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JELCZ

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Polish truck and bus maker that began in 1952 and now builds military off-road vehicles for the Polish army.

Established: 1952, in Jelcz-Laskowice
Owner: Huta Stalowa Wola, since 2012
Group: Polska Grupa Zbrojeniowa, since 2013
Focus: Off-road military vehicles

In 1952 a former German armaments factory in Jelcz-Laskowice, near Wrocław, was taken over to set up the Automobile Chassis Works. The company developed and built bus bodies and later its own trucks and buses.

Since 2004 the firm has concentrated on military trucks for the Polish Armed Forces, and since 2012 its sole owner has been Huta Stalowa Wola, which belongs to the Polska Grupa Zbrojeniowa, joined in 2013.

1952Automobile Chassis Works established in Jelcz-Laskowice
2004Focus shifts to military trucks
2012Huta Stalowa Wola becomes the sole owner
2013Part of the Polska Grupa Zbrojeniowa