french pronunciation commonly known acronym french pronunciation french manufacturer trucks buses coaches group headquartered company established merging heavy vehicle operations disappeared merged rival form company initially factories vehicle production france mainly paris area came predecessors soon centred assembly sur trucks buses coaches formed partnerships manufacturers leading technology sharing agreements history early years end abandoned production heavy trucks view financial troubles company lost position france market leader world war rapid development production concentration sector seek ways enter market technical chief elaborated plan launch limited range trucks buses single engine taking advantage economies scale proved unsuccessful strategy changed decided acquire rival manufacturers starting company formed october merger trucks buses manufacturing operations owner family owner stakes new company initially added existing forming companies onwards appeared company products acronym representing simplified owned subsidiary early range company consisted small commercial vehicles derived existing models new medium heavy trucks engines support coach bus production aggressive market approach volume quality leader sales france new vehicles partnerships early 1960s company introduced renovated heavy medium duty trucks range revised design new buses coaches range medium duty trucks engines unveiled paris motor january took control bus manufacturer based year signed cooperation agreement decided expand european partnerships company received large capital french state got factory manufactured diesel engines moved production paris area sur sur factory produced large goods vehicles factory buses coaches acquired french heavy equipment manufacturer bid compete cooperation expanded agreement supplied return man supplied engines result launch man truck ranges france introduced super partnership soon founder club cooperation produce medium sized trucks year acquired completed construction joint production facility engines italy cost million january main factory sur setting workers protests led french merger result companies reorganisation french state decision heavy vehicle production france acquired truck bus manufacturer group merged form old names retained years model gradually april replaced putting end year separate company manufactured buses coaches trucks facilities factories continued producing trucks assembled engines activity completely transferred later auto parts factories slowly ceased production kept head office research development base company factory bus coach facility operated produced parts coach bus factory originally built shipyards truck factory owned onwards french government donated factory manufacturing facility aircraft engine parts main engine assembly location company owned factories models trucks light commercial vehicles buses coaches series
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