Simca models

Simca was a French car maker founded by Fiat in 1934 and formally established in 1935. It was directed by Henri Théodore Pigozzi, Fiat's general agent in France, from 1935 to 1963. The early cars were French-built Fiats: the Simca 5 of 1936 was a version of the Fiat Topolino.

In 1954 Simca bought Ford SAF's plant at Poissy, and by 1961 all production had moved there. The Aronde of 1951 established the brand, the rear-engined Simca 1000 followed in 1961 and the Simca 1100 in 1967, while the Simca 1307 was European Car of the Year for 1976. Chrysler bought 15% of the company in 1958, took control in 1963 and made it part of Chrysler France in 1970. When Chrysler later sold its European operations to PSA Peugeot Citroën in 1978, the Simca name was dropped and the cars were sold as Talbots. See also Talbot, Fiat and Matra.