Oltcit

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Oltcit S.A.
Joint venture
Industry Automotive
Successor Automobile Craiova
Founded 1976
Defunct 1991
Headquarters Craiova, Romania
Products Automobiles

Oltcit S.A. (IPA: /olt.'sit/) was an automobile manufacturer, established as a joint venture between the Romanian government (64%) and Citroën (36%).[1] Their main product was the Oltcit Club / Citroën Axel hatchback, assembled in Craiova, Romania.

History

In 1991, as a result of the withdrawal of Citroën from the joint venture, the name of the company was changed to Automobile Craiova and production continued under the Oltena brand.[2][3]

In 1994, the company decided to go into partnership (49%-51%) with Korean company Daewoo Heavy Industries and Rodae Automobile was established, later renamed into Daewoo Automobile Romania.

Name

The name "Oltcit" comes from the region of Oltenia in Romania, with "cit" being an abbreviation of Citroën. The Oltcit logo is also similar to the Citroën one, but features only one chevron, as opposed to the two found on Citroën's logo, plus the letter "O".

Models

  • Oltcit Special (1981–1985)
  • Oltcit Club (1981–1995)
  • Citroën Axel (1984–1990)
  • Oltcit Club 12 CS (Pick-up version) (1993–1995)

References

  1. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  2. ↑ Business operations report: Central Asia Economist Intelligence Unit (Great Britain) - 1999. "Daewoo Automobile Craiova The Oltcit legacy — Romania's other producer of passenger cars also derives from communist-era co-operation with a French carmaker, in this case Citroen, which in 1976 formed a joint venture in Craiova in the ..."
  3. ↑ Istvan Oliver Egresi, Geographical dynamics of FDI in Romania - Page 214. The University of Oklahoma, Department of Geography - 2008. "Automobile Craiova/Daewoo The story of Automobile Craiova begins in 1977 when the Romanian government contacted Citroen to establish a joint venture137 to manufacture a certain model of Citroen 138 renamed Oltcit 139."
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