Valmet

Valmet (originally Valtion Metallitehtaat - Governmental Metalworks) was formed in 1951, when the state of Finland decided to group their various factories working on war reparations for Soviet Union under one company. Valmet and the factories fused with it produce a wide array of products including aeroplanes, auto- and locomotives, weapons manufacturing and everyday household appliances. Numerous parts of the company have since been sold or merged with other companies specializing in their own fields of trade and manufacture. Valmet itself is now a brand of Metso corporation.

Valmet Automotive is a mechanical production company in Uusikaupunki, Finland, producing automobiles and vehicles for other manufacturers, including:

Saab Automobile (up to 2003)
* Saab 95
* Saab 96
* Saab 99
* Saab 90
* Saab 900 Convertible
* Saab 900 CD
* Saab 9000
* Saab 9-3 Convertible
* Some other specialized Saab 9-3 models (e.g. Viggen)
Porsche
* Porsche Boxster
* Porsche Cayman
Lada (AutoVaz)
* Lada EuroSamara
Talbot
* Talbot Horizon
* Talbot 1510
* Talbot Solara
Opel - Calibra

The automobile production company was founded in 1968.

Tractors have been sold under the name Valmet, the brand name now in use is Valtra. The tractor business, though still located in Finland, is owned by AGCO.

The firearms most notably developed by Valmet include the Rk 62 and M82. A line of military trainer aircraft for the Finnish Air Force developed and manufactured by Valmet include the L-70 Vinka and L-90 Redigo.

Other notable products are paper mill machinery and process control equipment.

External links

[The official web site of Valmet Automotive]

From Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia. Original article here. Support Wikipedia by contributing or donating.
All text is available under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License See Wikipedia Copyrights for details.

Valmet

See also

External links