URO, Vehículos Especiales, S.A. (UROVESA) is a Spanish

Spain

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 heavy vehicle manufacturer based in Santiago de Compostela

Santiago de Compostela

Santiago de Compostela is the capital of the autonomous community of Galicia, Spain.The city's Cathedral is the destination today, as it has been throughout history, of the important 9th century medieval pilgrimage route, the Way of St. James...

, Galicia. It is best known for the production of the URO VAMTAC

URO VAMTAC

The URO VAMTAC is a Spanish four-wheel drive military vehicle manufactured by the UROVESA. It is similar in appearance and design to the HMMWV of the United States military. More than 2,000 of the vehicles have been delivered to the Spanish Armed Forces. Several other countries operate the VAMTAC...

, a Humvee-like four-wheel drive

Four-wheel drive

Four-wheel drive, 4WD, or 4×4 is a four-wheeled vehicle with a drivetrain that allows all four wheels to receive torque from the engine simultaneously...

 motor vehicle.

History

The company was founded in 1981 by a group of former employees of IPV

IPV

IPV is a Spanish brand of all-wheel-drive trucks, based in Pontenova, province of Lugo, Spain.IPV parent company, Mafsa, started in 1965 as a joint-venture of three local automotive workshops which had been during years re-conditioning ex-Spanish Civil War light 4x4 trucks, mostly of Italian OM...

. Since 1984 they have been an official supplier of the Spanish Army

Spanish Army

The Spanish Army is the terrestrial army of the Spanish Armed Forces responsible for land-based military operations. It is one of the oldest active armies - dating back to the 15th century.-Introduction:...

 - who currently have over 1,000 URO vehicles. ry

In 1991 a subsidiary was created; UROMAC, based in Castropol

Castropol

-Parishes:It has nine parishes :* Balmonte* Barres* Castropol* Figueras* Moldes* Piñera* Presno* Seares* Tol...

, Asturias

Asturias

The Principality of Asturias is an autonomous community of the Kingdom of Spain, coextensive with the former Kingdom of Asturias in the Middle Ages...

 manufactures forklift trucks and dump trucks.

Military

- 1,200 VAMTACs - Utilised by the Spanish Armed Forces

Spanish Armed Forces

The Spanish Armed Forces are the military forces of the Kingdom of Spain. The Spanish Armed Forces are a modern military force charged with defending the Kingdom's integrity and sovereignty...

, National Police and the Guardia Civil