History of one of the world's largest multinational corporations IVECO began in November 1974 when it signed an agreement with German engineering concern Klockner-Humboldt-Deutz, KHD on allocation from its automotive department of Magirus-Deutz and transfer it under the management of the company FIAT. The merger formed a holding company for the production of commercial vehicles, got the famous name now IVECO. It stands for "Car Corporation Industrial» (Industrial Vehicles Corporation), abbreviated IVECO. Formally, it was an alliance between the two companies - Magirus-Deutz and FIAT, but at last it came to concern the Italian division of the company OM and Lancia, a French division also FIAT France SA, is a known company Unic. Thus, from the start holding IVECO headquartered in Amsterdam, was the actual union of the five long-established car manufacturers: Italian OM (founded in 1906.) And Lancia Veicoli Speciali (founded in 1906.) Cargo division of Italian company Fiat Veicoli Industruali (based in 1899.), and the French company Unic (production truck with 1904.) and German Magirus-Deutz (founded in 1864.).
In order to preserve the best features of each company, it was decided that the company will specialize in the same thing, what did you do before the merger. Magirus Deutz - manufacturer of fire trucks and construction trucks - continued its direction: Trucks Iveco Magirus often flashed in TV programs on the construction of the BAM and on other construction sites of different countries. A former grade as IVECO Magirus fire engines remained at that plant produces up to now.
French Unic only engaged in the manufacture of engines: as for their vehicles, and for other companies. And now, in the south of France in Burgundy Iveco Unic produces high-performance engines Cursor, which are equipped with tractors Iveco EuroTech, EuroStar and Iveco Stralis.
In the first year, total production reached IVECO incredible value - 95 thousand cars. IVECO Group has at its disposal a huge and very diverse program of trucks of different classes and was significantly different from each other structures that had to be hastily put in order. The activity began with IVECO discontinued almost half of the total range, non-parallel issue identical machines in different countries.
First own design is light series IVECO Daily GVW 3,1-4,5 m, developed at the plant in Brescia and was released in 1978. It was one of the first in the world designed specifically families light commercials vehicles mass production. The first light truck Iveco was the smallest and maneuverable truck in Europe. Another factor in its success was the groundbreaking for the time the car's design.
In the following years, Iveco signed a contract to produce a series of Iveco Daily (Iveco Turbo Daily) with a Chinese manufacturer of light trucks Nanjing Motor Co. In 1986, the concern became English freight division of Ford and the Italian manufacturer of trucks «Astra».
In the 80 years, a family of heavy IVECO: the production was launched truck TurboStar, equipped with engines of 330 or 420 liters. with. Distinctive features of the new model are more comfortable and high cab with improved suspension system and engines - the new Turbo-Aftercooler displacement of 13.8 liters, the 8210 six-cylinder capacity of 330 liters. with. and eight-cylinder V-engine turbo 8280 displacement of 17.2 liters and 420 hp
During these years, completed the formation of the holding institution IVECO: all stock and all power went to the concern FIAT. Since that time, most of the cars were produced under a single brand IVECO. Strengthened its position, the concern IVECO began a second phase of expansion, acquiring other firms and organizing new assembly production.
So, in 1991, became part of the Group's Spanish carmaker Pegaso, the facilities of which branded IVECO buses were produced.
In 1991, the Group entered into the British manufacturer Seddon Atkinson Group, which had a long experience in the production of large commercial vehicles permissible gross weight of 17 to 44 tonnes
Iveco concern was the fifth-largest truck manufacturer in the world.
The following 1992 Iveco swallowed leading automaker Australian company ITAL (International Truck of Australia Ltd) and secured a presence in the markets of South-East Asia. In the same years in Turkey to open another subsidiary group under the name of Kos Group. In India, in collaboration with a Chinese company Hinduja Group, IVECO acquired control of the second largest car manufacturer in the country - Ashok Leyland.
In April 1994, an agreement was signed with the Russian company "UralAZ" (Miass, Chelyabinsk region.) On the production of large trucks to operate in the Far North. Released bonnet truck Ural-IVECO-5531 with two or three major axes. The new car is a joint venture URALAZ-IVECO-6329 is available in several versions, including flatbed trucks with short and long cab and sleeper. Cars URALAZ-IVECO equipped with diesel engines of 370 hp
In 1995, China had established a joint venture with Naveco for production and sales scale models Daily, and in 1996 - a joint venture with Haveco for transmissions for cars Daily.
Genuine IVECO vehicle assembly was arranged in Argentina, Turkey, Egypt, Iran, Libya, Venezuela, Chile, Ethiopia, Zaire, Vietnam, and China.
IVECO manufactures and fire engines: the production of fire trucks are the German company IVECO-Magirus and Italian Baribbi. Interestingly, the Magirus begins as a manufacturer of fire fighting equipment: fire pumps Magirus first came into being in 1865, and the first truck - only in 1918. And even then Magirus worked with Russia: the very first released in 1913, rotating fire escape was shipped to Moscow! Fire trucks IVECO concern still wear brand Magirus. And one of the biggest contracts the company has become a row in 1974 for the supply of 10,000 "Magirus" in the Soviet Union.
Recent history confirms the concern held within the past 15-20 years of technical policy, allowed the joint efforts of many companies to develop and put into production some of the best trucks IVECO.
In the nineties, has been launched another big series cars IVECO Euro truck market sector for the maximum permissible weight of 6 tons to official approval to the time limit for cars in this class. The design of the cars in this range use high-tech, innovative design, from the cockpit and ending with disc brakes on all wheels of the easiest medium trucks.
Euro range represented by the following models: heavy-duty trucks EuroTech and EuroStar, off-road vehicles EuroTrakker, and medium-duty trucks EuroCargo.
The first major international success came IVECO in 1992, when the trucks EuroCargo been awarded the title of "Truck of the Year", and in 1993 he received the baton EuroTech. In the seventeen years of the prestigious award that was the first time two years winners novilis-hundred trucks of the same manufacturer. In 2000 at the International Motor Show in Amsterdam IVECO Daily have been awarded "Van of the Year."
In 2001 IVECO and Renault announced a joint project under which IVECO had to acquire 50% stake in Irisbus Holding, owned by Renault. This transaction provided IVECO controlling interest Irisbus Holding, a Spanish company, controlling all production of buses Iribus Group.
To date, IVECO Irisbus City Class is the most widely buses in Italy (5,000 buses). Open top bus City Class joint venture with Trambus Open, providing travel services to Rome.
Double decker bus with an open top, rightly considered the most convenient for exploring the historical and architectural monuments in cities with busy traffic. For this reason, most of the European capitals in the world use the tourist bus route in its class, allowing to appreciate the beauty of the city. The strategy for the globalization of production in China IVECO created a joint venture for the production and sale of buses. 50% of the new company owned by IVECO, 50% - Changzhou Bus Company.
With the establishment of a joint venture with IVECO new company will begin production of the three series of buses - minibuses, buses and coaches - equipped chassis, engines and mechanical parts, designed by specialists IVECO. IVECO company is one of the largest multinational corporations, offering a full range of vehicles and engines.
Iveco owns brands: Iveco, Iveco Motors, IVECO Magirus, Astra, Seddon Atkinson, Irisbus and today Iveco - multinational concern, which includes 49 plants and 15 research centers in 19 countries on five continents.
Iveco is one of the largest and fastest growing manufacturers of trucks in the world (6th in the world in terms of production of trucks and 2nd place in terms of the production of diesel engines.)
Concern Iveco produces:
Trucks Daily (gross weight 2.8-6m), EuroCargo (gross weight 6-16t), Stralis (gross weight over 16 tons) and Trakker heavy traffic conditions.
Engines for vehicles and industry.
Passenger vehicles.
Special vehicles.
Firefighting vehicles.
IVECO annually produces and sells on the world market of more than 160 000 trucks and more than 430,000 engines. The annual turnover of up to 9 billion euros. For customers IVECO employs 32,000 employees, operating 49 plants in 19 countries, 15 research centers and 844 dealerships.
