Compañía Colombiana Automotriz

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Compañía Colombiana Automotriz is based in Bogotá, Colombia. Founded in the early 1960s as Leonidas Lara e Hijos company associated with Fiat in 1973 assuming its current name. They have manufactured various cars under license, including vehicles from Jeep, Zastava, Fiat, Peugeot and Mitsubishi. In 1983, they established a partnerhsip with Mazda, who now owns 100% of the company.

They locally manufacture the Demio/ Mazda 2, Mazda3, Mazda B-Series, Mazda6, and Mazda Allegro for the South American market. The Allegro is based on the last-generation Mazda Protege.

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