LDV Maxus
LDV Maxus
The LDV Maxus is a small van of the British car manufacturer LDV. It was created in cooperation with Daewoo Motors.
History
LDV needed a successor for the Convoy / Pilot series, which was built in its origins since 1974. Daewoo Motors needed a successor to the Daewoo Lublin and it was decided to develop a common successor. In total there were already 500 million pounds has been spent, as Daewoo Motors went bankrupt in 2001. General Motors took over Daewoo Motors, the rights to the project Maxus sold by the administrator of the LDV Group. Later LDV also acquired tools and manufacturing equipment from the Polish plant of Daewoo Lublin and installed them in his factory in Birmingham.
End of 2004 the series production of the Maxus van and as of 2005 the vans and minibuses were available on the UK market. In July 2006, the Russian GAZ Group for $ 40,373,000 acquired a majority stake in LDV. GAZ wanted with the Maxus replace his model GAZelle long term. A common successor for these models and the Maxus was planned for the years 2011 to 2012. GAZ invested in its UK-based subsidiary $ 100 million to increase production to 15,000 cars per year can. As of August 2007, the Maxus should be exported to Russia. The time required for the Russian market and in particular the Russian roads revision and adaptation of the Maxus was delayed, so the sale of the Russia models only began in March 2008. From May 2008, pre- SKD kits of Maxus in Russia should be put together, but that was not financially successful.
The financial crisis and recession of 2008 drastically lowered demand and LDV was forced in late 2008 to stop production. The GAZ Group refused to continue to invest in LDV, making the application of the bankruptcy was inevitable in June 2009. In September 2009, the Shanghai Automotive Industry took over the bankrupt's estate and rights to LDV. The traditional Leyland Motors plant in Birmingham has now been demolished.
Maxus 2004-2009
The Maxus was produced from 2004 permissible with front wheel drive and 2.8 to 3.5 tonnes GVW panel van / minibus with optional high roof and as a chassis for bodies. According to a payload of 917-1616 kg, it was two wheelbase versions ( 3.1 m and 3.85 m ) and various heights. The maximum cargo space dimensions were length 3.36 m, width 1.77 m and height 1.93 m. The sliding door width allowed for the cross charge a Euro pallet. Standard equipment included ABS with EBD Bosch, power steering, air conditioning and an audio system with CD player. The Maxus was powered by a 2.5 liter VM Motori - diesel engine with 95 or 120 hp, which was also incorporated in the Chrysler Voyager. 2005, the Maxus was chosen in England to Van of the Year. It also began the official export of Maxus in Turkey, Malaysia, France and Russia and various importers in the other EU countries.
In 2006, the chassis has been strengthened. There was now a double cabin bunk and a minibus. In addition, factory a refrigerated truck, a flatbed with built-in 3- bed cabin and a fully equipped ambulance was available. The engine was also available with 130 hp. 2006 were sold in England 6722 Maxus.
End of 2007, Maxus family learned 56 changes and upgrades; 8620 times the Maxus in 2007 was sold in the home market.
In the last year of production in 2008 nor 9000 Maxus were built, which were sold by 2010.
Production after the end of LDV
Since 2007, the Maxus in Malaysia from the HICOM Automotive Manufacturers (Malaysia ) is produced under the name Weststar LDV under license. Since 2011, the model rolled out at nunmehrigen rights owner SAIC in China from the tape. Here he is being built under the name Maxus V 80.
Maxus Greater van
Weststar LDV Maxus