Fabrika automobila Priboj
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Native name
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Корпорација ФАП |
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| Public limited company | |
| Industry | Automotive |
| Founded | Priboj, Serbia (July 29, 1952) |
| Headquarters | Priboj, Serbia |
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Area served
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Worldwide |
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Key people
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Ranko Vuković (General director) |
| Products | Trucks, Buses, Chassises, Truck trailers |
| Revenue |
 €7.82 million (2013) |
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-€22.12 million (2013)
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| Total assets |
 €93.12 million (2013)
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| Total equity |
€1.95 (2013)
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| Owner | Individuals (86.23%) Invest banka (bankruptcy) (7.76%) Autoremont (2.92%) Eksimbank (2.00%) Others |
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Number of employees
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650 (2013) |
| Website | www |
Fabrika automobila Priboj (Корпорација Фабрика Аутомобила Прибој а.д. / Korporacija Fabrika Automobila Priboj a.d.) was a Yugoslav SFRJ now a Serbian automotive manufacturer of trucks and buses founded in 1952. Initially producing licensed copies of Saurer trucks, it now produces Mercedes-Benz NG trucks under license.
Founded in 1952 by decree of Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia SFRJ. On 30 October 1953, the first trucks were produced based on licence from Saurer. Models were 4G and 6G (4 and 6 tonnes). In 1959 factory was extended and capacity growth on 3600 vehicles per year. In 1961 vehicles and engines manufacturers cluster "ITV" was formed with FAP as member. First domestically designed FAP vehicles where FAP 10B and FAP 15B introduced in serial production by 1965. The FAP 18B was made with a Leyland engine licence built by FAMOS. In 1970 a production, technical and financial cooperation contract was signed with Daimler-Benz. First product from FAP based on contract with Daimler-Benz was LP1113 and it was followed by MB 1213 and O 302. By 1975 new manufacturing plant with 50.000 square meters was built and 150 new machines installed. New projected capacity was 10.000 vehicles/year. Licence contract with Mercedes-Benz was extended in 1976. for production of vehicle from 12 to 26 tonnes weight; many new vehicles are produced like FAP 1616, 1620, 1626, 1921, 1926, 2226 and 2626. With collaboration of FAP with Military Technical Institute Belgrade in 1978 it is developed special military vehicles FAP 2026/6×6 and it is produced in following years in different variants to satisfy various roles in military. FAP was producing many different chassis that were used in factories in Zagreb, Skopje, Belgrade as bases for producing buses and other vehicles. In 1986 licence with Mercedes-Benz was extended for producing 12-26 tonnes gross vehicle weight. In 1984 FAP was again extending factory in newly built industrial zone "Manovica". By their own design center trailers where developed from 20–70 tonnes gross weight. Until 1991 FAP had 16,468 square meters of factory space. Trucks and other FAP products were exported worldwide. The strongest one of the all FAP trucks was FAP 3642 which could resist 75 tons of the load.
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