In which country was the automobile manufacturer 'Simca' based?

Simca was a French automaker, founded in November 1934.

The name is an acronym from the full name of the company, i.e. 'Société Industrielle de Mécanique et Carrosserie Automobile'; Mechanical and Automotive Body Manufacturing Company.

Simca was affiliated with Fiat and, after Simca bought Ford's French activities, became increasingly controlled by the Chrysler Group. In 1970, Simca became a subsidiary and brand of Chrysler Europe, ending its period as an independent company. Simca disappeared in 1978, when Chrysler divested its European operations to another French automaker, PSA Peugeot Citroën. PSA replaced the Simca brand with Talbot after a short period when some models were badged as Simca-Talbots.

During most of its post-WWII activity, Simca was one of the biggest automobile manufacturers in France. The Simca '1100' was for some time the best-selling car in France, while the Simca '1307' and Simca 'Horizon' won the coveted European Car of the Year title in 1976 and 1978, respectively—these models were badge engineered as products of other marques in some countries.

For example, the Simca '1307' was sold in Britain as the Chrysler 'Alpine', & the 'Horizon' was also sold under the Chrysler brand.

The last Simca-based car produced was the Horizon-based Dodge 'Omni', which was built in the USA until 1990. The European equivalent had already been axed three years earlier when use of the Talbot name on passenger cars was finally discontinued.