 VELO, Hradec Králové Jawa 344 cc21963-1971 [8]
Czechoslovakia Velorex 435 VELO, Hradec Králové Jawa 344 cc1971-1973 [9]

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