Valmet Automotive Talbot / Simca Assembly (1979–1987) History
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While still operating as Saab-Valmet, the Uusikaupunki plant took on a supplemental assembly contract beginning in 1979: Chrysler Europe (later PSA/Talbot) models including the Simca-Talbot Horizon, Simca 1307/1508, and the Talbot Solara. This ran alongside the core Saab work for nearly a decade.
A total of 31,978 Talbot-family cars were completed in Finland between 1979 and 1987, demonstrating the plant's capacity to handle multi-brand contracts — a capability that would define Valmet's business model in the decades that followed.
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