The French Aster car company based in Saint-Denis operated between 1900 and 1910. They mainly made engines and gearboxes but could have also produced some complete cars as a 12 hp Aster was exhibited at the 1903 Crystal Palace Motor Show. A range of Aster cars was sold in Britain between 1905 and 1907 and are most likely to have been French Ariès cars which used Aster engines. They merged with Arrol-Johnston in 1927 following which production moved to Dumfries, Scotland and the cars became known as Arrol-Asters.