==Origins and launch==In the early 1950s, Henri Théodore Pigozzi was looking to expand the manufacturing operations of his Simca company, which was enjoying much success at the time, thanks to the popular Aronde.
В начале 1950-х годов Анри Теодор Пигоцци ("Henri Théodore Pigozzi") искал возможности расширения производственных мощностей своей компании Simca, выпускавшей популярный тогда Aronde.