SIMCA
17 entries
French carmaker founded by Fiat in 1934, which passed to Chrysler and disappeared in 1978 under PSA ownership.
- Founded
- November 1934, by Fiat S.p.A.
- Director
- Henri Pigozzi, from 1935 to 1963
- Owner
- Chrysler, from 1970
- Disappeared
- 1978, replaced by Talbot
Simca was founded in November 1934 by Fiat and directed from July 1935 to May 1963 by the Italian Henri Pigozzi. After buying Ford's French subsidiary it came increasingly under Chrysler control.
The Simca 1100 was for a time the best-selling car in France, and the Simca 1307 and Simca Horizon won European Car of the Year in 1976 and 1979. The brand was replaced by Talbot after Chrysler sold its European operations to PSA Peugeot Citroën in 1978.
- 1934Simca founded by Fiat
- 1935Henri Pigozzi takes charge
- 1970Becomes a brand of Chrysler's European business
- 1976Simca 1307 wins European Car of the Year
- 1978Brand replaced by Talbot under PSA
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SIMCA Simca-Fiat 6 CV: France’s Fiat Balilla
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SIMCA Simca Marmon: the French army’s 1.5-tonne truck
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SIMCA Simca 9 Sport: the Facel-built coupé
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SIMCA Simca 6: Simca’s first step away from Fiat
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SIMCA Simca 1300 and 1500: the Aronde’s successors
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SIMCA Simca 1307/1308: the 1976 Car of the Year
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SIMCA Simca 5: France’s Fiat Topolino
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SIMCA Simca Jangada: the Brazilian Simca estate
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SIMCA Simca Ariane: a big body with a small engine
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SIMCA Simca Vedette: the V8 Simcas from Poissy
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SIMCA Simca 1000 Coupé and 1200S: the Bertone Simcas
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SIMCA Simca 1301 and 1501: the facelifted big Simcas
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SIMCA Simca 8: the Fiat-based Simca of 1937
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SIMCA Simca Aronde: Simca’s first own design
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SIMCA Simca 1000: the rear-engined small Simca
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SIMCA Simca Horizon: the 1979 Car of the Year
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SIMCA Simca 1100: the French hatchback blueprint