Industrija Motornih Vozil
Industrija Motornih Vozil (IMV, 'Motor Vehicle Industry') was a car manufacturer based in Novo Mesto, Slovenia. It initially assembled DKW vans and cars, then developed and manufactured its own vans and went on to assemble Austin and Renault cars. In 1988 it formed a formal joint venture with Renault to form Revoz and it became wholly owned by Renault in 2004.
History
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The company was established in 1954 to sell and then assemble DKW Schnellaster vans under the Moto Montana. It became IMV in 1959 and started to assemble DKW Cars in 1962.[1]
build a van following sales success of selling and DKW vans. Initially the IMV van retained DKW engines and became a versatile commercial vehicle throughout Yugoslavia in van, minibus and pick up forms. Following the demise of DKW, IMV used British Motor Corporation 1600 engines.
Building on the engine link with BMC, IMVs started to assembled cars by license from Austin between 1967 and 1972. The cars built were the Austin 1300, the Mini 1000, and the Austin Maxi 1500/1750.[2]
Following supply issues of parts for the Austin, IMV signed an agreement in 1972 with Renault and assembled the Renault 4 initially.
In 1989, Renault took the complete ownership of IMV's car manufacturing division under the name Revoz,[3]
IMV also produced Adria caravans from 1965 and later developed a motor home division in the early 1980s. This was spun out as a separate business entity in 1995 under the name Adria Mobil after Renault increasing its share in IMV and the Revoz factory.
Products
[edit]The IMV van was built in two sizes, the regular two-axle model and a longer dual rear axles version. A small number were exported to Austria as the Donau 1000.[4]
- IMV 1000, powered by DKW's two-stroke 981cc engine producing 39 bhp (29 kW; 40 PS)
- IMV 1600, powered by BMC 1622cc engine producing 56 bhp (42 kW; 57 PS)
- IMV 2200D, launched in 1977 powered by Mercedes-Benz 2197cc engine producing 60 bhp (45 kW; 61 PS)
References
[edit]- ^ Thompson, Andy (2011). Car of Eastern Europe. Haynes. p. 22.
- ^ Adams, Keith (2011-10-02). "Yugoslav 1100s". AROnline.
- ^ "Revoz d.d." Archived from the original on 2014-01-08. Retrieved 2006-02-23.
- ^ Friese, Ralf (2011). DKW Typenkunde. Delius Klasing. p. 138.
External links
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Media related to Industrija motornih vozil at Wikimedia Commons- Muzejske zbirke IMV
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