Vulksmotor
| Wholly-Owned Subsidiary | |
| Traded as | VSE: VM |
| Industry | Automotive |
| Founded | 1910 (as Vulksaron Motors Inc.) |
| Headquarters | , |
Area served | Worldwide |
Key people | Izaak Blanko |
| Products | Motor Vehicles |
| Services | Automotive repair, Financing |
| Owner | VHI |
Number of employees | approx. 10,000 |
| Parent | VHI |
| Divisions | Vulksmotor Zephyr |
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 single largest Ottonian automaker by volume.
History
Marques
Vulksmotor operates two marques domestically and abroad.
VM
The higher sales-volume VM is geared towards the production of affordable vehicles, with a secondary emphasis on relatively high performance relative to price-point; VM cars tend to be somewhat overpowered, while somewhat light on standard comforts. Although not especially expensive, vehicles produced and sold under the VM marque are typically more expensive than the more economy-focused rival brand in [[Svaartaron Auto Works#Marques#Svaartaron|Svaartaron], 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. |
| Spark | 1950 - 1978 | City Car | Succeeded by Urbi. |
| Dart | 1976 - present | Subcompact car | Successor to the discontinued Sharp. Platform shared with Urbi and Miki. |
| Sharp | 1952 - 1974 | Subcompact car/Compact Car | Final generation sold very poorly; replaced by Arrow and its derivatives. |
| 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 VM Star. |
| Star | 1955 - 1975 | Mid-size car | Borderline mid-size/full-size passenger car. |
| 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 VM'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 war and reconstruction years between 1935 and 1954, in which luxury and sport vehicles were in relatively low demand and the business was only (barely) kept afloat via foreign sales.
Zephyr operates more-or-less independently from Vulksmotor as a whole; the workshop is empowered to determine its own priorities and set its own projects, with its ownership by Vulksmotor largely being a matter of technology- and profit-sharing, as well as occasional platform or material sharing.
| Model Name | Years Produced | Size Class | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pixie | 1956 - present | Sport Microcar | |
| Geist | 1924 - 1935 1950 - present |
Sport Minicompact | Pre-war version was a mid-size sedan. |
| Ghost | 1980 - present | Sport Subcompact | |
| Wraith | 1924 - 1939 1958 - present |
Sport Compact | |
| Phantom | 1930 - 1935 1960 - present |
Mid-size sport | |
| Revenant | 1925 - 1935 1950 - present |
Full-size sport |