The Industries Mécaniques Maghrébines S.A. (IMM) are a

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headquartered in the city of

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. The company was founded in 1982 by GM and other investors and closed for the first time in 1988; the plant was reopened in 1991. Since then, the manufacturer has formed subsidiaries to distribute its vehicles in

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and

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. The company is owned by

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and Isuzu. In January 2008, it was announced that the Algerian subsidiary will be converted for the assembly of vehicles, up to 25,000 units a year. In Kairouan, IMM is manufacturing up to 4,000 units a year, marketed alongside the two local markets in

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Morocco Morocco (),, ) officially the Kingdom of Morocco, is the westernmost country in the Maghreb region of North Africa. It overlooks the Mediterranean Sea to the north and the Atlantic Ocean to the west, and has land borders with Algeria to ...

Mauritania Mauritania (; ar, موريتانيا, ', french: Mauritanie; Berber: ''Agawej'' or ''Cengit''; Pulaar: ''Moritani''; Wolof: ''Gànnaar''; Soninke:), officially the Islamic Republic of Mauritania ( ar, الجمهورية الإسلامية ...

and

Libya Libya (; ar, ليبيا, Lībiyā), officially the State of Libya ( ar, دولة ليبيا, Dawlat Lībiyā), is a country in the Maghreb region in North Africa. It is bordered by the Mediterranean Sea to the north, Egypt to Egypt–Libya bo ...

. The IMM is responsible for the supply of the markets of the

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region and the

Arab Maghreb Union The Arab Maghreb Union (AMU) or simply the Maghreb Union (MU) ( ar, اتحاد المغرب العربي ', french: Union du Maghreb Arabe) is a political union and economic union trade agreement aiming for economic and future political unity am ...

. In the

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, Gaddafi's henchmen used vehicles to attack their own cities to spread fear and terror. IMM is the only Tunisian car manufacturer besides

Wallyscar Wallyscar is a Tunisian List of automobile manufacturers, car manufacturer, founded in 2006 and based in Ben Arous. Production is 600 units per year. The company sells in Panama, France, Spain, Qatar and Morocco. Wallyscar cooperates with ...

. However, in Algeria SOVAC ( VW), Elsecom Motors (

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) and the RPA (

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) are serious competitors.

Current models

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Mazda Tribute The (''Code J14'') is a compact SUV made by Japanese automaker Mazda from 2000 to 2011. It was jointly developed with Ford Motor Company and based on the front-wheel drive Mazda 626 platform, which was in turn the basis for the similar Ford Esc ...

2003–present
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Isuzu D-Max The Isuzu D-Max is a pickup truck manufactured since 2002 by Isuzu Motors. A successor of the Isuzu Faster/KB, the first and second-generation model shares its platform with the Chevrolet Colorado. The third-generation model shares its platfo ...

2009–present

Former models

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Isuzu Rodeo The Isuzu Rodeo is an automotive nameplate that was used by the Japanese automobile manufacturer Isuzu between 1988 and 2004. Isuzu has utilized the "Rodeo" name on two different vehicles—a compact pickup truck sold in Japan—and a midsize SU ...

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Isuzu Amigo Amigo(s) (Portuguese and Spanish for ''male friend'') may refer to: People * Carlos Amigo Vallejo (born 1934), Spanish Roman Catholic archbishop emeritus of Seville Places Facilities * Amigos School, a bilingual primary school in Cambridge, Mas ...

1999-2002
CKD

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2002-2009

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Industries Mecaniques Maghrebines 1982 establishments in Tunisia 2008 establishments in Algeria Car manufacturers of Tunisia General Motors joint ventures Isuzu Companies of Algeria Manufacturing companies established in 1982 Manufacturing companies established in 1991 Kairouan