Arica Motors
| Arica Motors | |
|---|---|
| legal form | |
| founding | 1950s / 1960s |
| resolution | 1960s |
| Seat | Arica , Chile |
| Branch | Automobile manufacturing |
Arica Motors was a Chilean automobile manufacturer based in Arica .
history
The company existed in the early 1960s without any specific data being documented. According to one source, the company only existed in 1962. Likewise, production may have lasted two or three years. According to another source, there is evidence that assembly may have taken place as early as 1959.
Suzuki models were not to return to Chile until 1976 as import vehicles through the Derco company.
Models
Only the Suzuki Suzulight was produced as a station wagon and as a delivery van. For the year 1962, 238 Suzulight TLs are recorded as a station wagon (150) and delivery van (88).
Individual evidence
- ↑ Alejandro Marimán Ibarra: Suzulight 360 TL: La historia de los Suzuki ensamblados en Chile. In: linkedin.com. May 3, 2018, accessed May 24, 2019 .
- ^ La Moneda, 1960. In: La Gaceta de los Clásicos. September 22, 2016, Retrieved May 24, 2019 (Spanish).
- ↑ Cars Chilenos: Suzulight. In: autoschilenos.blogspot.com. February 26, 2004, accessed May 24, 2019 .
- ↑ Even contemporary sources only indicate a production in 1962. See Jorge de Goyeneche Valdovinos: Apreciaciones sobre las economías de escala en la industria automotriz de Chile (1970). In: repositorio.cepal.org. January 2, 2005, Retrieved May 25, 2019 (Spanish).
- ^ Automoción Chile: Suzulight TL 360 ensamblado en Chile. In: automocionchile.blogspot.com. Retrieved May 24, 2019 .