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The Ford Versailles is an automobile. Two different vehicles have been sold as the Ford Versailles:

Brazil
In Brazil
Brazil

Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is a country in South America. It is the List of countries and outlying territories by total area country by geographical area, occupying nearly half of South America, the List of countries by population country, and the fourth most populous democracy in the world....
, the Ford Versailles was a version of the Volkswagen Santana sold in the 1990s when Ford and Volkswagen
Volkswagen

Volkswagen Passenger Cars, also known as VW, is an automobile manufacturer based in Wolfsburg, Germany and is the original as well as the largest brand by sales volume within the Volkswagen Group....
 shared models in South America
South America

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 in a joint venture known as Autolatina
Autolatina

Autolatina was the name of a joint venture between Volkswagen and Ford Motor Company in South America.Four divisions Ford Argentina, Ford Brazil, Volkswagen Argentina and Volkswagen do Brasil formed Autolatina in 1987....
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The Ford Versailles is an automobile. Two different vehicles have been sold as the Ford Versailles:
  • 1954-1957 in France
  • 1992-1996 in Brazil


France


The former Ford SAF
Ford SAF

Ford SAF was the French subsidiary of the American automaker Ford Motor Company, which existed under various names between 1916 and 1954, when Ford sold it to Simca....
 plant in Poissy
Poissy

ap_size=270px|adjustable_map =Poissy_map.png|mapcaption=Location within Paris inner and outer suburbs|lat_long=|r?gion=?le-de-France |d?partement=Yvelines | arrondissement=Saint-Germain-en-Laye|...
, acquired by Simca
Simca

Simca was a France automaker and marque, founded in 1934 by Henri Th?odore Pigozzi . Simca was originally affiliated with Fiat, but later, after a period of independence, when Simca bought Ford's French branch, became increasingly controlled by the Chrysler, in 1970 becoming a part of Chrysler Europe and a brand rather than independent compa...
 in 1954, manufactured a large car called the Simca Vedette
Simca Vedette

The Simca Vedette is a large automobile, manufactured from 1954 to 1961 by the French automaker Simca, at their factory in Poissy, France. It was marketed with different model names according to trim and equipment levels....
. This was a descendant of the late 1940s/early 1950s Ford Vedette
Ford Vedette

The Ford Vedette was a large car manufactured by Ford SAF in their factory in Poissy from 1948 to 1954. Introduced at the 1948 Mondial de l'Automobile in Paris, it was designed entirely in Detroit , but featured the Poissy-made 2158 cc Aquillon sidevalve V8 engine of Ford's Ford Flathead engine, the same as in pre-war Matford cars....
, and was also marketed as Ford Vedette in the Netherlands, Germany and Sweden until 1957. It was available in four versions, each of which was also marketed with a separate model name - Trianon, Versailles, Régence and Marly - hence the "Ford Versailles" appearing in some markets.

Brazil


In Brazil
Brazil

Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is a country in South America. It is the List of countries and outlying territories by total area country by geographical area, occupying nearly half of South America, the List of countries by population country, and the fourth most populous democracy in the world....
, the Ford Versailles was a version of the Volkswagen Santana sold in the 1990s when Ford and Volkswagen
Volkswagen

Volkswagen Passenger Cars, also known as VW, is an automobile manufacturer based in Wolfsburg, Germany and is the original as well as the largest brand by sales volume within the Volkswagen Group....
 shared models in South America
South America

South America is the southern continent of the Americas, situated entirely in the Western Hemisphere and mostly in the Southern Hemisphere, with a relatively small portion in the Northern Hemisphere....
 in a joint venture known as Autolatina
Autolatina

Autolatina was the name of a joint venture between Volkswagen and Ford Motor Company in South America.Four divisions Ford Argentina, Ford Brazil, Volkswagen Argentina and Volkswagen do Brasil formed Autolatina in 1987....
. It replaced the Ford Del Rey
Ford Del Rey

The Ford Del Rey is a midsized car produced by the Ford Motor Company in Brazil from 1981 to 1991. It was a remake from the popular Ford Corcel....
 in 1991, 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.). In 1995 and 1996, Ford also sold a five-door version of the Royale. It was also sold as the Ford Galaxy
Ford Galaxy

The Ford Galaxy is a large MPV first introduced in 1995....
 in Argentina
Argentina

Argentina, officially the Argentine Republic , is a country in South America, constituted as a federation of 23 provinces and an autonomous city....
, where it replaced the Ford Sierra
Ford Sierra

The Ford Sierra is a large family car built by Ford Europe from 1982 until 1993. It was designed by Uwe Bahnsen, Robert Lutz and Patrick le Qu?ment....
. Both the Versailles and the Galaxy were eventually replaced by the Ford Mondeo
Ford Mondeo

The Ford Mondeo is a large family car sold by the Ford Motor Company in various markets throughout the world. The name "Mondeo" derives from the Latin word mundus, meaning "world"....
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See also


  • Lincoln Versailles
    Lincoln Versailles

    The Lincoln Versailles was the first mid-size car from Ford Motor Company's Lincoln automobile luxury car division. It was sold from 1977 to 1980, as a four-door sedan only....
    , an upmarket version of the 1970s U.S.
    United States

    The United States of America is a Federal government constitutional republic comprising U.S. state and a federal district. The country is situated mostly in central North America, where its Contiguous United States and Washington, D.C., the Capital districts and territories, lie between the Pacific Ocean and Atlantic Oceans, Borders of the U...
     Ford Granada
    Ford Granada

    Ford Motor Company used the Ford Granada for unrelated vehicles sold in different markets:* The Ford Granada was built and marketed in Europe from 1972 to 1985 ...
  • Volkswagen Apollo
    Volkswagen Apollo

    The Volkswagen Apollo is an automobile sold in Brazil between 1990 and 1992. when Volkswagen and Ford Motor Company shared models in South America in a joint venture known as Autolatina....
  • Volkswagen Pointer
    Volkswagen Pointer

    The Volkswagen Pointer was a small family car sold by Volkswagen do Brasil in South America from 1994 to 1997. The Pointer was available as a five-door hatchback, and the two-door sedan version, called the Volkswagen Logus, was sold from 1993 till 1996....