. . . . . . "Matra Company\u00B4s sports division under the name of Matra Sports, Equipe Matra Elf and Equipe Matra Sports (after a takeover by Simca in 1969 as Matra-Simca Division Automobile) was formed in 1965 and based at Champagne-sur-Seine (1965\u20131967), Romorantin-Lanthenay (1967\u20131969) and V\u00E9lizy-Villacoublay (1969\u20131979)."@en . . . . . . . .