Associated Equipment Company

Associated Equipment Company ( AEC short ) is the name of a former British manufacturer of buses and other commercial vehicles.

History

In 1912, the Associated Equipment Company (AEC) in Walthamstow, East London, established to manufacture buses for the London General Omnibus Company ( LGOC ). The first lorries (trucks ) of AEC were introduced in 1916. These were about 3 - to 4 -ton truck of type Y, which were built for the War Department. After the First World War, there were also civilian versions. From 1926 to 1928 there was a joint venture with the British Daimler Motor Company. During this time trucks under the brand name ADC (Associated Daimler Company) were sold.

In 1948 the AEC competitors Crossley and Maudslay. In the same year the company name in the Associated Commercial Vehicles (ACV ) has been changed, the brand name but continue to be used. Crossley- models were produced until 1956, Maudslay models until 1960. He also composed new AEC works in South Africa, Spain, Portugal, Belgium and South America. AEC also provided diesel engines WILLEME in France, Vanaja in Finland, OMT in Italy and Verheul in the Netherlands. In Maudslay plant the production of dump trucks was taken. 1961 Thornycroft competitor was acquired.

1962 AEC was acquired by the UK's largest competitors Leyland Motors. It was followed by a tightening of the range of grades of AEC and the foreign investments were gradually dismantled. New models of AEC were equipped with uniform made ​​cabs of the Leyland Group. Finally in 1980 the last model under the brand AEC was delivered.