Sevel Argentina
The Sevel Argentina S. A. is a former automotive and commercial vehicle manufacturers in El Palomar, Buenos Aires, Argentina. In 1980 the company of Jean Paul Parayre and Umberto Agnelli was founded as a subsidiary of Sevel and combined production capacity of the hitherto regarded as independent carmaker Fiat Concord SA and Sociedad de Automóviles Franco Argentinos SA under one roof. In Latin America, the manufacturer's name is also often specified in the vehicle documents as Sociedad Europea de Vehículos para Latinoamérica. Farms were two production bases, including one in the company's headquarters in El Palomar. The second work was to be found in the city Berazategui.
The first cars produced by the new company were the Fiat 125, Fiat 128 and the Peugeot 504, all of which dated from the predecessor companies. It was not until 1981, developed with the Fiat 600, Fiat 127 and Fiat 147 a comprehensive model range, which the Fiat brand brought a market- leading position in the Argentine market. These helped mentioned among other things, the sports version of the 147, Sorpasso IAVA. But the Peugeot 505 and the Fiat Ducato imported could appeal to a wider group of buyers and allows the joint venture to gain a annehmliche market position in the country. In 1983, then followed as the only model of the Peugeot 205 On behalf of the General Motors had made Sevel from 1985 Chevrolet C-10 for the South American market. In the same year established the Fiat Regata Fiat Croma and the import model. The Fiat Duna was added in 1987 and expanded the gap between 128 Súper Europe and the Regata. Something modern presented itself in 1988 with the new models Fiat Tipo and Tempra Fiat. The top model also presented the imported Alfa Romeo 164 On the basis of poor sales during the Tipo, put you on the obsolete Fiat Uno, which was marketed in parallel in the current generation as Fiat Uno 70s. As a second model of the upper middle class was offered from 1989, the Peugeot 605. In the same year also the production of the first and only truck model, the Fiat Iveco began 190 The Fiat Fiorino there were from 1990. The last model from the workshops of the Argentine Sevel from 1992 was the Peugeot 405
1995 parted then again the paths of the two works, and you had the Fiat Auto Argentina SA established that henceforth the brands Fiat and Alfa Romeo entertained. The other work remained until the end of 1999 under the name of Sevel active. Here they built the vehicles of the brands Citroen and Peugeot. Since this is under the name Peugeot Citroën Argentina SA known.
After separation only the old Peugeot 504 and the Peugeot 405 later were still produced by Sevel. As the only new model was from 1995 the notchback sedan version of the Peugeot 306 was not until 1999 then came the small car Peugeot 206. In the same year began, among other things, the production of identical models Citroën Berlingo and Peugeot Partner.
The company used in the vehicle identification number the manufacturer code 8A4.