UROVESA
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| File:URO logo.png | |
| Sociedad Anónima | |
| Industry | Automotive |
| Founded | Santiago de Compostela, Spain (October 23, 1981) |
| Headquarters | Santiago de Compostela, Spain |
| Products | VAMTAC, URO |
| Subsidiaries | UROMAC |
| Website | www |
URO, Vehículos Especiales, S.A. (UROVESA) is a Spanish heavy vehicle manufacturer based in Santiago de Compostela, Galicia. It is best known for the production of the URO VAMTAC, a Humvee-like four-wheel drive motor vehicle.
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History
The company was founded in 1981 by a group of former employees of IPV. Since 1984 they have been an official supplier of the Spanish Army - who currently have over 1,000 URO vehicles.
In 1991 a subsidiary was created; UROMAC, based in Castropol, Asturias manufactures forklift trucks and dump trucks.
Models
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Uro Pesoz.jpg
URO rural firefighting truck in North Spain
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URO VAMTAC with Mistral missile.jpg
An URO VAMTAC
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URO M3-24.14 UME.JPG
URO M3-24.14 of the Emergency Military Unit
References
External links
- UROVESA Official site (Spanish)
- UROVESA Official site (English)
- UROMAC Official site (Spanish)es:UROVESA
