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About us

Global leader in electric baggage tractors

Founded in 1982 as a spin-off from Charlatte (est. 1961), Charlatte Manutention, now part of the FAYAT Group, is a renowned manufacturer of electric vehicles for the airport, industrial, and military sectors. With over 20,000 units operating worldwide, the company delivers robust electric tractors, belt loaders, and flatbeds, often co-designed with customers for demanding environments. Charlatte offers one of the best warranties in the industry, global technical assistance from France, the US, the UK, and partner centers, plus comprehensive training and spare parts availability. Built to last. Made to adapt.

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Charlatte’s key figures

  • picto 100 ans d'experience

    45 years

    expertise in electrical handling

  • production rouage

    2 300

    machines manufactured per year

  • Icone équipe

    167

    employees

  • Picto argent

    131 M€

    revenue in 2025

Our pillars

Since the first tractor left our workshop in 1982, three requirements come up in every decision we make with you, for you. Our machines must last, just like our relationships and decisions. We must remain accessible, as must our parts. We must adapt to our environment, our interlocutors, and our resources. Three commitments, not one more.

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    Robustness

    We believe in what lasts. When we have to make trade-offs, we always favor the option that will remain solid in the medium and long term. This way, we can count on a stable team and reliable partners for machines that last.

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    Proximity

    We believe that human relationships are the origin of everything, including our company. We prefer direct contacts to maintain them and create new ones. That's why there's always someone to answer you, wherever you are.

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    Evolution

    The world is changing: globalization, climate change, local actions, regulatory frameworks, new technologies, etc. We continuously adapt our expertise and methods to stay up to date, never outdated.

Our values

Since 1961, Charlatte has relied on a corporate culture that has not changed in over 60 years: a way of working, deciding and treating our clients that has gone through generations. By joining the FAYAT Group, these values have only become more entrenched while feeding on those embodied by the group.

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  • Longevity

    We don’t see profit as an end in itself, but rather as a means to last, for our teams, our customers, our machines and our relationships. Be robust, to be sustainable.

  • Daring

    This made us grow and what drives us to innovate relentlessly. Daring runs deep within us, and we thrive on tackling challenges together, be it technical feasibility, deadlines, or budgets.

  • Pragmatism

    No promises we can’t keep, no extra. In our machines as in our exchanges: we go to the essential and we propose concrete solutions to real pain points.

  • Responsiveness

    Responsiveness means being present, available, and quick to respond. Our teams, our agents, and our after-sales service support customers anywhere in the world.

Our history in a few dates

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1961

Creating Charlatte

Maurice Charlatte, an aeronautical engineer, founded Charlatte in Migennes (89) a subcontracting workshop in mechanical sheet metal work and industrial boilermaking.
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1982

First baggage tractor

Birth of Charlatte Manutention. The first electric baggage tractor leaves the workshop, laying the foundations for a profession that the company has never left: electrical handling for airports.
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1993

Creation of Charlatte of America

Charlatte Manutention founds Charlatte of America in Bluefield, Virginia to consolidate its leading position in the US market.
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1999

Charlatte Manutention joins the Fayat group

Charlatte Manutention joins the FAYAT group and integrates the special vehicles division of this group.
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2019

AT135 & Charlatte Creation UK

Charlatte Manutention and Navya create Charlatte Autonom, and develop the AT135, the first autonomous electric baggage tractor. Simultaneous opening of Charlatte UK to cover the British market.
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2023

CT6-E

Launch of the CT6-E, our most powerful cargo tractor: up to 50 tons of traction capacity. A new electric architecture, designed for maintenance, while remaining faithful to the DNA of the range.
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2026

T135 NEO2

New generation of our flagship tractor. The T 135 NEO2 takes what has been proven in the field for decades, in a version designed for today’s requirements.

Do you have a project and want to talk about it?

Call us at +33 (0)3 86 43 01 30 or write to us via the contact form.

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Professional equality index between 01.01.2025 and 31.12.2025 - Publication 2026

Indicators

Remuneration gap (in %)

Deviation of individual rate increases (in % or equivalent number of employees)

Increased rate of female employees in the year following their return from maternity leave

Number of employees of the under-represented sex among the 10 highest paid

TOTAL CALCULABLE INDICATORS:

INDEX ON 100 POINTS

No. of points obtained

Not calculable

35/35

Not calculable

0/10

35/45

Not calculable

 

The index is not calculable since the maximum number of points that can be obtained is less than 75 points, and one or more indicators cannot be calculated.