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Encyclopedia > Ford Versailles

Two different vehicles have been sold as the Ford Versailles:

  • 1955-1964 in France
  • 1992-1996 in Brazil

France

The Ford Versailles was a car produced by the Ford Motor Company in France between 1955 and 1964, before Ford's French factory was sold to Simca, which was subsequently acquired by Chrysler, and then by Peugeot. The Ford Motor Company (often referred to simply as Ford; sometimes nicknamed FoMoCo), NYSE: F is an automobile maker founded by Henry Ford in Dearborn, Michigan (where the company is currently headquartered), and incorporated on June 16, 1903. ... 1955 (MCMLV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... For the Nintendo 64 emulator, see 1964 (Emulator). ... Simca Rallye 2 Simca is a now-defunct French automobile manufacturer, which also produced cars in Brazil in the 1960s. ... The Chrysler Corporation is a United States-based automobile manufacturer, since 1998 merged with Daimler_Benz into DaimlerChrysler. ... Peugeot is a major French car marque which is today part of PSA Peugeot Citroën. ...


Brazil

In Brazil, the Ford Versailles was a version of the Volkswagen Santana sold in the 1990s when Ford and Volkswagen shared models in South America in a joint venture known as Autolatina. It replaced the Ford Del Rey in 1992, and was available as a sedan (with two or four doors) and station wagon called the Royale, with only three doors, even though the Volkswagen Quantum on which it was based was available with five doors. (It was alleged that Volkswagen did not want the Royale to be available as a five-door model, as this would have posed a competitive threat to the popular Quantum.) It was also sold as the Ford Galaxy in Argentina, where it replaced the Ford Sierra. Both the Versailles and the Galaxy were eventually replaced by the Ford Mondeo. The Volkswagen Santana is a sedan version of the Volkswagen Passat, first introduced in 1981, and also known in the Americas as the Quantum (at least in Brazil, only the station wagon version was called Quantum). ... // Events and trends The 1990s are generally classified as having moved slightly away from the more conservative 1980s, but otherwise retaining a similar mindset. ... Volkswagen [literally: peoples car] (also known as VW) is an automobile manufacturer based in Wolfsburg, Germany. ... South America South America is a continent crossed by the equator, with most of its area in the Southern Hemisphere. ... Autolatina was the name of a joint venture between Volkswagen and Ford in South America, particularly in Brazil and Argentina, in the late 1980s. ... The Ford Del Rey was a family car produced by Ford Motor Company in Brazil from 1981 to 1992, replacing the Ford Corcel. ... 1992 (MCMXCII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday. ... The Volkswagen Santana is a sedan version of the Volkswagen Passat, first introduced in 1981, and also known in the Americas as the Quantum (at least in Brazil, only the station wagon version was called Quantum). ... VW Sharan See also the Ford Galaxie full-size car of the 1950s and 1960s The Ford Galaxy is a seven-seater MPV car made by Volkswagen, but sold by Ford dealers. ... -1... The Ford Mondeo, launched in 1993, was billed as Fords world car, and was also sold in North America as the Ford Contour and Mercury Mystique. ...


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The Ford Versailles was a car produced by the Ford Motor Company in France between 1955 and 1964, before Ford's French factory was sold to Simca, which was subsequently acquired by Chrysler, and then by Peugeot.
In Brazil, the Ford Versailles was a version of the Volkswagen Santana sold in the 1990s when Ford and Volkswagen shared models in South America in a joint venture known as Autolatina.
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