VHI
| File:VulksaronHeavyIndustriesLogoII.jpg VHI Logo as of 2014 | |
| State-owned enterprise | |
| Industry | Heavy Industry Automotive Arms Industry Electronics Railroads |
| Founded | 1890 |
| Founder | Skaadi U'Daanyl |
| Headquarters | , |
Area served | Worldwide |
Number of employees | 47,218 |
| Divisions | Vulksmotor Vulkselectrik Vulksaron Steel Vulksenergy Vulksrail |
Vulksaron Heavy Industries is a Ottonian state enterprise and multinational corporation. Originally created for strategic industrial purposes to fulfill government contracts when private industry was unable or unwilling to provide, Vulksaron has expanded into a massive company whose products are sold globally, especially on the continent of Belisaria.
History
Due to the political sympathies of many industrialists in immediate post-Unification Ottonia, officials in the new federal government found themselves with significant infrastructure projects and often a lack of willing partners to realize them. Purchasing failing steel mills and mines in the Bluwaalds, Staalmark, Skraelingia, and Eona, the federal government directed and consolidated their own industrialization efforts under the aegis of the Vulksaron Corporation. Government armament factories were quickly placed within the Corporation's portfolio, and in the early 20th century when automotive and aerospace manufacturing became a concern, they followed into Vulksaron's extensive purview.
During the Ottonian Civil War, monarchist forces in Staalmark and Onneria siezed Vulksaron facilities for their own purposes; after the war, Vulksaron continued to be operated by the Republican government in the north, while the South Ottonian monarchy incorporated their seized assets as Crown Holdings. Following the Great Ottonian War, a great deal of emphasis was placed on getting Vulksaron's factories back online to support the reconstruction effort. However, conflicts between workers and management installed by the government resulted in widespread work stoppages that helped set the stage for the Ottonian Revolution in the late 1940's.
In the aftermath of the Revolution, Vulksaron found itself with numerous competitors; Svaartaron, once a privately-owned competitor, had reemerged as a worker-owned cooperative and was competing in much of the heavy industrial field, while in the automotive industry Vulksaron found itself competing with the increasingly-robust and largely-independent Ottonian Motor Authority. During the liberalization of the 1970's and 1980's, 67% of Vulksaron's ownership was opened up to public trading, which critics claimed caused a lack of focus in the company's activities and a slip in quality of production, even while OMC and Svaartaron remained privately in their employees' hands.
During the course-correction of the late 1990's/early 2000's, Vulksaron was renamed VHI during a re-nationalization process in which the federal government re-purchased most of the ownership of the company, with 40% of the company's ownership being granted to its employees for profit-sharing purposes.
Current Operations
Today, VHI remains the single largest employer in North Ottonia, operating across republican borders and serving as the federal government's primary defense contractor, although it does receive heavy competition from OMC and Svaartaron, among others, depending on the project.
Divisions
Vulksaron Heavy Industries operates several major divisions which handle the company's diverse business.
Vulksmotor
Vulksaron's automotive division; deals with R&D, manufacture, and maintenance of Vulksaron's automotive product lines. Vulksaron manufactures and sells automobiles under the economy-performance/economy-luxury Vulksmotor marque and the luxury Crown marque.
Vulkselectrik
Vulkselectrik - responsible for research and manufacture for military and commercial electronics.
Vulksaron Steel
Vulksaron Steel - the direct successor to the company's original steel manufacturing business. The Steel Division is ultimately also responsible for manufacturing of construction materials, alloys, and raw materials.
Vulksenergy
Vulksenergy - manufactures power generation products, including wind turbines and solar panels.
Vulksrail
Vulksrail both maintains and operates Vulksaron's logistics arm, as well as creating parts (including train components and rails) for commercial rail lines.
Vulksaron in Belisaria
Vulksaron in Belisaria operates Vulksaron's interests in all Belisarian nations that do not require their own division.
Vulksaron in Ghant
Vulksaron in Ghant operates Vulksaron's interests in Ghant.