ARO (automobile manufacturer)

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ARO

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founding 1957
resolution 2006
Seat Câmpulung
Branch Automobile manufacturer
Website Web presentation of the ARO plant ( Memento from February 27, 2009 in the Internet Archive )

The ARO 240 on a 55 Bani definitive stamp (1975)

ARO (Auto România) was a state car manufacturer in Romania . The plant was located on an area of ​​about 46 hectares ( location ) on European route 574 in the north of the city of Câmpulung in the Argeș district .

history

With the model "IMS 57", an abbreviation named after the state enterprise I ntereprinderea M etalurgică de S tat and the year of the start of production (1957), the production of the ARO off-road vehicles began. The vehicle was a further development of the Soviet GAZ-69 off-road vehicle . From 1957 to 1959 about 1500 vehicles were completed. The model IMS 57 had a weight of 1615 kg (650 kg load), and was supported by a 50 hp (at 2800 min -1 driven), 3.26-liter, four-cylinder gasoline engine. The average consumption of the IMS 57 was 24 liters per 100 km; the maximum speed at 80 km / h.

1961 began with the project of the type "M 461", which was produced in 1964 in series. In 1965, ARO succeeded in selling 53,000 vehicles in 55 countries on the international market with this model.

The range of the ARO brand included only off-road vehicles . Until about 1981 these vehicles could only be bought by a few private individuals in Romania, most of them were acquired by the Romanian military. Even after 1981, private individuals could only purchase these vehicles at almost three times the regular price with the approval of the Ministry of Economic Affairs or Ceaușescus . Because of the bad business situation of the former Romanian financial institution Bancorex , the company got into financial difficulties in the 1990s.

However, several attempts to privatize the company were rejected by the Romanian government. In September 2003, the company was awarded with the approval of the APAPS (Autoritatea pentru Privatizare și Administrarea Proprietății Statului, in German: Authority for Privatization and Administration of State Property ) to John Perez, chairman of an alleged car company Cross Lander in the USA. At the time, the Cross Lander did not yet exist in the USA. In Brazil, Perez built a new plant in which the imported CKD assemblies from Romania were equipped with local motors. In 2004, Perez sold parts of the ARO plants with permission from the Privatization and State Property Management Agency .

On June 15, 2006, the ARO plant filed for bankruptcy, after which the property was gradually sold to various companies.

In a conversation with the head of AVAS (Autoritatea pentru Valorificarea Activelor Statului; in English, Authority for the Exploitation of State Assets ), Perez accused the Senators at the time, Nicolae Văcăroiu and Constantin Nicolescu , of preventing a replacement of the management, which had vehicles under value for eight months - to Poland (2300 €) and the Czech Republic (2000 €) - with the participation of the two senators.

Models

  • IMS 57 (1957-1959): 50 hp
  • ARO M 59 (1959-1964): 50 horsepower at 2800 min -1 ; 56 horsepower at 2900 min -1
  • ARO M 461 (1964-1969): 70 horsepower at 3800 min -1 (motor M207)
  • ARO M 461 C (1969 to 1975): 77 hp at 4000 min -1 (motor M207)
  • ARO M 473 (1976–1978): 80 HP (largely identical to the M 461 except for the more modern L25 engine)
  • ARO 304 (1977; seven custom-made products for Ceaușescu)
  • ARO 306 (1985)
  • ARO 244 (1972-1997): 75 to 90 hp
  • ARO 244 (1997-2006): 75 to 145 hp
  • ARO 10 (1980-2006; 54 to 106 hp)
  • ARO 10 Spartana (1997-2006; 62 hp)
  • ARO Dragon (1997, military vehicle)

  • ARO M461

  • ARO 244

  • ARO 10

  • ARO 10 Spartana

Licensing

Web links

Commons : ARO  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Picture of an IMS 57
  2. ↑ IMS 57 (1957-1959) - Inceputul legendei at retromobil.ro accessed on April 10, 2015 (Romanian / English)
  3. ↑ Web presentation of the ARO work ( Memento from February 27, 2009 in the Internet Archive ) on February 27, 2009 in the Internet Archive
  4. ↑ The ARO works with a value of $ 1.4 million, sold at a price of € 150,000 on March 25, 2014 at digi24.ro accessed on April 10, 2015 (Romanian)
  5. ↑ The privatization ARO, canceled by FPS (Fondul Proprietății de Stat) to the detriment of Jhon Perez on April 8, 2015 at evenimentulmuscelean.ro, accessed on April 9, 2015 (Romanian)
  6. ↑ Magda Bănescu: Cross Lander USA did not exist when the offer for ARO was submitted on March 7, 2015 at evenimentulmuscelean.ro accessed on April 9, 2015 (Romanian)
  7. ↑ Magda Bănescu: Perez had the approval from the head of the privatization authority for the sale of the mold making department on March 14, 2015 at evenimentulmuscelean.ro accessed on April 9, 2015 (Romanian)
  8. ↑ Magda Bănescu: The Curse of the ARO - Six years after bankruptcy on June 27, 2012 from evenimentulmuscelean.ro, accessed on April 9, 2015 (Romanian)
  9. ↑ Magda Bănescu: Perez shocking statement, in a conversation with the head of AVAS, ten years ago: "There was pressure not to replace the administration of the Romanian ARO by two senators, Văcăroiu and Nicolescu" on March 18, 2015 at evenimentulmuscelean.ro accessed on April 9, 2015 (Romanian)
  10. ↑ M59 (1959-1964) - Un mare pas inainte ( A big step forward ) from retromobil.ro accessed on April 6, 2015 (Romanian / English)
  11. ↑ M461 (1964-1969) - Zimbrul Carpatilor ( Carpathian Wisent ) from retromobil.ro accessed on April 6, 2015 (Romanian / English)
  12. ↑ ARO M461 C (1969-1975) - O noua stea in galaxia automobilelor 4x4 de prestigiu, accessed on April 6, 2015 at retromobil.ro (Romanian / English)
  13. ↑ Cristina Stancu: Cum a fost realizata prima masina de protocol pentru Ceausescu: "Colonelul statea langa noi cu arma la brau". ARO 304 e scos acum la licitatie de Fisc. (PDF; 80.4 kB) Retrieved on February 2 2019 (Romanian).