Jelcz (pronounced like ''Yelch'' after the town of the same name) is a Polish brand of

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s, military vehicles,

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es and trolley buses produced by ''Zakłady Samochodowe Jelcz''/''Jelczańskie Zakłady Samochodowe'', with both names roughly translating as ''Automotive Works of

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Jelcz''. Currently, the company operates as Jelcz with a focus on manufacturing

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military trucks.

History

In 1952, a decision was made to use a former

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armaments factory in

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near

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for production in western Poland. A company called Zakłady Budowy Nadwozi Samochodowych (Automobile Chassis Works) was established. After the reconstruction of the factory, the company started to develop and build car bodies for Lublin and Star trucks. The company built buses such as the

Jelcz PR110D The Jelcz PR110D is a coach and intercity bus produced by the Polish company Jelcz in Jelcz-Laskowice near Oława in Poland in 1984-1992. History of the model in Poland The predecessor of Jelcz PR110D bus was a French Berliet PR110 TOURISME ( ...

. In 1974, the Polish expedition to

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used a Jelcz 316 car to travel from Warsaw to Nepal. In 1975, the expedition of the Wrocław Mountain Club to

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Central used a Jelcz 315-M car to travel from Wrocław to Islamabad, driving up to 9000 km between 2–21 May. Since 2004, Jelcz Sp. z o.o. concentrates on producing military trucks, mainly Siły Zbrojne Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej (for example, the

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platform). Since 2012, the sole owner of Jelcz sp. z o.o. is Huta Stalowa Wola SA, which is a part of Polska Grupa Zbrojeniowa SA.

Gallery

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References

Jelcz of KMKM Warszawa

External links

Jelcz Sp. z OO website
(Polish)
Jelcz en. website
(English) {{Authority control Truck manufacturers of Poland Defence companies of Poland Vehicle manufacturing companies established in 1952 Bus manufacturers of Poland Polish brands Polish Limited Liability Companies

History

Gallery

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