 Meanwhile in 1982, GV (who owned the PORTARO trademarque and its assets) firm bought the Parede SEMAL factory and this whole operation, was soon trading as "GV-SEMAL" becoming a very successful manufacturer of every PORTARO model.By the 1980s vehicle sales were catching up with a reputed 2000 PORTARO offroad vehicles were sold a year, which allowed parent company GV to expand their model line-up with improved new models.After reaching excellent vehicle sales, GV-SEMAL updated all its PORTARO 4X4 models for 1985.