Automobiles Darracq France was a manufacturer of motor vehicles and aero engines in Suresnes, near Paris, France. The enterprise, known at first as A Darracq et Cie, was founded in 1896 by successful businessman Alexandre Darracq.

In 1902, he sold his new business to a privately held English company named A Darracq and Company Limited, retaining a substantial shareholding and a directorship. He continued to run the business from Paris but was obliged to retire to the Côte d'Azur in 1913, due to years of financial difficulties that brought his business into very hazardous circumstances. He had introduced an unproven unorthodox engine in 1911 which failed, yet he neglected Suresnes' popular conventional products. France entered the First World War shortly after.

In 1916, ownership of the Suresnes business was transferred to Darracq S.A. In 1922, Darracq's name was dropped from its products and the business was renamed Talbot S.A.. Initially, its products were branded Darracq-Talbot and then just Talbot. The London parent company suffered a financial collapse during the Great Depression and in 1935, Talbot S.A. was acquired by investors led by managing director Antonio Lago.

A. Darracq et Cie was created in 1897 by Alexandre Darracq, who used a substantial part of the profit he had made from selling his Gladiator bicycle factory to build a new plant in Suresnes. Production began in January 1898 with bicycle parts, tricycles and quadricycles, and a Millet motorcycle powered by a five-cylinder rotary engine. An electric brougham shortly followed.^{[citation needed]} Also in 1898, Darracq et Cie produced a Léon Bollée-designed voiturette tricar. The somewhat old-fashioned voiturette proved to be a debacle: its steering was problematic, the five-speed belt drive was described as "a masterpiece of bad design", and the crude hot tube ignition further compounded its flaws. In the end, the £10,000 Darracq et Cie had paid for the design turned out to be a costly mistake.

In 1900, Darracq et Cie produced a vehicle designed by Paul Ribeyrolles. It was a 6.5 hp (4.8 kW; 6.6 PS) voiture legére with a 785 cc (47.9 cu in) single-cylinder engine. The car featured a shaft drive and a three-speed column gear change.

Although larger in size, the vehicle closely resembled the design of contemporary Renault models. Its principal technical innovation was the incorporation of a mechanism that allowed for the variation of engine speed between 100 and 2,000 revolutions per minute (rpm). This was achieved through the regulation of both the engine’s ignition system and its inlet valves. By the end of September 1901, more than 1,000 units had been sold. However, with a workforce numbering only 300 employees, operations at the Suresnes facility were most likely centered on assembly rather than comprehensive manufacturing, indicating that production processes may have relied on externally supplied components.

In 1902, A. Darracq et Cie signed a contract with Adam Opel to produce vehicles in the German Empire under the licence, with the brand name "Opel Darracq". Opel soon moved on to building its own vehicles.

On 30 September 1902, A. Darracq et Cie was sold to A. Darracq and Company Limited, a company registered in the United Kingdom. Alexandre Darracq retained a significant minority shareholding in the newly formed enterprise, allowing him to maintain an influential role. J. S. Smith-Winby was appointed as chairman, signaling a change in the company's leadership. Following the reorganization, additional capital was secured, and substantial investments were made to expand manufacturing capacity. The Suresnes facility in France was enlarged to cover approximately four acres, and further expansion took place in the United Kingdom with the acquisition of extensive premises to support ongoing operations and future growth.