A brief history :

1955 : FOREST Firm creation : manufacture of fribreglass products, such like caravan, swimming pools, …

1975 : SIMPA Company creation (Industrial Society from Armed Plastic Mater). The company specializes in repairing cars in fibreglass (Alpine, Matra) and also in truck fitting-out.

1981 : first car in fibreglass : the JDM 49 SL, 49 cm3 petrol engine.

Since 1982 new engines and new models have been created, always searching improvement of comfort and safety of our customers.

  

Our latest improvements are :

1994 : new look for the ORANE, the X5 GTI 4 places, renamed « X5 Croisière »
1996 : Yanmar engine, birth of a new « Ecomobile » concept
1997 : new model : TITANE
1998 : restyling of the TITAN and the X5 Croisière : models with a new engine type
1999 : creation of a new production plant
2002 : new model : the ALBIZIA

In total, 10 models have been created by our design office and marketed, so it means
one model each two years.
   
SIMPA : Industrial Society
      from Armed Plastic Mater

SIMPA JDM is a limited company, capital from 1.000.000 euro, situated in an industrial area called « la Croix Cadeau » in Avrillé (49)
SIMPA JDM is the 4th minicars manufacturer in France and Europe. On a surface area from 11.000 m2, from which 3.200 m2 are indoor, SIMPA JDM group together the production unit with 39 people, the storage and forwarding areas and the administration department.

Chairman and Managing Director : Jacques FOREST
Managing Director : Christian PAY
Commercial Manager : Laurent WEBER