URO, Vehículos Especiales, S.A. (UROVESA) is a Spanish heavy vehicle manufacturer based in Santiago de Compostela, Galicia. It is best known for the production of the URO VAMTAC, a Humvee-like four-wheel drive motor vehicle, and URO trucks.
| File:URO logo.png | |
| Company type | Sociedad Anónima |
|---|---|
| Industrie | Automotive |
| Gegründet | 23 October 1981 |
| Hauptsitz | , |
| Produkte | VAMTAC, URO |
| Subsidiaries | UROMAC |
| Website | www |
History
The company was founded in 1981 by a group of former employees of IPV. Since 1984 they have been an official supplier of the Spanish Army - who currently have over 1,000 URO vehicles.
In 1991 a subsidiary was created; UROMAC, based in Castropol, Asturias manufactures forklift trucks and dump trucks.
Models
-
URO rural firefighting truck in North Spain -
An URO VAMTAC -
URO M3-24.14 of the Emergency Military Unit
