Automóviles y Máquinas del Ecuador
| Automóviles y Máquinas del Ecuador SA
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| legal form | Sociedad Anónima |
| founding | 1970 |
| Seat | Quito , Ecuador |
| Branch | Automobiles |
Automóviles y Máquinas del Ecuador SA , AYMESA for short , is a company from Ecuador .
description
The company was founded in Quito in 1970 . In 1973, in cooperation with General Motors , the production of automobiles and commercial vehicles began . Until 1984, passenger cars were marketed under its own brand name Aymesa . Other sources quote the period 1972 through the 1980s or 1980 through 1989 for this brand name. The brand name has been Chevrolet since 1984 . In contrast to this, a model was marketed in Venezuela as Sanremo in the 1970s .
Since 1999 there has also been an agreement with Kia Motors for vehicle production. In addition, Lada vehicles were assembled from 2000 to 2004 .
vehicles
The Andino was a pickup truck based on a Bedford model . The four-cylinder engine with OHV valve control had a capacity of 1300 cm³ . One source gives the construction period as 1973 to 1977, another as 1972 to 1970s.
The Condór was a coupé that largely corresponded to the Opel Kadett C. The body was made of fiberglass .
The gala was also a coupe. It had elongated rear side windows.
Various models from Opel and Suzuki followed from 1981 . Specifically named are Suzuki Vitara from 1990, Suzuki Forsa from 1991 to 2004, Suzuki Esteem from 1996 to 2002, Isuzu Rodeo from 1996 to 2004, Opel Corsa from 2002 and Chevrolet Spark from May 2003.
Production numbers
| year | Chevrolet car | Kia brand cars | Lada brand cars |
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| 2000 | 8,632 | 0 | 147 |
| 2001 | 15,728 | 195 | 2,441 |
| 2002 | 13,757 | 1,376 | 748 |
| 2003 | 18,391 | 1,949 | 360 |
| 2004 | 27,469 | 1,044 | 431 |
Source: In 2003 there were 6,787 Chevrolet pick-ups .
literature
- Harald H. Linz, Halwart Schrader : The International Automobile Encyclopedia . United Soft Media Verlag, Munich 2008, ISBN 978-3-8032-9876-8 , chapter Andino (II).
Web links
- Company website (English and Spanish) ( Memento of May 17, 2013 in the Internet Archive )
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c Information from the company on the history ( memento of the original from November 21, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (English, accessed November 20, 2016)
- ↑ a b c d e f g Eligiusz Mazur: 2005 · 2006. One of the largest car directories in the world. World of Cars. Worldwide catalog. Encyclopedia of today's car industry. ( online ; English)
- ↑ a b d'Auto zu Aymesa (Dutch, accessed November 20, 2016)
- ↑ a b c Allcarindex (English, accessed on November 20, 2016)
- ^ D'Auto zu Sanremo (Dutch, accessed November 20, 2016)
- ^ A b c Harald H. Linz, Halwart Schrader : The International Automobile Encyclopedia . United Soft Media Verlag, Munich 2008, ISBN 978-3-8032-9876-8 , chapter Andino (II).
- ^ D'Auto zu Andino (Dutch, accessed November 20, 2016)
- ↑ Wacław Pozar (General): World Cars. 2006 · 2007. Media Connection, Warsaw 2006, ISSN 1734-2945 , p. 418.
