Gueudet is the second most important car distributor in France and one of the most important in Europe.
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All started with Charles Gueudet who was manufacturing sewing-machines and bicycles in his workshop in Breteuil-sur-Noye, France.
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Gustave Gueudet is a self-made man with an entrepreneurial spirit while his brother Lucien is an engineer who graduated from the prestigious French school of Arts et Metiers.
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Gueudet Group becomes one of the most important companies in its field, regionally, but nationally.
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In 1956, Gustave Gueudet is decorated Knight of the Legion of Honour by the French Government.
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In 1966, Robert Gueudet dies at only 55 years old and lets his father Gustave, then 85, alone as the head of the company.
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Gustave Gueudet has to rethink his succession plan and designates a general manager from outside of the family.
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Gueudet quickly joined his father to work for and develop the Gueudet Group.
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Arlette Gueudet was a widow at age 45 and became President of Gueudet Freres, which she remained until the 1990s.
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Gueudet's is buried at cimetiere de Passy in the 16th arrondissement of Paris.
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