Unic
Unic was a French manufacturer founded in 1905, and active as an automobile producer until July 1938. After this the company continued to produce commercial vehicles, retaining its independence for a further fourteen years before being purchased in 1952 by Henri Pigozzi, who was keen to develop Unic as a commercial vehicle arm of the then flourishing Simca business.
UNIC was a French car manufacturer firm founded by Georges Richard in 1906 after having left Richard-Brasier.
Georges Richard died in 1922.
In 1952, the firm was taken over by Simca, headed by Henri Pigozzi, who wanted a commercial vehicle production unit. Trucks of this period are commonly referred to as Unic-Simca trucks.
In 1956 the French arm of the Swiss truck manufacturer Saurer was taken over.
In 1966 Unic joined the Fiat Group.
In 1975 a holding company named IVECO was established covering truck and bus brands such as Fiat, OM, Lancia, UNIC and Magirus.
In 1976 UNIC-FIAT S.A. became UNIC S.A..
1906 : Georges Richard fonde la societe anonyme des automobiles UNIC.
1914 : UNIC apporte sa participation a la victoire : les fameux taxis transportent les troupes de GALLIENI sur la Marne.
1922 : Le fondateur de la marque UNIC Georges Richard meurt a Rouen.
1930 : UNIC presente au salon le premier gros moteur Francais fonctionnant au diesel.
1933 : UNIC est le premier constructeur a presenter une gamme complete de vehicules industriels de 3 tonnes a 15 tonnes.
1938 : UNIC abandonne la fabrication des automobiles de tourisme pour se consacrer exclusivement aux vehicules industriels.
1952 : Sous la presidence de monsieur PIGOZZI, UNIC constitue la branche poids lourds de SIMCA INDUSTRIES.
1956 : UNIC absorbe les camions SAURER.
1966 : UNIC devient la division vehicules industriels de FFSA sous la presidence de monsieur UMBERTO Agnelli.
1973 : Apres 68 ans de production a Suresnes et Puteaux les vehicules sont fabriques a Trappes, en collaboration etroite avec Turin. UNIC contribue a la dimension internationale du groupe des vehicules FIAT et OM.
1974 : Nouvelle raison sociale UNIC-FIAT S.A..
1975 : Creation d'IVECO (Industrials VEhicules COrporation) qui regroupe les marques FIAT, OM, LANCIA VI, UNIC et MAGIRUS.
1976 : UNIC-FIAT S.A. devient UNIC S.A..
1985 : Privatisation d'IVECO VILLEJUIF (V.I.S.).
1992 : IVECO UNIC S.A. devient IVECO FRANCE S.A..
1995 : Ouverture du deuxieme etablissement V.I.S. a Boissy St Leger.
2003 : Transfert du siege social de Villejuif a Boissy St Leger.
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