VN Automóveis
VN Automóveis (also VN Automóveis ) was an automobile and commercial vehicle manufacturer based in Vendas Novas , Portugal .
history
VN Automóveis emerged from the assembly company of Francisco Batista Russo & Irmão , which after its bankruptcy in 1995 became VN Montagem e Reparação de Automóveis Batista Russo, Lda. has been. In 2000, UMM vehicles were manufactured.
After moving to another group of companies, VN Automóveis became a stock corporation. In 2006 VN Automóveis started assembling Isuzu vehicles. In addition to the assembly and conversion of vehicles, the assembly of automotive components was another business area.
In 2011 sales amounted to 2,832,750 euros.
At times, VN Automóveis is said to have had around 500 employees. In 2011 and 2012 the workforce was reduced from 127 to 99 employees. A year later, Isuzu announced that assembly would be relocated to Italy. Against this background, VN Automóveis laid off 33 of around 80 remaining employees.
The series N and the new series F were produced . VN Automóveis received an honorable mention at the Swedish Steel Prize 2005 for its high-strength steel superstructures.
In July 2015, bankruptcy proceedings were opened for the company.
production
The production figures from 2006 to 2012 fluctuated strongly. Of the units produced in 2008, 2671 were exported.
| year | Copies |
|---|---|
| 2006 | 2214 |
| 2007 | 3168 |
| 2008 | 2862 |
| 2009 | 670 |
| 2010 | 1536 |
| 2011 | 1331 |
| 2012 | 1573 |
| 2013 | 1230 |
VN Automóveis was at times the smallest automobile plant in Portugal and the second smallest before Toyota Caetano Portugal with a share in domestic production of 0.7% (2011) and 0.9% (January to November 2013). More than half of the production went to Great Britain, while the rest was spread across Spain, Portugal, Belgium and Cyprus, but also Germany. A production of the car model D-Max cannot be proven (despite corresponding illustration of a source).
literature
- Ana Carolina Soares de Carvalho: Estudo da sustentabilidade da indústria automóvel em Portugal . Aveiro 2009 ( handle.net [accessed October 3, 2018]).
Individual evidence
- ↑ Restos de Colecção: Francisco Batista Russo & Irmão. In: restosdecoleccao.blogspot.com. Retrieved October 5, 2018 .
- ↑ a b c d e Ana Carolina Soares de Carvalho: Estudo da sustentabilidade da indústria automóvel em Portugal . Aveiro 2009 ( handle.net [accessed October 3, 2018]).
- ↑ a b c Diogo Ferreira Nunes: 30 operários de antiga fábrica de automóveis esperam por indemnização. In: dinheirovivo.pt. September 18, 2018, accessed October 3, 2018 (Portuguese).
- ↑ a b c Lucas Silva (coord.): A Indústria Automóvel em Portugal. In: docplayer.com.br. Accessed October 4, 2018 .
- ^ Vendas Novas: VN Automóveis despede 33 trabalhadores. In: tvi24.iol.pt. November 28, 2013. Retrieved October 4, 2018 (Portuguese).
- ↑ Insolvência de Empresa VN Automóveis de Vendas Novas coloca 56 trabalhadores no desemprego. In: radiocampanario.com. Retrieved October 4, 2018 (Portuguese).
- ^ Swedish Steel Prize 2005 winner announced. In: thefabricator.com. January 10, 2006, accessed October 4, 2018 .
- ↑ Lucas Silva: Indústria automóvel em Portugal . Postage 2013 ( up.pt [PDF; accessed October 4, 2018]).
- ↑ Fim da UN Automóveis afundou produção nacional - Transportes & Negócios. In: transportesenegocios.pt. January 12, 2015, accessed October 4, 2018 (Portuguese).
- ↑ Karl-Heinz Dahm: Sector compact - motor vehicle industry and motor vehicle parts - Portugal, 2012. (PDF) In: ccila-portugal.com. December 3, 2012, accessed October 5, 2018 .
- ^ Karl-Heinz Dahm: Motor vehicle industry and vehicle parts Portugal. (PDF) In: ccila-portugal.com. Retrieved October 5, 2018 (December 2013).
- ↑ Mariana Aiveca: Situação da empresa UN - Automóveis, SA, situada no concelho de Vendas Novas, distrito de Évora. (PDF) In: beparlamento.net. December 17, 2009, accessed October 4, 2018 (pz).