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4 unusual facts about Santana Motor


Santana Motor

However, In 2010, the sales of the Iveco Massif were not as expected and Iveco decided to stop the agreement with Santana.

The Santana Motor Company began a relationship with Suzuki in the early 1980s when Suzuki bought a 20% stake in the company and from 1986 Santana started to produce licensed versions of Suzuki models such as the Suzuki Jimny/SJ and Suzuki Vitara.

In 2008 FIAT-Iveco announced that it has signed an option to buy Andalusian government owned Santana Motor, depending on the success of Massif.

Iveco Massif (produced jointly with Iveco,essentially a rebadged and branded PS-10) – rebadged and restyled version of the Santana PS-10.


Economy of Spain

Apart from its domestic brand SEAT, which is the major contributor to the automotive sector of the country, and Santana Motor, many suppliers and foreign car and truck makers – like Volkswagen, Nissan, Daimler Mercedes-Benz, Ford, Renault, GM/Opel, PSA Peugeot/Citroën, Iveco,... etc.


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