Csepel (automobile)
Encyclopedia
Csepel is a Hungarian
manufacturer of truck
s for industrial use.
380 lorry was born in Austria
, it was the licence of the Csepel lorries and engines. The production stoped of the MÁVAG
and the RÁBA
lorries after the nationalization in 1946. 3 years later Hungary
bought the licence of Steyr
380 lorry, D413 and D613 engines from Sovietunion. (This time Sovietunion possessed Austria
.)
1949 established in the NIK (Nehéz Ipari Központ - en: Heavy Industry Center) the automobile factory in the earlier Dunai Repülőgépgyár - en: Danube Aircraft Factory place at Szigethalom
. The first Csepel (NIK) engine was ready on 7 November. The first director of the factory was Ferencné Bíró. She was a mechanical engineer and she had learnt in Moscow
. She was Mátyás Rákosi
's sister-in-law.
1950 the first 3 Csepel D-350 was ready on 3 April. The D350 and B350 types produced between 1950 and 1958. The B-130 4x4 rover pickup lorry made since 1949. (The prototypes made in Győr
and Ikarus
). It won on lorry race in Poland
, 1950.
1968-1975 structure change in Comecon
(Council for Mutual Economic Assistance): Hungary
had got the bus product for first function, so it had to subordinate all production capacity. The Ikarus
had not transported materials to the Csepel, the Csepel started the transport of undercarriage of bus to the Ikarus
. Labor-MIM in Esztergom
, later the polish
Jelcz
& Star made the box of Csepel lorry.
1968 the RÁBA
started the new generation of production of RÁBA
lorries with the new engine MAN licenced.
1975 the Csepel stopped the engine production. After that the lorry have got RÁBA
engine and it made in small series.
1976-1980 Volvo
Laplander production was in this time (1000 pieces made).
1996 Csepel went bankrupt because Ikarus
had not paid for the transported undercarriage. Ikarus
had not paid, because the Russian
customer had not paid also.
2007 a D344 EZF lorry arrived with success on the Budapest-Bamako
Rally in touring category (www.csepelcsapat.hu).
2009 a D420 fire-engine bodywork built on a D344 undercarriage lorry arrived with success on the Budapest-Bamako
Rally in touring category (http://bamako.spidergold.eu/).
Hungary
Hungary , officially the Republic of Hungary , is a landlocked country in Central Europe. It is situated in the Carpathian Basin and is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine and Romania to the east, Serbia and Croatia to the south, Slovenia to the southwest and Austria to the west. The...
manufacturer of truck
Truck
A truck or lorry is a motor vehicle designed to transport cargo. Trucks vary greatly in size, power, and configuration, with the smallest being mechanically similar to an automobile...
s for industrial use.
History
1944 the SteyrSteyr automobile
Steyr was an Austrian automotive company from 1915 until 1990.Formed as a branch of Steyr Osterreichische Waffenfabriks-Gesellschaft in 1915, to diversify manufacturing, the founders hired 38-year-old designer Hans Ledwinka after he resigned from Nesselsdorfer-Wagenbau...
380 lorry was born in Austria
Austria
Austria , officially the Republic of Austria , is a landlocked country of roughly 8.4 million people in Central Europe. It is bordered by the Czech Republic and Germany to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the...
, it was the licence of the Csepel lorries and engines. The production stoped of the MÁVAG
MÁVAG
MÁVAG was a Hungarian rail vehicle producer. MÁVAG was the property of the Kingdom of Hungary. After the World War II MÁVAG was nationalized, and "Királyi" was removed from its name.The company employed thousands of workers. The buildings were in the VIII...
and the RÁBA
Raba (automobile)
The Raba was a Hungarian automobile manufactured from 1912 to 1914. A product of the Hungarian Machine Factory in the city of Györ, then known as Raab. The engine of the car was the 4.2-liter 58 hp Praga "Grand". The car was built in limited numbers, under the Praga license. Raba also...
lorries after the nationalization in 1946. 3 years later Hungary
Hungary
Hungary , officially the Republic of Hungary , is a landlocked country in Central Europe. It is situated in the Carpathian Basin and is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine and Romania to the east, Serbia and Croatia to the south, Slovenia to the southwest and Austria to the west. The...
bought the licence of Steyr
Steyr automobile
Steyr was an Austrian automotive company from 1915 until 1990.Formed as a branch of Steyr Osterreichische Waffenfabriks-Gesellschaft in 1915, to diversify manufacturing, the founders hired 38-year-old designer Hans Ledwinka after he resigned from Nesselsdorfer-Wagenbau...
380 lorry, D413 and D613 engines from Sovietunion. (This time Sovietunion possessed Austria
Austria
Austria , officially the Republic of Austria , is a landlocked country of roughly 8.4 million people in Central Europe. It is bordered by the Czech Republic and Germany to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the...
.)
1949 established in the NIK (Nehéz Ipari Központ - en: Heavy Industry Center) the automobile factory in the earlier Dunai Repülőgépgyár - en: Danube Aircraft Factory place at Szigethalom
Szigethalom
- External links :*...
. The first Csepel (NIK) engine was ready on 7 November. The first director of the factory was Ferencné Bíró. She was a mechanical engineer and she had learnt in Moscow
Moscow
Moscow is the capital, the most populous city, and the most populous federal subject of Russia. The city is a major political, economic, cultural, scientific, religious, financial, educational, and transportation centre of Russia and the continent...
. She was Mátyás Rákosi
Mátyás Rákosi
Mátyás Rákosi was a Hungarian communist politician. He was born as Mátyás Rosenfeld, in present-day Serbia...
's sister-in-law.
1950 the first 3 Csepel D-350 was ready on 3 April. The D350 and B350 types produced between 1950 and 1958. The B-130 4x4 rover pickup lorry made since 1949. (The prototypes made in Győr
Gyor
-Climate:-Main sights:The ancient core of the city is Káptalan Hill at the confluence of three rivers: the Danube, Rába and Rábca. Püspökvár, the residence of Győr’s bishops can be easily recognised by its incomplete tower. Győr’s oldest buildings are the 13th-century dwelling tower and the...
and Ikarus
Ikarus Bus
Ikarus is a bus manufacturer based in Budapest, Hungary. It was established in 1895 as Uhri Imre Kovács- és Kocsigyártó Üzeme .-History:...
). It won on lorry race in Poland
Poland
Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north...
, 1950.
1968-1975 structure change in Comecon
Comecon
The Council for Mutual Economic Assistance , 1949–1991, was an economic organisation under hegemony of Soviet Union comprising the countries of the Eastern Bloc along with a number of communist states elsewhere in the world...
(Council for Mutual Economic Assistance): Hungary
Hungary
Hungary , officially the Republic of Hungary , is a landlocked country in Central Europe. It is situated in the Carpathian Basin and is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine and Romania to the east, Serbia and Croatia to the south, Slovenia to the southwest and Austria to the west. The...
had got the bus product for first function, so it had to subordinate all production capacity. The Ikarus
Ikarus Bus
Ikarus is a bus manufacturer based in Budapest, Hungary. It was established in 1895 as Uhri Imre Kovács- és Kocsigyártó Üzeme .-History:...
had not transported materials to the Csepel, the Csepel started the transport of undercarriage of bus to the Ikarus
Ikarus Bus
Ikarus is a bus manufacturer based in Budapest, Hungary. It was established in 1895 as Uhri Imre Kovács- és Kocsigyártó Üzeme .-History:...
. Labor-MIM in Esztergom
Esztergom
Esztergom , is a city in northern Hungary, 46 km north-west of the capital Budapest. It lies in Komárom-Esztergom county, on the right bank of the river Danube, which forms the border with Slovakia there....
, later the polish
Poles
thumb|right|180px|The state flag of [[Poland]] as used by Polish government and diplomatic authoritiesThe Polish people, or Poles , are a nation indigenous to Poland. They are united by the Polish language, which belongs to the historical Lechitic subgroup of West Slavic languages of Central Europe...
Jelcz
Jelcz
Jelcz is a Polish brand of trucks, buses and trolley buses produced by Zakłady Samochodowe Jelcz SA , a division of Jelczańskie Zakłady Samochodowe or . Currently Zakłady Samochodowe Jelcz SA is closed....
& Star made the box of Csepel lorry.
1968 the RÁBA
Raba (automobile)
The Raba was a Hungarian automobile manufactured from 1912 to 1914. A product of the Hungarian Machine Factory in the city of Györ, then known as Raab. The engine of the car was the 4.2-liter 58 hp Praga "Grand". The car was built in limited numbers, under the Praga license. Raba also...
started the new generation of production of RÁBA
Raba (automobile)
The Raba was a Hungarian automobile manufactured from 1912 to 1914. A product of the Hungarian Machine Factory in the city of Györ, then known as Raab. The engine of the car was the 4.2-liter 58 hp Praga "Grand". The car was built in limited numbers, under the Praga license. Raba also...
lorries with the new engine MAN licenced.
1975 the Csepel stopped the engine production. After that the lorry have got RÁBA
Raba (automobile)
The Raba was a Hungarian automobile manufactured from 1912 to 1914. A product of the Hungarian Machine Factory in the city of Györ, then known as Raab. The engine of the car was the 4.2-liter 58 hp Praga "Grand". The car was built in limited numbers, under the Praga license. Raba also...
engine and it made in small series.
1976-1980 Volvo
Volvo
AB Volvo is a Swedish builder of commercial vehicles, including trucks, buses and construction equipment. Volvo also supplies marine and industrial drive systems, aerospace components and financial services...
Laplander production was in this time (1000 pieces made).
1996 Csepel went bankrupt because Ikarus
Ikarus Bus
Ikarus is a bus manufacturer based in Budapest, Hungary. It was established in 1895 as Uhri Imre Kovács- és Kocsigyártó Üzeme .-History:...
had not paid for the transported undercarriage. Ikarus
Ikarus Bus
Ikarus is a bus manufacturer based in Budapest, Hungary. It was established in 1895 as Uhri Imre Kovács- és Kocsigyártó Üzeme .-History:...
had not paid, because the Russian
Russia
Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
customer had not paid also.
2007 a D344 EZF lorry arrived with success on the Budapest-Bamako
Budapest-Bamako
The Budapest-Bamako or Great African Run is now the largest amateur rally in the world, the largest rally across the Sahara and an important charity car race in Africa. The Budapest-Bamako is a low-budget version of the Dakar Rally and goes from Budapest, Hungary to Bamako, Mali through the Sahara...
Rally in touring category (www.csepelcsapat.hu).
2009 a D420 fire-engine bodywork built on a D344 undercarriage lorry arrived with success on the Budapest-Bamako
Budapest-Bamako
The Budapest-Bamako or Great African Run is now the largest amateur rally in the world, the largest rally across the Sahara and an important charity car race in Africa. The Budapest-Bamako is a low-budget version of the Dakar Rally and goes from Budapest, Hungary to Bamako, Mali through the Sahara...
Rally in touring category (http://bamako.spidergold.eu/).