Ford had commissioned a new plant of its own at Poissy in 1937, with the stated intention of pulling out of the Strasbourg based Matford project.
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The Vedette was joined in 1952 by its upmarket counterparts, the Vendôme, and Comète sports coupé, cars that were not shared with any other Ford subsidiary.
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The Ford Vedette is a large car manufactured by Ford France SA in their factory in Poissy from 1948-1954.
The Ford Vendôme is a large car manufactured by Ford France SA in their plant in Poissy from 1953-1954.
Following this success, Simca took over the French truck manufacturers Unic in 1951, and Saurer in 1956, the Poissy plant of Ford SAF in 1954.