Automotive industry in Valkea
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The automotive industry of Valkea is one of the largest and most prominent in Astyria. Valkea has been a top manufacturer of motor vehicles since the 1960s, and rapidly grew throughout Astyria beginning in the 1970s. The country is best known for its volume passenger cars.
The Valkean automotive industry is home to a host of manufacturers and brands that produce cars, motorcycles, ATVs, construction vehicles, and engines. The most promiment of these manufacturers include Aaltonen, Asikainen, Eloranta-Forscher, Hannula, Hedlund, Sidus, Sorsa, Ukko, Umbra, and Valteo Motor Group.
Valkea-designed cars have won numerous Lorecian Car of the Year and Astyrian Car of the Year awards. The Valkean automotive industry has also produced some of the most popular car nameplates in history, including the Juhola Elysia, Sidus Corvus, and Sorsa Sapphire/CS, each of which have millions of units sold throughout Astyria.
History
Timeline
- 1907 - Sorsa is established
- 1908 - Juhola's first car
- 1915 - Vasa's first car
- 1927 - Vatanen's first car
- 1933 - Valteo creates automotive division; Järvinen Motor Company established
- 1940 - Lehtonen's first car
- 1948 - Sidus is established; Valkean Automobile Manufacturers' Association is founded
- 1952 - Hedlund's first car (H-1)
- 1953 - Sidus debuts the Model 100
- 1967 - Aaltonen Polaris becomes the first mass-produced Valkean car with Wankel rotary engine
- 1968 - Juhola Elysia is introduced
- 1982 - Juhola acquires Valteo's automotive division, enters reverse merger to create Valteo Motor Group
- 1996 - Sidus Columba becomes the first Valkean hybrid car
- 2008 - Ukko's first car (Virta)
- 2010 - Sorsa IE becomes first mass-produced Valkean electric car
List of automotive manufacturers
- Aaltonen (1927-present)
- Eloranta (1929-present, part of Eloranta-Forscher)
- Hedlund (1952-present)
- Sidus (1948-present)
- Järvinen Luxury Cars (formerly Järvinen Motor Company) (1933-1978, 1987-present)
- Pulsar Motors (2014-present)
- Sorsa (1907-present)
- Ukko (formerly Valkean Electric Vehicle Company) (2006-present)
- Umbra Automotive (1995-present)
- Valteo Motor Group (formerly Valteo Motor Division) (1942-present)
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