UROVESA

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URO, Vehículos Especiales, S.A.
Company typeSociedad Anónima
IndustryAutomotive
FoundedSantiago de Compostela, Spain (October 23, 1981 (1981-10-23))
Headquarters
Santiago de Compostela
,
Spain
ProductsVAMTAC, URO
SubsidiariesUROMAC
Websitewww.urovesa.com

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.

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.

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

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