Majorette is a French toy manufacturer which mostly produces small die-cast cars, particularly in 1:64 scale.
Founded in 1961 by Emile Véron, Majorette became the first French manufacturer of miniature cars. Since then, the company has produced a significant number of licensed vehicles, focusing especially in everyday cars, French and European models in particular. Other notable marques to be frequently covered by Majorette include North American vehicles from General Motors, Ford, and Chrysler and the Japanese brands Nissan and Toyota. Besides their important domestic presence, through large commercial channels, Majorette relies heavily on sales to foreign markets. In 1982 Majorette USA was established in Miami, Florida, though Majorette models have not been available in the US for some time now. After being purchased by Smoby in 2003 to become Smoby-Majorette, the company is to be divorced in 2008 from Smoby again and is to be sold to MI29, a French investment fund which owns Bigben Interactive for €3,900,000.

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