Possible Clues:

• Is legendary bird seen around about a Mediterranean island
• Island company reproduced cars, importing one
• One of the 27 regions of France
• Chevy model, once
• I say so -- one's an island
• Island of France
• Island where short pink skirts in very poor taste largely
• Napoleon's island birthplace
• Company registered and, despite how it looks, is thus quoted by middleman in the Mediterranean
• Island a century or so ago banning travel