Rába (automobile)

Raba (Magyar Vagon it Gépgyár ) is a Hungarian manufacturer of commercial vehicles since 1904. By 1896, however, a machine factory and the production of freight cars were founded.

History

After the Second World War, the factory had to suffer from the very reparations, a year later it was nationalized. By 1961, the commercial vehicle had for the factory almost no meaning, there were wagons repaired and built. From 1961 to 1969, the company was called addition: " Wilhelm Pieck Vagon it Gépgyár " and started again and with the commercial vehicle.

From 1970 the present name was linked Magyar Vagon it Gépgyár with the brand Raba. In 1994, a joint venture was signed with Detroit Diesel. A division of the company took place in 1997, the departments axle construction, engine and vehicle manufacturing were separated. The Hungarian state was able to keep the majority of shares. In 2006, the Estonian Ivestitionsgruppe Trigon involved in the company: Magyar Vagon it Gépgyár ( Raba ).

Commercial vehicle

Raba began in 1904 with the manufacture of commercial vehicles (trucks ), which were produced until 1925 passenger cars under the same brand. With a licensed construction started in 1912 new 5- ton truck was to produce. 1920 acquired Raba Krupp a manufacturing license for trucks, but it has been used until 1927. In 1928, Raba of Austro - Fiat a new license to build trucks can. A self- constructed 3- ton truck was also produced from 1928. 1939 to 1945 made ​​it the first engines under license from MAN.

1961 10.5 -tonne heavy-duty dump truck was built, which was later further developed by Red Star to type Dutra. From 1963 to 1970, the factory was a supplier of axles and transmissions for other commercial vehicle manufacturers.

With a newly acquired license from MAN (1968), the Saviem cab could ( MAN Type F 8 as of 1967 ) are adopted, in which the Hungarian state in the commercial vehicle industry provided funds are available. From 1969 Raba buses and from 1970 complete MAN truck models were built under the name of Raba, which in 1969, this new type of truck was shown at the Budapest Fair with MAN cab. In addition, the cab was also used by the type DAF 2800, but only with MAN License engines. This was due to the fact that Raba was also parts supplier of DAF, in return, gave DAF cabs. In the early 1980s, the motor power for the GVW of 40 tonnes and was more weak, Raba could purchase a production license for a 420- hp six- cylinder in-line engine of the Austrian company AVL List including intercooling. Here was the Raba trucks with the DAF cab and the 420 hp, 12 liter diesel engine, a true international competition. A well- sold truck was also the 6x4 tractor for 42 t, and the new tipper series type K 41 Now enhanced two - and three-axle trucks with DAF and MAN components and four-wheel drive were built, which had 100-420 hp. The great diversity could be maintained, although since 2000 the production declined slightly.

Raba H-14

Raba H-25

Literature and source

• Classic cars commercial vehicle Lexicon, page 285 engine book publishing house, Stuttgart 2008, ISBN 978-3-613-02944-6.
• Trucks in the world, page 203 motor -Verlag, Stuttgart 2000, ISBN 3-613-02257-5.
• The truck Lexicon, page 137 Schrader - Verlag, 1998, ISBN 3-613-01837-3.
• Harald H. Linz, Halwart Schrader: The big automobile encyclopedia. BLV, Munich, 1986, ISBN 3-405-12974-5.