Colt (cigarette)

Colt is a cigarette brand that was owned and manufactured by Philip Morris USA. In Finland, it is owned and manufactured by Imperial Tobacco Finland Oy, a subsidiary of Imperial Tobacco.[1]

Colt
Product typeCigarette
Produced byPhilip Morris USA in the United States, Imperial Tobacco Finland Oy, a subsidiary of Imperial Tobacco in Finland
Introduced1964 (1964)
MarketsSee Markets

History
An old Finnish pack of Prima cigarettes, with a Finnish text warning at the bottom of the pack

Colt was launched in 1964 and it was originally a tobacco factory. However, the company merged with Oy Rettig-Strengberg Ab. in 1976 in Finland.[2] Colt was once Finland's best-selling cigarette brand, but eventually Marlboro and L&M surpassed the brand in terms of sales. The brand was also manufactured and sold in the United States by Philip Morris USA.

Besides cigarettes, cigarette lighters are also sold.

Various poster advertisements were made in Finnish to promote the Colt brand.[3][4]

Sport sponsorship

Colt cigarettes sponsored the Finnish rally driver Henri Toivonen from 1979 until 1985, as well as the team he drove called "Colt Racing Team".[5][6][7]

Markets

Colt is mainly sold in Finland, but also was or still is sold in Switzerland, Greece, Belarus, Russia, Indonesia, United States, Brazil, Japan and Argentina.[8][9][10]

See also

References
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  2. "Pietarsaaren tupakkahistoriaa". Pietarsaaren kaupunki. Retrieved 2013-02-12.
  3. "Colt-pyyhe".
  4. "Armanin kevätmallistoa vuodelle 2014". Naurunappula.com. Archived from the original on 2018-01-15. Retrieved 2018-01-15.
  5. "COLT Racing's Team Results at crossresults.com". www.crossresults.com.
  6. "COLT RACING TEAM : vanha VM juliste !!". Huuto.net. Archived from the original on 2017-12-26. Retrieved 2017-12-26.
  7. "Colt Racing Team - Vuoden Talli 1973 (Toni Ruokonen, Torsten Tuominen, Gedy Salutskij, Hannu Jokirinne, Olle Ruokonen), Colt Racing Team, 1973 (#346852) - Antikvariaatti.net". www.antikvariaatti.net. Archived from the original on 2018-01-15. Retrieved 2018-01-15.
  8. "BrandColt - Cigarettes Pedia". www.cigarettespedia.com.
  9. "Colt". www.zigsam.at.
  10. "Brands". www.cigarety.by.
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