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{{Short description|Truck and bus manufacturer from Brașov, Romania}} |
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| operating_income = {{decrease}}€79.8 million (2017)<ref>http://www.bzb.ro/stire/pierderi-record-la-roman-sa-80-de-milioane-de-euro-a128810</ref> |
| operating_income = {{decrease}}€79.8 million (2017)<ref>[http://www.bzb.ro/stire/pierderi-record-la-roman-sa-80-de-milioane-de-euro-a128810 Pierderi record la Roman SA: 80 de milioane de euro | Buna ziua Brasov<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> |
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'''ROMAN''' (with the '''DAC''' division) is a truck and bus manufacturer from [[Brașov]], [[Romania]]. |
'''ROMAN''' (with the '''[[DAC (vehicle manufacturer)|DAC]]''' division) is a truck and bus manufacturer from [[Brașov]], [[Romania]]. It was established after [[World War II]] on the foundation of the old ''ROMLOC'' automotive factory built in 1921. In 1948, the industrial plant was named ''Steagul Roșu'' (''The Red Flag''), and later ''Intreprinderea de Autocamioane Brașov'' (''Brașov Truck Works''). In 1990, it became ROMAN SA. The company has a special truck division, under the [[DAC (vehicle manufacturer)|DAC]] brand name. |
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==History== |
==History== |
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[[File:Roman-deŝutulo en Konstanco, 3.jpeg|thumb|ROMAN truck]] |
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[[File:ROMAN-kamiono de TVR.jpg|thumb|ROMAN trailer-truck]] |
[[File:ROMAN-kamiono de TVR.jpg|thumb|ROMAN trailer-truck]] |
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[[File:091 010 Expomil 2K05 - 01 - Aerostar - LAROM - centrul de comandă - 03--A.jpg|thumb|Military DAC truck]] |
[[File:091 010 Expomil 2K05 - 01 - Aerostar - LAROM - centrul de comandă - 03--A.jpg|thumb|Military [[DAC (vehicle manufacturer)|DAC]] truck]] |
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The Romanian Locomotive and [[Goods wagon|Wagon]] Factory (ROMLOC) was established in 1921. In 1936, ROMLOC merged with Astra and became the Astra Works. In 1938, Astra began manufacturing weapons, which fueled company growth, and in 1940 was renamed to the Astra Romanian Wagon, Motor, Armaments, and Munitions Factory, under which name they contributed to the [[Romania in World War II|Romanian war effort in World War II]]. |
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[[File:DAC 6Turbo truck, Bucharest Airport, 1989.JPEG|thumb|DAC truck]] |
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After WWII and the establishment of the [[Socialist Republic of Romania|People's Republic]], Astra was nationalized, named (in the spirit of the communist days) "[[Red flag (politics)|The Red Flag]]" - "Steagul Roșu" (SR), and began to produce trucks.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://adevarul.ro/locale/brasov/uzina-camioane-brasov-glorie-dezastru-1_50ae25d37c42d5a6639a06a0/index.html |language=Romanian |title=Uzina de Camioane din Braşov, de la Glorie la Dezastru |trans-title=The Truck Factory in Brasov, from Glory to Disaster |author=Simona Suciu |date=November 14, 2012 |work=Adevarul |accessdate=December 5, 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://seenews.com/companies/company_profile/roman-sa-in-bankruptcy-proceedings-1497 |title=Roman SA |work=SeeNews |accessdate=December 5, 2018}}</ref> |
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In 1954, the first batch of '''SR-101''' trucks came out of the factory. The SR-101 was in fact a clone of the [[ZIS-150]] Soviet truck and it came with the same specifications. |
In 1954, the first batch of '''SR-101''' trucks came out of the factory. The SR-101 was in fact a clone of the [[ZIS-150]] Soviet truck and it came with the same specifications. |
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In 1958, the company decided to produce a new type, as the SR-101 no longer complied with international vehicle standards. The new design used a [[Ford]] Y-block pattern V8 gasoline engine of 140 HP, and its cab has been designed at the Chausson Plant in France. The first V8 '''SR-131''' truck of 3-ton load named '''Carpati''' was produced in the summer of 1960, and from 1962 the '''SR-132''' model of 2.5 tons load and [[4x4]] transmission. In 1964 it started the production of the series named '''Bucegi''', '''SR-113''' a truck of 5-ton load and '''SR-114''' of 4-ton load and 4×4 transmission. Generally, these trucks included all the western technology elements of the time. The range had been completed in five years by the following versions: military vehicle, long vehicle, tip-lorry, crane, forward cab. Torpedo, [[Perkins Engines|Perkins]], [[Saviem]] and [[Mercedes-Benz]] diesel engines were used for export products. |
In 1958, the company decided to produce a new type, as the SR-101 no longer complied with international vehicle standards. The new design used a [[Ford Motor Company|Ford]] Y-block pattern V8 gasoline engine of 140 HP, and its cab has been designed at the [[Société des usines Chausson|Chausson Plant]] in France. The first V8 '''SR-131''' truck of 3-ton load named '''Carpati''' was produced in the summer of 1960, and from 1962 the '''SR-132''' model of 2.5 tons load and [[4x4]] transmission. In 1964 it started the production of the series named '''Bucegi''', '''SR-113''' a truck of 5-ton load and '''SR-114''' of 4-ton load and 4×4 transmission. Generally, these trucks included all the western technology elements of the time. The range had been completed in five years by the following versions: military vehicle, long vehicle, tip-lorry, crane, forward cab. Torpedo, [[Perkins Engines|Perkins]], [[Saviem]] and [[Mercedes-Benz]] diesel engines were used for export products. |
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In 1967, as ''Carpati'' and ''Bucegi'' types became old fashioned, a tender was launched for a new type featuring the following specifications: load capacity of 12-18 tons, diesel engine, a forward cab, observance of CEE-ONU standards. |
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⚫ | In 1967, as ''Carpati'' and ''Bucegi'' types became old fashioned, a tender was launched for a new type featuring the following specifications: load capacity of 12-18 tons, diesel engine, a forward cab, observance of CEE-ONU standards. [[Büssing]], Mercedes-Benz, [[MAN SE|MAN]], Saviem and [[Unic]] came to make offers, and the decision was to sign a contract with the MAN of West Germany. This contract led to the construction, under licence, of two types of '''ROMAN''' trucks: medium 135 hp (101 kW) and heavy 215 hp (160 kW), with a load capacity of up to 36 tons. They use the same cabin as the German MAN F7. It also led to the production (at the [[Rocar|Autobuzul Works]], in Bucharest) of eight types of buses: the town, suburban, intercity and tourism versions. |
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⚫ | In 1976, the Romanian's National Institute for Thermal Engines (INMT) produced the new V8 360 hp (268 kW) engine in cooperation with the Austrian company |
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⚫ | In the 1970s, the company became to produce trucks under the [[DAC (vehicle manufacturer)|DAC]] brand, which shared the same construction platforms with the Roman trucks but it was not part of the 1971 joint-venture between the German company MAN and the Romanian government. Since 1990, DAC has been the special truck division of Roman trucks company. |
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In 1999, Roman trucks took 2nd and 3rd places in ''Rallye of Tunis''. |
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After 1989, the Brașov plant started updating the cabin and using [[Caterpillar Inc|Caterpillar]] diesel engines. In 1999, Roman trucks took 2nd and 3rd places in ''Rallye of Tunis''. |
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Since 2002, the heavy truck range has had a new reshaped cabin, called ''Millennium''. |
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As of December 2005, Roman produced military truck equipment for Iraqi military forces. |
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In 2005, Roman also unveiled its new line of buses, with urban and inter-city versions.<ref>{{cite news | title = Primul autobuz românesc cu podea complet coborâtã | url = http://www.cargomagazin.com/cargo/arhivaVeche/2006/NOIEMBRIE%202006.PDF#page=111 | publisher = Cargo Magazin | date = November 2006 | pages = 111–113 | |
Since 2002, the heavy truck range has had a new reshaped cabin, called ''Millennium''. As of December 2005, Roman produced military truck equipment for Iraqi military forces. In 2005, Roman also unveiled its new line of buses, with urban and inter-city versions.<ref>{{cite news | title = Primul autobuz românesc cu podea complet coborâtã | url = http://www.cargomagazin.com/cargo/arhivaVeche/2006/NOIEMBRIE%202006.PDF#page=111 | publisher = Cargo Magazin | date = November 2006 | pages = 111–113 | url-status = dead | archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20110708120545/http://www.cargomagazin.com/cargo/arhivaVeche/2006/NOIEMBRIE%202006.PDF#page=111 | archivedate = 2011-07-08 }}</ref> They were briefly produced with help from Romanian engineer and businessman Dorian Igescu, founder of [[El Car]]. The main [[FC Brașov (1936)|football club]] in the city of [[Brașov]], which shares its history with the trucks manufacturer, used a ROMAN 17.360 coach.<ref>{{cite web|title=ROMAN 17.360 HOCLL|url=http://www.brasovfans.ro/site4/index.php?mod=article&cat=poze&article=346|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080916202840/http://www.brasovfans.ro/site4/index.php?mod=article&cat=poze&article=346|url-status=dead|archive-date=16 September 2008|publisher=BrasovFANS.ro|accessdate=9 October 2010}}</ref> |
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In May 2014, the company was taken over by the Pro Roman Association (led by businessman Ioan Olaru) from Prescon Braşov (led by Ioan Neculaie).<ref>http://www.bzb.ro/stire/administratia-neculaie-evacuata-de-la-roman-sa-a73260</ref> |
In May 2014, the company was taken over by the Pro Roman Association (led by businessman Ioan Olaru) from Prescon Braşov (led by Ioan Neculaie).<ref>[http://www.bzb.ro/stire/administratia-neculaie-evacuata-de-la-roman-sa-a73260 „Administraţia Neculaie”, evacuată de la Roman SA | Buna ziua Brasov<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> In August 2014, Roman became insolvent.<ref>[http://www.bzb.ro/stire/roman-sa-a-intrat-in-insolventa-a78173 Roman SA a intrat în insolvenţă | Buna ziua Brasov<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> The truck producing arm of the factory was mothballed as of 2016, with small numbers of trucks and specialty vehicles.<ref name=G6954>{{cite magazine | ref = G6954 | title = Dornröschenschlaf |trans-title=Sleeping beauty | language = German | page = 36 | issue = 3 (June/July) | date = 2017 | last = Strahlmann | first = Dietbert | magazine = Historischer Kraftverkehr | publisher = Verlag Klaus Rabe | location = Cologne, Germany | issn = 1612-4170 }}</ref> |
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At the beginning of 2017 a contract worth 12 million euro was signed to produce 100 vehicles and ship them to Taiwan.<ref name=autogenerated1 /> |
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In August 2014, Roman became insolvent.<ref>http://www.bzb.ro/stire/roman-sa-a-intrat-in-insolventa-a78173</ref> The truck producing arm of the factory was mothballed as of 2016, with small numbers of trucks and specialty vehicles.<ref name=G6954>{{cite magazine | ref = G6954 | title = Dornröschenschlaf |trans-title=Sleeping beauty | language = German | page = 36 | issue = 3 (June/July) | date = 2017 | last = Strahlmann | first = Dietbert | magazine = Historischer Kraftverkehr | publisher = Verlag Klaus Rabe | location = Cologne, Germany | issn = 1612-4170 }}</ref> |
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==Gallery== |
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At the beginning of 2017 a contract worth 12 millions euro was signed to produce 100 vehicles and ship them to Taiwan.<ref>{{cite web|title=Contract uriaș pentru uzina Roman din Brașov|url=http://www.digi24.ro/stiri/economie/companii/contract-urias-pentru-uzina-roman-din-brasov-669253|publisher=digi24.ro|date=13 February 2017}}</ref> |
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Fortepan 135884.jpg|Steagul Roșu SR-101 |
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Doi bărbați Autocamion Steagul Roșu SR 131 Carpați (12652047143).jpg|SR-131 Carpați truck |
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Roman2007.jpg|ROMAN tipper truck |
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ROMAN-gruo en Arad 2.jpeg|ROMAN crane truck |
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Roman-cisternulo en Năvodari, 1.jpeg|ROMAN tank truck |
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ROMAN-kamiono ŝarĝanta lignon, 1.jpeg|ROMAN logs loader truck |
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ROMAN-deŝutulo; Braŝovo 2013.jpeg|ROMAN truck in 2013 |
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==See also== |
==See also== |
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* [[DAC (vehicle manufacturer)]] |
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* [[DAC 120 DE]] |
* [[DAC 120 DE]] |
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* [[DAC 665]] |
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==References== |
==References== |
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Latest revision as of 18:00, 9 January 2025
Company type | Private |
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Industry | Automotive |
Headquarters | Brașov, Romania |
Key people | Ioan Olaru |
Products | Trucks, Buses, Diesel engines |
€79.8 million (2017)[1] | |
Number of employees | 300 (2017)[2] |
ROMAN (with the DAC division) is a truck and bus manufacturer from Brașov, Romania. It was established after World War II on the foundation of the old ROMLOC automotive factory built in 1921. In 1948, the industrial plant was named Steagul Roșu (The Red Flag), and later Intreprinderea de Autocamioane Brașov (Brașov Truck Works). In 1990, it became ROMAN SA. The company has a special truck division, under the DAC brand name.
History
[edit]The Romanian Locomotive and Wagon Factory (ROMLOC) was established in 1921. In 1936, ROMLOC merged with Astra and became the Astra Works. In 1938, Astra began manufacturing weapons, which fueled company growth, and in 1940 was renamed to the Astra Romanian Wagon, Motor, Armaments, and Munitions Factory, under which name they contributed to the Romanian war effort in World War II.
After WWII and the establishment of the People's Republic, Astra was nationalized, named (in the spirit of the communist days) "The Red Flag" - "Steagul Roșu" (SR), and began to produce trucks.[3][4]
In 1954, the first batch of SR-101 trucks came out of the factory. The SR-101 was in fact a clone of the ZIS-150 Soviet truck and it came with the same specifications.
In 1958, the company decided to produce a new type, as the SR-101 no longer complied with international vehicle standards. The new design used a Ford Y-block pattern V8 gasoline engine of 140 HP, and its cab has been designed at the Chausson Plant in France. The first V8 SR-131 truck of 3-ton load named Carpati was produced in the summer of 1960, and from 1962 the SR-132 model of 2.5 tons load and 4x4 transmission. In 1964 it started the production of the series named Bucegi, SR-113 a truck of 5-ton load and SR-114 of 4-ton load and 4×4 transmission. Generally, these trucks included all the western technology elements of the time. The range had been completed in five years by the following versions: military vehicle, long vehicle, tip-lorry, crane, forward cab. Torpedo, Perkins, Saviem and Mercedes-Benz diesel engines were used for export products.
In 1967, as Carpati and Bucegi types became old fashioned, a tender was launched for a new type featuring the following specifications: load capacity of 12-18 tons, diesel engine, a forward cab, observance of CEE-ONU standards. Büssing, Mercedes-Benz, MAN, Saviem and Unic came to make offers, and the decision was to sign a contract with the MAN of West Germany. This contract led to the construction, under licence, of two types of ROMAN trucks: medium 135 hp (101 kW) and heavy 215 hp (160 kW), with a load capacity of up to 36 tons. They use the same cabin as the German MAN F7. It also led to the production (at the Autobuzul Works, in Bucharest) of eight types of buses: the town, suburban, intercity and tourism versions.
In the 1970s, the company became to produce trucks under the DAC brand, which shared the same construction platforms with the Roman trucks but it was not part of the 1971 joint-venture between the German company MAN and the Romanian government. Since 1990, DAC has been the special truck division of Roman trucks company.
In 1976, the Romanian's National Institute for Thermal Engines (INMT) produced the new V8 360 hp (268 kW) engine in cooperation with the Austrian company AVL.
After 1989, the Brașov plant started updating the cabin and using Caterpillar diesel engines. In 1999, Roman trucks took 2nd and 3rd places in Rallye of Tunis.
Until 2000, ROMAN produced 750,000 trucks, of which 130,000 were exported in 30 countries.[5]
Since 2002, the heavy truck range has had a new reshaped cabin, called Millennium. As of December 2005, Roman produced military truck equipment for Iraqi military forces. In 2005, Roman also unveiled its new line of buses, with urban and inter-city versions.[6] They were briefly produced with help from Romanian engineer and businessman Dorian Igescu, founder of El Car. The main football club in the city of Brașov, which shares its history with the trucks manufacturer, used a ROMAN 17.360 coach.[7]
In May 2014, the company was taken over by the Pro Roman Association (led by businessman Ioan Olaru) from Prescon Braşov (led by Ioan Neculaie).[8] In August 2014, Roman became insolvent.[9] The truck producing arm of the factory was mothballed as of 2016, with small numbers of trucks and specialty vehicles.[10]
At the beginning of 2017 a contract worth 12 million euro was signed to produce 100 vehicles and ship them to Taiwan.[2]
Gallery
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Steagul Roșu SR-101
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SR-131 Carpați truck
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ROMAN tipper truck
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ROMAN crane truck
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ROMAN tank truck
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ROMAN logs loader truck
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ROMAN truck in 2013
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Pierderi record la Roman SA: 80 de milioane de euro | Buna ziua Brasov
- ^ a b "Contract uriaș pentru uzina Roman din Brașov". digi24.ro. 13 February 2017.
- ^ Simona Suciu (November 14, 2012). "Uzina de Camioane din Braşov, de la Glorie la Dezastru" [The Truck Factory in Brasov, from Glory to Disaster]. Adevarul (in Romanian). Retrieved December 5, 2018.
- ^ "Roman SA". SeeNews. Retrieved December 5, 2018.
- ^ Istoric ROMAN (in Romanian)
- ^ "Primul autobuz românesc cu podea complet coborâtã" (PDF). Cargo Magazin. November 2006. pp. 111–113. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-07-08.
- ^ "ROMAN 17.360 HOCLL". BrasovFANS.ro. Archived from the original on 16 September 2008. Retrieved 9 October 2010.
- ^ „Administraţia Neculaie”, evacuată de la Roman SA | Buna ziua Brasov
- ^ Roman SA a intrat în insolvenţă | Buna ziua Brasov
- ^ Strahlmann, Dietbert (2017). "Dornröschenschlaf" [Sleeping beauty]. Historischer Kraftverkehr (in German). No. 3 (June/July). Cologne, Germany: Verlag Klaus Rabe. p. 36. ISSN 1612-4170.