UROVESA

URO, Vehículos Especiales, S.A.
Type Sociedad Anónima
Industry Automotive
Founded 1981 (1981)
Headquarters Santiago de Compostela, Spain
Products VAMTAC, URO
Subsidiaries UROMAC
Website www.urovesa.es

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. ry

In 1991 a subsidiary was created; UROMAC, based in Castropol, Asturias manufactures forklift trucks and dump trucks.

Operators

Civilian

Military

References

  1. ^ "El dispositivo contraincendios recibe ocho nuevas motobombas" (in Spanish). La Opinión Coruña. http://www.laopinioncoruna.es/galicia/2009/09/05/galicia-dispositivo-contraincendios-recibe-ocho-nuevas-motobombas/316830.html. 
  2. ^ "España vende a Marruecos 1.200 vehículos blindados como los empleados en Afganistán [Spain sells Morroco 1,200 armoured vehicles like those used in Afghnaistan]" (in Spanish). 20 minutos. http://www.20minutos.es/noticia/198890/3/espana/blindados/marruecos. 

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