4×4S.ORGTHE REGISTRY NAMED MODEL · 1985–2009
NAMED MODELSpain

Santana-built SJ and Samurai (Spain, 1985–2009)

The Spanish Suzuki: Santana Motor at Linares built the SJ410, SJ413 and Samurai under licence from 1985, and continued long after Japanese production ended — including the 2000s Samurai with the 1.9 diesel — until the company failed in 2009.

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Sources & evidence
Santana-built SJ and Samurai (Spain, 1985–2009) — Front view of a grey Santana Samurai SJ410 pickupSolanaBogon · CC BY 4.0 ↗
BASE VEHICLESJ30, SJ410 and SJ413 / Samurai (1981–98)BUILT BYSantana Motor (Metalúrgica de Santa Ana)IN SERVICE1985–2009OPERATED INSpainPRODUCTIONNot publishedLAYOUT4 wheels · 79.9″

The record

Santana, which had built Land Rovers since 1958, took the Suzuki licence as the Land Rover agreement ended; its Samurais were sold across Europe and are the late-model SJs most Europeans know.

Specification

MANUFACTURED1985–2009
ENGINE1.3-litre G13; 1.9-litre diesel
PRODUCTION RUNNot published
COUNTRY OF ORIGINSpain
OPERATED INSpain
STATUSout of production
RECORD KINDNamed model
MODEL LINELJ, SJ and Jimny
FAMILYLJ, SJ and Jimny
WHEELS4
NOMINAL WHEELBASE79.9″
BODY STYLEhard

Catalogue fields describe the vehicle's structure and body as this registry records it. They are not certified factory measurements, and no performance figures are published here.

Variants & colours

Base model variants

Factory colours

  • Superior White

Codes on hover. Hex values are representative approximations of period paint unless a source states a measured value.

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Sources

  1. 1Santana Motor ↗Wikipedia · accessed 2026-09-22SOURCE
  2. 2Suzuki Jimny ↗Wikipedia · accessed 2026-09-22SOURCE

Registry record updated 2026-09-22 · status: researched