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| Industry | Automotive |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1946 |
| Fate | Still Unknown |
| Headquarters | Monterrey,Mexico |
Key people | Gregorio Ramirez Gonzalez, founder |
| Products | Automobiles,Trucks,Trailers,Buses |
Grupo Industrial Ramirez was the firstMexicanautomotive company and also the first Mexican company to ever producepickup trucks andvans.
The company was started in 1946 byGregorio Ramirez Gonzalez, with a small shop to reconstructdry vantrailers. It later grew into a larger corporation with a full list of products in which he invited his brothers to participate.
The flagship of the Corporation was Trailers de Monterrey, which began as a dry van fabricator and grew into making trucks and buses under theRamírez andSultana brands.
In 1957 Industria Automotriz, S.A. was established, manufacturing rims, stampings, assembly and sub assembly.
In 1964 Berg de Mexico, S.A was established to produceair brakes for heavy vehicles. In 1982 it was renamed to Industrias Vortec, S.A.[1]
By 1978 Grupo Industrial Ramirez was established as aholding company, controlling all of the group's interests.
