Rimac Automobili, one of Croatia’s major automotive manufacturers.

The automotive sector of Croatia is an important part of the Croatian economy and the country's national manufacturing base. This industry is closely tied to the broader European automotive industry as Croatia's largest export market for both hardware and software. The Croatian automotive sector maintains a labour force of 10,000 within 130 companies.[1][2] It cumulatively generates $600 million in annual revenue as of 2019.[2] Two years prior, in 2017, it was estimated that the industry accounted for 1.8% of all Croatian exports with 90% of industry profits attributable to foreign exports.[3]

With a diversified supply chain and network of manufacturers, major Croatian car manufacturers include DOK-ING and Rimac Automobili. These companies are integrated into the global supply chain with manufactures such as AD Plastik and Lipik Glass producing for a variety of European and Japanese automobile conglomerates.[4][5]

History

A TAZ Neretva II in the Czech Republic, in 2010

Between and after the two World Wars, a number of automotive companies and manufacturing plants emerged: Tvornica motora Zagreb (TMZ) and Tvornica Autobusa Zagreb (TAZ), both based in Zagreb.[6]

Tvornica Autobusa Zagreb started producing buses and trucks in 1930. In 1980, the factory employed 1,200 people and produced an average of 500–600 vehicles (up to 900) yearly. Buses were exported to China, Finland, Egypt and other countries. The company also produced motorcycles until it went defunct in 2000. Other companies, such as Đuro Đaković have been producing military vehicles, such as M-95 Degman tank and LOV-1 armored vehicle. The company also manufactured Patria AMV vehicles under license. Rijeka-based vehicle manufacturer Torpedo produced military trucks, used in Croatian War of Independence during the 90s.

In 1992 and 1994 two companies, Zlatko and Kwadi both created a single car each. Zlatko's prototype: the Kosmopolit in 1994 was damaged during shipping and was abandoned. The Kwađi CR3 is considered to be the first Croatian car. Restaurant and brewery owner IPIM d.o.o. launched a truck based on the Kia K2700 in 2003.[7][8] Croatia produced its first electric city concept car DOK-ING Loox in 2012. In 2013, Croatian bus manufacturer CROBUS signed a €280 million deal to produce and export 2,000 buses to Iraq, with the first buses delivered in the same year.[9] The first DOK-ING car was sold to the Zagreb Faculty of Engineering.[10] In 2015, the company produced two electric buses for the city of Koprivnica.[11] In the following years, the company began producing a variety of electric vehicles such as communal vehicles, buses, mopeds and bikes for foreign markets.

Rimac Concept S in 2016

The same year, privately owned Rimac Automobili produced Rimac Concept One, a two-seat high-performance electric sports car. Concept One has been described as the world's first electric supercar becoming the world's fastest accelerating electric automobile until 2015. The car was exported during the same year, and was the first car exported abroad in the country's history.[12] As of 2016, all of the eight Concept Ones manufactured were sold. The company subsequently unveiled the improved Rimac Concept S at the 2015 Geneva Motor Show.[13] The Rimac group also produces and manufactures engines and other electrical parts for other companies, such as the liquid cool battery pack for Koenigsegg, claimed as the most power-dense battery pack to date.[14][15] In 2017, they were producing battery systems for Aston Martin.[16] It also produces entire vehicles for other companies, such as the Applus Volar-E for Applus+ IDIADA.[17]

Manufacturers

Defunct

See also

References

  1. ↑ "AD Klaster - Homepage". Archived from the original on 2019-09-26. Retrieved 2019-10-04.
  2. 1 2 "Slovenski proizvođači autodijelova radit će za nove Fiatove modele".
  3. ↑ "Automotive Industry". Agency for Investment Competitiveness. Retrieved 5 February 2017.
  4. ↑ "Products | AD Plastik". Archived from the original on 2017-01-16. Retrieved 2019-10-04.
  5. ↑ "Isoclima". Archived from the original on 2018-08-17. Retrieved 2019-10-04.
  6. ↑ "Švrća - dva kotača slave".
  7. ↑ "I Hrvatska ima svoj automobil". VidiAuto (in Croatian). VIDI-TO. 15 December 2003. Retrieved 5 February 2017.
  8. ↑ "Tvrtka Ipim predstavila prvi hrvatski automobil za poslovne inicijative". Croatiabiz.com (in Croatian). 15 December 2003. Retrieved 5 February 2017.
  9. ↑ Bičak, Darko (9 October 2013). "Irak preuzeo prvi od 2000 autobusa iz hrvatske tvornice Crobus". Poslovni dnevnik. Večernji list. Retrieved 29 December 2016.
  10. ↑ "FER kupio prvi hrvatski električni auto". Poslovni dnevnik (in Croatian). 12 November 2013. Retrieved 29 December 2016.
  11. ↑ "Predstavljeni električni autobusi – Grad Koprivnica". Koprivnica.hr (in Croatian). 16 July 2015. Retrieved 29 December 2016.
  12. ↑ Milčić, Mladen (6 January 2013). "FOTO Domaći uspjeh: Hrvatska izvozi prvi automobil u povijesti". Večernji list (in Croatian). Retrieved 29 December 2016.
  13. ↑ Charlton, Alistair (3 March 2016). "Geneva 2016: The electric Rimac Concept S and hybrid Koenigsegg Regera faster than the Bugatti Chiron". International Business Times UK. Retrieved 29 December 2016.
  14. ↑ Okulski, Travis (3 March 2015). "How The 1,500 HP Koenigsegg Regera Hits 248 MPH Without A Gearbox". Jalopnik. Retrieved 29 December 2016.
  15. ↑ Wade, Steven (29 February 2016). "Koenigsegg Presents Production Spec Regera, 'Agera Final' and Agera RS at Geneva 2016". Koenigsegg. Archived from the original on 6 March 2016. Retrieved 29 December 2016.
  16. ↑ "Here's who'll help Aston Martin build its 1,000bhp hypercar". Top Gear. 15 February 2017.
  17. ↑ Yoney, Domenick (6 March 2013). "New Applus Volar-E is an electric supercar with Rimac roots, courts controversy [w/video]". Autoblog.com. Retrieved 29 December 2016.
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