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Revision as of 21:00, 10 August 2019

Vulksmotor
Wholly-Owned Subsidiary
Traded asVSE: VM
IndustryAutomotive
Founded1910 (as Vulksaron Motors Inc.)
FounderAldryk Aronvulk
Headquarters,
Area served
Worldwide
Key people
Aldryk Aronvulk
Izaak Blanko
ProductsMotor Vehicles
ServicesAutomotive repair, Financing
OwnerVHI
Number of employees
31,400
ParentVHI
DivisionsVulksmotor
Zephyr
Crown Motors

Vulksmotor is an Ottonian automaker, and is the automotive division of VHI. The division was founded in 1910 as Vulksaron Motors Inc., and was given its current name in 1960. Vulksmotor is currently the second-largest Ottonian automaker by volume after Ottomoto.

History

Marques

Vulksmotor operates three marques domestically and abroad.

Vulksmotor

The higher sales-volume Vulksmotor is geared towards the production of affordable performance vehicles; Vulksmotor cars tend to be somewhat overpowered, with some light luxuries intended for families. Although not especially expensive, vehicles produced and sold under the Vulksmotor marque are typically more expensive than the more economy-focused rival brand in Otmo, but also typically have a base model with a greater number of standard features.

Model Name Years Produced Size Class Notes
U-SL 1954 - present LEV/Kei Truck/Microvan Available as a microvan, minitruck, or mini SUV.
Miki 1960 - 1976
1982 - present
LEV/Kei car/Microcar Available in hatchback and coupe configurations.
Urbi 1980 - present City Car Successor to discontinued Spark.
Dart 1976 - present Subcompact car Successor to the discontinued Sharp. Platform shared with Urbi and Miki.
Arrow 1975 - present Compact car Successor to the discontinued Sharp. Platform shared with Javelin and Lance.
Javelin 1976 - present Mid-size car Derived from the Arrow. Successor to the discontinued Vulksmotor Star.
Lance 1978 - present Full-size car Derived from the Arrow. Successor to the discontinued Star.
Sturdy 1950 - present Compact pickup/Compact Van First Ottonian post-Revolution designed civilian vehicle.
Reliant 1962 - present Mid-size pickup/Medium Van Derived from the Sturdy.
Challenger 1955 - present Full-size pickup/Full-size Van Derived from Vulksmotor's military utility vehicles.

Zephyr

Vulksmotor's performance-luxury marque, Zephyr, was one of Ottonia's original motor companies, founded in 1902. Zephyr struggled in the Ottonian economy that prevailed between 1935 to 1954, in which luxury and sport vehicles were in relatively low demand and the business was only kept afloat via foreign sales.

Crown

The Crown line produced by Vulksmotor is a higher-end, luxury and performance brand. Mechanically, Crown vehicles tend to be very similar to Vulksmotor-branded ones, but tend to have more luxury features, and better materials in their construction as standards. Bonus safety features also are more likely to be standard in Crown-branded vehicles.