Latil

Article summary

Automobiles Industrielles Latil, commonly known as Latil, was a French manufacturer of commercial and military vehicles created to manage the assets of the defunct Compagnie Française d'Mécanique et d'Automobiles, to market Georges Latil's , an early front-wheel drive system. The company was established in 1909 by entrepreneur Charles Blum as Charles Blum & Cie. It started to use in the 1910s as a trading name. The company started to produce military vehicles by the 1910s and commercial ones in great numbers by the end of World War I. In 1928, the company adopted its trading name as its legal name. It was dissolved in 1955 after being merged into the Saviem group.

Key claims

1. area: 30,000 m — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
2. date of establishment: 1909 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
3. date of establishment: 1924 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95

Discussion questions

1. Summarise the article in your own words. Which single claim would you verify first, and why?
2. The record states that the area is "30,000 m". What evidence would count against this claim?
3. The record states that the date of establishment is "1909". What evidence would count against this claim?
4. The record states that the date of establishment is "1924". What evidence would count against this claim?
5. Which claim in this article is most likely to be revised as the sources update? How would you check its current status?
6. If two sources disagreed about one of these facts, what would you need in order to trust one over the other?

Bibliography

1. Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1363451186