Editing Simca (section)

{{Short description|Automobile company}}
{{About|the automobile company||SIMCA (disambiguation)}}
{{Infobox company
| name = Simca
| logo = Simca logo 1970.svg
| logo_size = 220
| type = [[Subsidiary]]
| fate = Merged into [[Chrysler Europe]] becoming a [[brand]] in 1970
| successor = Chrysler France
| foundation = 1934
| founder  = [[Henri Pigozzi]]
| defunct = {{end date and age|1970}}
| predecessor = 
| location = [[Nanterre]], [[France]] (1935–1961)<br/>[[Poissy]], [[France]] (1954–1970)
| industry = [[automotive industry|Automotive]]
| products = [[car|Automobile]]s
| num_employees = 
| parent = [[Fiat S.p.A.]] (1934–58)<br>[[Chrysler]] (1958–67)<br>[[Chrysler Europe]] (1967–70)
| subsid = [[Ford SAF|Ford France]] (1954–58) <ref name=time>[https://content.time.com/time/subscriber/article/0,33009,820361,00.html BUSINESS ABROAD: Ford into Simca] on ''Time'' magazine, Monday, Sept. 27, 1954</ref><br>[[Simca do Brasil]] (1958–66)
| brands = [[Talbot (automobile)|Talbot]] (1959–70)
}}
'''Simca''' ({{lang|fr|Société Industrielle de Mécanique et Carrosserie Automobile}}; Mechanical and Automotive Body Manufacturing Company) was a French [[automaker]], founded in November 1934 by [[Fiat S.p.A.]] and directed from July 1935 to May 1963 by [[Italy|Italian]] [[Henri Pigozzi]]. Simca was affiliated with Fiat and, after Simca bought [[Ford Motor Company|Ford]]'s [[Ford SAF|French subsidiary]], became increasingly controlled by [[Chrysler]]. In 1970, Simca became a brand of Chrysler's European business, ending its period as an independent company. Simca disappeared in 1978, when Chrysler divested its European operations to another French automaker, [[PSA Peugeot Citroën]]. PSA replaced the Simca brand with [[Talbot (automobile)|Talbot]] after a short period when some models were badged as Simca-Talbots.

During most of its post-war activity, Simca was one of the biggest automobile manufacturers in France. The [[Simca 1100]] was for some time the best-selling car in France, while the [[Simca 1307]] and [[Simca Horizon]] won the coveted [[European Car of the Year]] title in 1976 and 1979, respectively—these models were [[badge engineering|badge engineered]] as products of other marques in some countries. For instance the Simca 1307 was sold in Britain as the Chrysler Alpine and the Horizon was also sold under the Chrysler brand.

Simca vehicles were also manufactured by [[Simca do Brasil]] in [[São Bernardo do Campo]], [[Brazil]], and [[Barreiros (manufacturer)|Barreiros]] (another Chrysler subsidiary) in [[Spain]].  They were also assembled in [[Australia]], [[Chile]]{{Citation needed|date=February 2007}}, [[Colombia]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.elcarrocolombiano.com/clasicos/la-historia-de-colmotores-pionera-de-la-industria-automotriz-colombiana/ |title=La historia de Colmotores, pionera de la industria automotriz colombiana  |website=Elcarrocolombiano.com |access-date=2019-02-04}}</ref> and the [[Netherlands]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://members.home.nl/jurriaanknol/Simca4EN.htm |title=Simca and the Nekaf plant|website=Members.home.nl |access-date=2010-11-25}}</ref> during the Chrysler era. In Argentina, Simca had a small partnership with Metalmecánica SAIC (better known as de Carlo) for the production of the Simca Ariane in 1965.