Multicar

Vans is the name for a small and specialized carriers, device carrier and multi-functional vehicle that is manufactured by Vans - branch plant of Hako-Werke GmbH in Walterhausen. Vans therefore is the only automobile brand that is left of the industry association vehicles of the GDR.

History

The contractor was called Arthur Ade (1882-1957) - - In 1920, the present company as ADE -Werke was founded. It agricultural equipment, vehicle trailers and trailer hitches for trucks and tractors were produced. After the Second World War, production was resumed in 1946 as equipment manufacturing Walter Hausen.

In 1948 the company was renamed VEB Fahrzeugwerk Walter Hausen, he wore up to its privatization in 1991. The original diesel ant DK 2002 was produced from 1951 in the VEB fire Erbisdorf. The vehicle was designed for the maintenance depot transport, made ​​5.6 hp and the steering was performed by Fußwippe in the open cab. In 1956, the production of diesel - ant DK 3 was added, which had been previously built in Ludwigsfelde or fire -Erbisdorf. The vehicle it was next to the platform design even as dumpers and three-way tipper. 1958, the first Vans were produced, which also still fußgelenkte M21. Until 1964 14.000 units left the factory in Walterhausen. The next ten years ran 42,500 vehicles of the M series 22 from the tape. Until 1978, the successor to M 24 was produced by the 25,600 copies ( of which 48 % for export ) left the factory. The M 25 was a major export; 70 % of the vehicles went to the states of the CMEA and other western countries. In the UK, it was created in collaboration with Harsco Permaquip a two-way vehicle.

The production of the M 25 was continued in 1991 with VW engine. Approximately 100,000 units were produced. In 1991, the state-owned factory was privatized. Key driving force in the turning and reunification period was the former director of materials management at Vans, Manfred Windus, who was honored in 1993 as Manager of the Year.

From 1993 to 2010, the successor to M 26 was produced. The Hako -Werke took over in 1998, the shares of the German holding company and were thus the majority shareholder. The products TREMO (formerly Kramer ) and UX 100 ( vorwals Unimog) were merged into Walter Hausen. In 2001, the construction of the new M30 series began Fumo (function and mobility). In cooperation with Krauss-Maffei Wegmann, the special vehicle Mungo is manufactured for use in the army since 2004, now already in its third generation. By 2009, the production of 396 vehicles was provided. In spite of manifest defects and corresponding criticism in the troops in 2009 and 2011, more vehicles were ordered.

The CEO Walter Botschatzki 2005 was awarded by the German President Horst Köhler, the Cross of Merit, First Class.

Since spring 2013 Vans is officially listed as the product range under the brand name Hako. In summer 2013, the new model was introduced to M 31. The M 30 FUMO future is produced only as a crew cab. Thus, the product range now includes four civilian models: TREMO, M 27, M 30 FUMO DoKa, M 31

Multicar FUMO

Vans TREMO

The Mongoose

Current series

The current products M 27, FUMO and the particularly narrow TREMO and the new M 31 are all equipped with homologated according to Euro 5 standard engines. Here, Vans uses two different common-rail diesel engines.

On the one hand is used in the models M 27 and TREMO Volkswagen CJDA four-cylinder diesel engine as an engine operating at 3000 min-1 at 75 kW ( 102 hp ) puts it, and in a similar form in the facelifted VW Crafter, VW T5, as well as in numerous models of cars from the VW Group (VW, Audi, Skoda, Seat) under the name 2.0 TDI will be used. The maximum torque of this motor of 285 Nm is achieved at 1750 min -1. In addition to the Euro - 5 version of the series TREMO and M 27 in the not yet fixed legally homologation EEV are available.

On the other comes into the series FUMO and M 31 of the F1C diesel engine of Fiat Powertrain Technologies ( Iveco / FPT F1C ) are used. Like the VW engine is also in this Euro 5 and EEV certification available and even in those versions Tipper, Body and Carrier 107 kW (145 hp) at 3500 min-1 and 320 Nm at 1400 min -1, in Carrier H, however, he comes to 90 kW (122 hp) at 3000 min -1 ( 310 Nm at 1400 min -1 also ). It is the same design used in the Iveco Daily.

The motors in the overview:

Transmission variants, the three current series are available in different gear configurations. For the model FUMO stands next to a 5 -speed manual (four-wheel version with 10 -speed manual gearbox ) is a 2-stage hydrostatic transmission with variable speed control for choice. The 5 - and 10 -speed manual transmission is available as well for the model M 27, while the TREMO is only available with a continuously variable transmission.

Currently, seven vehicles per day are produced.

Historic models

Vans DK4 / M 21

Multicar M 22

Multicar M 24

Multicar M 25 ( Vorwende model)

Multicar M 25 ( Reunification model)

Multicar M 26