 At the 1931 motor show Jérôme Donnet was keen to put behind him the economic troubles that accompanied the Great Depression, and he was promoting a front-wheel drive 11CV design which had been submitted to him by the (already high-profile) automotive engineer Jean-Albert Grégoire.The design used the existing Donnet 1970cc 6-cylinder engine, but this was matched to a well thought through fwd drive-train.The design used a wheelbase and the projected price of 38,900 francs was quite moderate for so modern a car.