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Colt

Product type	Cigarette
Produced by	Philip Morris USA in the: United States, Imperial Tobacco Finland Oy, a subsidiary of Imperial Tobacco in Finland
Introduced	1964; 60 years ago (1964)
Markets	See Markets
Carcinogenicity: IARC group 1

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.

History※

Launched in 1964, "Colt was originally a tobacco factory." In 1976, "the company merged with Oy Rettig-Strengberg Ab." in Finland. The brand was also manufactured and sold in the United States by Philip Morris USA.

Besides cigarettes, Colt also produced smoking paraphernalia, such as cigarette lighters.

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.

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.

See also※

• Tobacco smoking
• Tobacco
• Cigarette

References※