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The International Organization of Motor Vehicle Manufacturers [1] (OICA; French: Organisation internationale des constructeurs automobiles), founded 1919 in Paris, is an international trade association whose members are 39 national automotive industry trade associations.
A light commercial vehicle (LCV) in the European Union, Australia and New Zealand is a commercial carrier vehicle with a gross vehicle weight of no more than 3.5 metric tons (tonnes). [1] The LCV designation is also occasionally used in both Canada and Ireland (where the term commercial van is more commonly used).
This is a list of countries by motor vehicle production based on International Organization of Motor Vehicle Manufacturers and other data from 2016 and earlier. Figures include passenger cars, light commercial vehicles, minibuses, trucks, buses and coaches. [1]
In the late 1940s Gabriel Voisin (French) designed a small car called the Biscooter. The license to build the vehicle was obtained by Autonacional S.A. The first Biscuter car was launched in Spain in 1953 and was called the Series 100 or the Zapatilla (little shoe). The original models did not have doors, windows or a reverse gear.
SAVA switched to make a Barreiros-engined light truck called the P-58 in 1959; this truck had weight capacities between 2 and 2.5 tonnes (4,400 and 5,500 lb). [1] From 1960 to 1963, SAVA built heavier models based on several British-designed Austin, Morris and BMC commercial vehicles but with Spanish-built cabs. They were marketed as SAVA, SAVA ...
The grey market reached 66,900 vehicles imported by individual consumers in 1985, and altered to meet U.S. design regulations. [16] It is no longer possible to import a vehicle into the United States as a personal import, with four exceptions, none of which permits Americans to buy recent vehicles not officially available in the United States. [17]
Isuzu has a contract with Budget Truck Rental to manufacture their rental trucks, shared with Ford, GMC, and Navistar International. [35] In Australia, Isuzu was for many years a major supplier of light commercial and domestic vehicles to Holden (General Motors). However, by 2008, Holden was sourcing few Isuzus.
As of the late 2009s and 2010s, Polish automotive sector represents arounds 11% of total industrial production, accounting for about 4% of GDP. The sector employs about 130,000 people, and produced about 800,000-900,000 light vehicles a year. [63] [64] Production of larger commercial vehicles was at about 70,000-90,000 in that period. [63]