SANTANA. SANTANA in SPAIN

San tana Motor S. A. Avenida 1 Mayo, s/n Apartado 116,

23700 Linares (Jaen), Spain

tel. +34953/649200, fax +34953/653201, 697003, http://www.santana-suzuki.es

SANTANA PS-300

SANTANA PS-10

SUZUKI VITARA CANVAS TOP

SUZUKI JIMNY CANVAS TOP CABRIO

Models produced in Spain: PS-10 / Anibal (station wagon, cabrio, pick-up), PS-300 (sta­tion wagon, cabrio), PS-350, Suzuki Vitara (station wagon, cabrio), Suzuki Jimny Canvas Top Cabrio.

Production volume in Spain in 2003 - 22,618 vehicles.

Santana, formed in August 1954, produced Land Rover vehicles from January 1959 to 1994. In the years 1982-92 the company was gradually taken over by Suzuki, which sold its 83%-stake in Santa­na to the state-owned IFA concern in 1995. In March 1985 the Suzuki SJ 410 was launched, and in 1986 - the SJ 413 model, which was marketed as the Samurai from 1989 to June 2003. In 1990 the product range expanded with the introduction of the Vitara, available as a cabrio, a 2-door station wa­gon and a long-bodied 4-door station wagon, fitted with the following engine options: 1.6-liter 80 hp, 1.6-liter 96 hp, and since 2001 also with a Peugeot HDI 2.0-liter 87-90 hp. The Vitara has been out of production in Japan since the end of 1997. At the 1999 Barcelona Motor Show, the company pre­sented the Suzuki Jimny Canvas Top Cabrio (1.3-liter 80 hp or 1.3-liter 82 hp), produced only in Spain, and from there exported all over the world. In October 1999 the public in Seville witnessed the debut of the big, original, off-road station wagon PS-10, with lockable 4x4 drive. This 5-door vehic­le, housing an IVECO TDI 2.8-liter 106-125 hp engine (125-135 km/h), resembles the Land Rover Defender, and since 2002 has been marketed in many countries as the PS-10 or Anibal, also in ca­brio and pick-up body versions. In June 2005 the small SUVs, based on the Suzuki Vitara, premiered in the 3-door Santana PS-300 version and the 5-door Santana PS-350 version. The vehicles are fitted with a Peugeot TD 2.0-liter 87 hp power plant.