Sisu Auto, the Glossary
Sisu Auto is a truck manufacturer based in Raseborg, Finland.[1]
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164 relations: AEG (German company), Aerial bomb, Air compressor, Andean Community, ASEA, Associated Equipment Company, Austria, Auto Union, Autokoritehdas, Automotive industry, Autoteollisuus-Bilindustri, Aveling-Barford, Baltic states, Bear, Bentley, Bilateral trade, Bombing of Helsinki in World War II, British Leyland, British Motor Corporation, Buda Engine Co., Cab over, Carburetor, Carrosserie Hess, Caterpillar Inc., Coffee production in Colombia, Colombia, Contract manufacturer, Csepel Automobile Factory, Cummins, DAF Trucks, Deutz AG, Diesel locomotive, DKW Schnellaster, Donald Stokes, Baron Stokes, Dump truck, Eaton Corporation, Eight-wheel drive, Erik Gillberg, Estonia, Euro, Finland, Finnish Defence Forces, Finnish language, Finnish war reparations to the Soviet Union, Four-wheel drive, Gasoline, Geneva International Motor Show, Hawk, Hämeenlinna, Helsinki, ... Expand index (114 more) »
- 1931 establishments in Finland
- Defence companies of Finland
AEG (German company)
; AEG) was a German producer of electrical equipment. It was established in 1883 by Emil Rathenau as the Deutsche Edison-Gesellschaft für angewandte Elektricität in Berlin. The company's initial focus was driven by electrical lighting, as in 1881, Rathenau had acquired the rights to the electric light bulb at the International Exposition of Electricity in Paris.
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Aerial bomb
An aerial bomb is a type of explosive or incendiary weapon intended to travel through the air on a predictable trajectory.
Air compressor
An air compressor is a machine that takes ambient air from the surroundings and discharges it at a higher pressure.
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Andean Community
The Andean Community (Comunidad Andina, CAN) is a free trade area with the objective of creating a customs union comprising the South American countries (Andean states) of Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru.
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ASEA
Allmänna Svenska Elektriska Aktiebolaget (English translation: General Swedish Electrical Limited Company; Swedish abbreviation: ASEA) was a Swedish industrial company.
Associated Equipment Company
Associated Equipment Company (AEC) was a British vehicle manufacturer that built buses, motorcoaches and trucks from 1912 until 1979.
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Austria
Austria, formally the Republic of Austria, is a landlocked country in Central Europe, lying in the Eastern Alps.
Auto Union
Auto Union AG was an amalgamation of four German automobile manufacturers, founded in 1932 and established in 1936 in Chemnitz, Saxony.
Autokoritehdas
O/Y Autokoritehdas was a bus coach and lorry cabin builder which operated in Helsinki, Finland in 1923–1933.
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Automotive industry
The automotive industry comprises a wide range of companies and organizations involved in the design, development, manufacturing, marketing, selling, repairing, and modification of motor vehicles.
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Autoteollisuus-Bilindustri
O.Y. Autoteollisuus – A.B. Bilindustri was a bus coach and lorry cabin builder which operated in Helsinki, Finland in 1928–1932.
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Aveling-Barford
Aveling-Barford was a large engineering company making road rollers, motorgraders, front loaders, site dumpers, dump trucks and articulated dump trucks in Grantham, England.
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Baltic states
The Baltic states or the Baltic countries is a geopolitical term encompassing Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania.
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Bear
Bears are carnivoran mammals of the family Ursidae.
Bentley
Bentley Motors Limited is a British designer, manufacturer and marketer of luxury cars and SUVs.
Bilateral trade
Bilateral trade or clearing trade is trade exclusively between two states, particularly, barter trade based on bilateral deals between governments, and without using hard currency for payment.
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Bombing of Helsinki in World War II
Helsinki, the capital of Finland, was bombed repeatedly during World War II.
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British Leyland
British Leyland was an automotive engineering and manufacturing conglomerate formed in the United Kingdom in 1968 as British Leyland Motor Corporation Ltd (BLMC), following the merger of Leyland Motors and British Motor Holdings.
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British Motor Corporation
The British Motor Corporation Limited (BMC) was a UK-based vehicle manufacturer, formed in early 1952 to give effect to an agreed merger of the Morris and Austin businesses.
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Buda Engine Co.
Buda Engine was founded in 1881 by George Chalender in Buda, Illinois, to make equipment for railways.
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Cab over
Cab-over, also known as cab over engine (COE), cab forward or flat face (U.S.), flat nose (Canada), or forward control (UK), is a body style of truck, bus, or van that has a vertical front, "flat face" or a semi-hood, with the cab of the truck sitting above (or forward of) the front axle.
Carburetor
A carburetor (also spelled carburettor or carburetter) is a device used by a gasoline internal combustion engine to control and mix air and fuel entering the engine.
Carrosserie Hess
Carrosserie HESS AG is a bus, trolleybus and commercial vehicle manufacturer based in Bellach, Switzerland.
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Caterpillar Inc.
Caterpillar Inc., also known as Cat, is an American construction, mining and other engineering equipment manufacturer.
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Coffee production in Colombia
Coffee production in Colombia has a reputation for producing mild, well-balanced coffee beans.
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Colombia
Colombia, officially the Republic of Colombia, is a country primarily located in South America with insular regions in North America.
Contract manufacturer
A contract manufacturer (CM) is a manufacturer that contracts with a firm for components or products (in which case it is a turnkey supplier).
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Csepel Automobile Factory
Csepel was a Hungarian manufacturer of trucks for industrial use.
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Cummins
Cummins Inc. is an American multinational corporation that designs, manufactures, and distributes engines, filtration, and power generation products.
DAF Trucks
DAF Trucks is a Dutch truck manufacturing company and a division of Paccar.
Deutz AG
Deutz AG is a German internal combustion engine manufacturer, based in Porz, Cologne, Germany.
Diesel locomotive
A diesel locomotive is a type of railway locomotive in which the power source is a diesel engine.
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DKW Schnellaster
The DKW Schnellaster, also known as the DKW F89 L, was a van produced by DKW from 1949 to 1962.
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Donald Stokes, Baron Stokes
Donald Gresham Stokes, Baron Stokes (22 March 1914 – 21 July 2008) was an English industrialist.
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Dump truck
A dump truck, known also as a dumping truck, dump trailer, dumper trailer, dump lorry or dumper lorry or a dumper for short, is used for transporting materials (such as dirt, gravel, or demolition waste) for construction as well as coal.
Eaton Corporation
Eaton Corporation plc is an Irish/American multinational power management company, founded in the United States and incorporated in Dublin, Ireland, with a primary administrative center in Beachwood, Ohio.
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Eight-wheel drive
Eight-wheel drive, often notated as 8WD or 8×8, is a drivetrain configuration that allows all eight wheels of an eight-wheeled vehicle to be drive wheels simultaneously.
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Erik Gillberg
Erik Paul Oskar Gillberg MSc ''(diplomi-insinööri)'' (9 October 1926 – 21 February 1999) was a Finnish engineer, businessman and vuorineuvos.
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Estonia
Estonia, officially the Republic of Estonia, is a country by the Baltic Sea in Northern Europe.
Euro
The euro (symbol: €; currency code: EUR) is the official currency of 20 of the member states of the European Union.
Finland
Finland, officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country in Northern Europe.
Finnish Defence Forces
The Finnish Defence Forces (FDF) (Puolustusvoimat, Försvarsmakten) are the military of Finland.
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Finnish language
Finnish (endonym: suomi or suomen kieli) is a Finnic language of the Uralic language family, spoken by the majority of the population in Finland and by ethnic Finns outside of Finland.
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Finnish war reparations to the Soviet Union
War reparations of Finland to the Soviet Union were originally worth US$300,000,000 at 1938 prices (equivalent to US$ in). Finland agreed to pay the reparations in the Moscow Armistice signed on 19 September 1944.
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Four-wheel drive
A four-wheel drive, also called 4×4 ("four by four") or 4WD, is a two-axled vehicle drivetrain capable of providing torque to all of its wheels simultaneously.
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Gasoline
Gasoline or petrol is a petrochemical product characterized as a transparent, yellowish, and flammable liquid normally used as a fuel for spark-ignited internal combustion engines.
Geneva International Motor Show
The Geneva International Motor Show was an annual auto show held in March in the Swiss city of Geneva.
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Hawk
Hawks are birds of prey of the family Accipitridae.
Hämeenlinna
Hämeenlinna (Tavastehus; Hämienlinna; Tavastum or Croneburgum) is a city in Finland and the regional capital of Kanta-Häme.
Helsinki
Helsinki is the capital and most populous city in Finland.
Helsinki City Transport
Helsinki City Transport or HKL (Finnish: Helsingin kaupungin liikennelaitos, Swedish: Helsingfors stads trafikverk, abbreviated to HST) is the official city-owned public transport company in Helsinki, Finland.
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Henschel & Son
Henschel & Son (Henschel und Sohn) was a German company, located in Kassel, best known during the 20th century as a maker of transportation equipment, including locomotives, trucks, buses and trolleybuses, and armoured fighting vehicles and weapons.
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Hercules Engine Company
Hercules Engine Corporation was an American engine manufacturer located in Canton, Ohio.
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Hydraulic hooklift hoist
Hydraulic hooklift hoists are mounted on heavy duty trucks to enable hauliers to change out flatbeds, dumpster bodies, and similar containers.
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Iveco
Iveco S.p.A., an acronym for Industrial Vehicles Corporation, is an Italian multinational transport vehicle manufacturing company with headquarters in Turin, Italy.
Järvenpää
Järvenpää (Träskända) is a town in Finland, located in the southern interior of the country.
Kamaz
KAMAZ (Kama Automobile Plant) is a Russian manufacturer of trucks, buses, and engines headquartered in Naberezhnye Chelny.
Karis
Karis (Karjaa) was a town and former municipality in Finland.
Kirkstall Forge
Kirkstall Forge is a 57-acre mixed-use development located in Kirkstall in Leeds, West Yorkshire.
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Knock-down kit
A knock-down kit (also knockdown kit, knocked-down kit, or simply knockdown or KD) is a collection of parts required to assemble a product.
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Konala
Konala (Finnish), Kånala (Swedish) is a subdistrict of Helsinki, Finland.
Kone
Kone Oyj (officially known as KONE and trading as KONE Corporation) is an elevator engineering company employing over 60,000 personnel across 60 countries worldwide.
Lahti
Lahti (Lahtis) is a city in Finland and the regional capital of Päijät-Häme.
Lars Wilhelm Åberg
Lars Wilhelm Åberg (19 December 1879 – 21 January 1942) was a Finnish engineer and businessman.
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Latvia
Latvia (Latvija), officially the Republic of Latvia, is a country in the Baltic region of Northern Europe.
Leyland Motors
Leyland Motors Limited (later known as the Leyland Motor Corporation) was an English vehicle manufacturer of lorries, buses and trolleybuses.
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Leyland Panther
The Leyland Panther was a rear-engined single-decker bus chassis manufactured by Leyland between the years 1964 and 1972.
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Licensed production
Licensed production is the production under license of technology developed elsewhere.
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Lithuanian Armed Forces
The Lithuanian Armed Forces are the military of Lithuania.
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Lokomo
Oy Lokomo Ab was a Finnish manufacturer of railroad equipment and steam locomotives, situated in Tampere, Finland.
London Motorfair
London Motor Show, formerly the London Motorfair, was a motor show in England.
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Lumber
Lumber is wood that has been processed into uniform and useful sizes (dimensional lumber), including beams and planks or boards.
Mack Trucks
Mack Trucks, Inc. is an American truck manufacturing company and a former manufacturer of buses and trolley buses.
Mäntyharju
Mäntyharju is a municipality of Finland.
Medellín
Medellín, officially the Special District of Science, Technology and Innovation of Medellín (Distrito Especial de Ciencia, Tecnología e Innovación de Medellín), is the second-largest city in Colombia after Bogotá, and the capital of the department of Antioquia.
Mercedes-Benz
Mercedes-Benz, commonly referred to as Mercedes and sometimes as Benz, is a German luxury and commercial vehicle automotive brand established in 1926.
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Mercedes-Benz Group
The Mercedes-Benz Group AG (previously named Daimler-Benz, DaimlerChrysler and Daimler) is a German multinational automotive corporation headquartered in Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg, Germany.
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Metro Cammell Weymann
Metro Cammell Weymann Ltd.
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Mobile crane
A mobile crane is a cable-controlled crane mounted on crawlers or rubber-tired carriers or a hydraulic-powered crane with a telescoping boom mounted on truck-type carriers or as self-propelled models.
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Morris Motors
Morris Motors Limited was a British privately owned motor vehicle manufacturing company formed in 1919 to take over the assets of William Morris's WRM Motors Limited and continue production of the same vehicles.
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Municipalities of Finland
The municipalities (kunta; kommun) represent the local level of administration in Finland and act as the fundamental, self-governing administrative units of the country.
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Netherlands
The Netherlands, informally Holland, is a country located in Northwestern Europe with overseas territories in the Caribbean.
Niche market
A niche market is the subset of the market on which a specific product is focused.
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Nokian Tyres
Nokian Tyres plc (Nokian Renkaat Oyj), headquartered in Nokia, Finland, produces tyres for cars, trucks, buses, and heavy-duty equipment.
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Nordic countries
The Nordic countries (also known as the Nordics or Norden) are a geographical and cultural region in Northern Europe and the North Atlantic.
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Osakeyhtiö
("stock company"), often abbreviated to Oy, is the term for a Finnish limited company (e.g., Ltd, LLC, or GmbH).
Overdrive (mechanics)
Overdrive is the operation of an automobile cruising at sustained speed with reduced engine speed (rpm), leading to better fuel consumption, lower noise, and lower wear.
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Paper machine
A paper machine (or paper-making machine) is an industrial machine which is used in the pulp and paper industry to create paper in large quantities at high speed.
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Patria (company)
Patria Plc (Patria Oyj, Patria Abp) is a Finnish provider of defence, security and aviation life-cycle support services. Sisu Auto and Patria (company) are defence companies of Finland.
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Patria AMV
The Patria AMV (Armored Modular Vehicle) is an 8×8 multi-role military vehicle produced by the Finnish defence industry company Patria.
Patria Pasi
The Patria Pasi (earlier known as the Sisu Pasi) is a Finnish-made six-wheeled armoured personnel carrier (APC) originally designed for Finnish Defence Forces.
Perkins Engines
Perkins Engines Company Limited, a subsidiary of Caterpillar Inc. since 1998, is primarily a diesel engine manufacturer for several markets including agricultural, construction, material handling, power generation, and industrial.
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Power-to-weight ratio
Power-to-weight ratio (PWR, also called specific power, or power-to-mass ratio) is a calculation commonly applied to engines and mobile power sources to enable the comparison of one unit or design to another.
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Raseborg
Raseborg (Raasepori) is a town in Finland, located in the southern coast of the country.
Renault Premium
The Renault Premium is a heavy-duty truck that was produced by the French Manufacturer Renault Véhicules Industriels and later Renault Trucks (also part of Renault, now Volvo) from 1996 to 2014.
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Renault Trucks
Renault Trucks is a French commercial truck manufacturer with corporate headquarters at Saint-Priest near Lyon.
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Riga
Riga is the capital, the primate, and the largest city of Latvia, as well as one of the most populous cities in the Baltic States.
Road–rail vehicle
A road–rail vehicle or a rail–road vehicle is a dual-mode vehicle which can operate both on rail tracks and roads.
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Rolling stock
The term rolling stock in the rail transport industry refers to railway vehicles, including both powered and unpowered vehicles: for example, locomotives, freight and passenger cars (or coaches), and non-revenue cars.
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Rolls-Royce C range engines
The Rolls-Royce C range was a series of in-line 4, 6 and 8 cylinder diesel engines used in small locomotives, railcars, construction vehicles, and marine and similar applications.
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Rolls-Royce Limited
Rolls-Royce Limited was a British luxury car and later an aero-engine manufacturing business established in 1904 in Manchester by the partnership of Charles Rolls and Henry Royce.
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Rosenlew
Oy W. Rosenlew Ab was a Finnish multi-industrial company that operated between 1853 and 1987.
Rover Company
The Rover Company Limited was a British car manufacturing company that operated from its base in Solihull, Warwickshire.
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Rover V8 engine
The Rover V8 engine is a compact OHV V8 internal combustion engine with aluminium cylinder block and cylinder heads, designed and produced by Rover in the United Kingdom, based on a General Motors engine.
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Saab-Scania
Saab-Scania AB was a Swedish vehicle manufacturer that was formed from the 1969 merger of Saab AB and Scania-Vabis.
Sisu
Sisu is a Finnish word variously translated as stoic determination, tenacity of purpose, grit, bravery, resilience, and hardiness.
Sisu A-45
Sisu A-45 is a light off-road lorry made by the Finnish heavy vehicle producer Suomen Autoteollisuus (SAT) in 1970–1982.
Sisu A2045
The Sisu A2045 HMTV (High Mobility Terrain Vehicle) is a Finnish standard medium tactical truck, intended to replace older SISU A45 "Proto" light trucks in the Finnish Defence Forces.
Sisu Axles
Sisu Axles, Inc. (Sisu Akselit Oy) is a producer of heavy vehicle axles in Hämeenlinna, Finland.
Sisu E13TP
Sisu E13TP is a military terrain truck produced by the Finnish heavy vehicle producer Sisu Defence.
Sisu GTP
The Sisu GTP is a Finnish made four-wheeled, modular mine-resistant ambush protected armoured personnel carrier (APC) designed and built by Sisu Auto.
Sisu K-44
Sisu K-44 is a three-axle 4×4+2 driven lorry made by the Finnish heavy vehicle manufacturer Suomen Autoteollisuus (SAT) from 1959 to 1965.
Sisu K-50SS
Sisu K-50SS is a six-wheel-driven ballast tractor made by the Finnish heavy vehicle producer Suomen Autoteollisuus (SAT).
Sisu KB-112
Sisu KB-112 is a three-axle lorry made by the Finnish heavy vehicle manufacturer Suomen Autoteollisuus (SAT) from 1962 though 1969.
Sisu KB-124
Sisu KB-124 was a two-axle lorry and special vehicle chassis made by the Finnish heavy vehicle manufacturer Suomen Autoteollisuus (SAT).
Sisu KB-24
Sisu KB-24 is a two-axle lorry and special vehicle chassis made by the Finnish heavy vehicle manufacturer Suomen Autoteollisuus (SAT) from 1955 to 1960.
Sisu KB-45
Sisu KB-45 is a light off-road lorry made by the Finnish heavy vehicle producer Suomen Autoteollisuus (SAT) in 1965–1970.
Sisu KB-46
Sisu KB-46 is a prototype of a three-axle, six-wheel-driven off-road lorry made by the Finnish heavy vehicle producer Suomen Autoteollisuus (SAT) in 1968.
Sisu M-161
Sisu M-series is a 2–4-axle forward control lorry model series made by the Finnish heavy vehicle producer Suomen Autoteollisuus (SAT) in 1969–1984.
Sisu Nasu
The Nasu (acronym for Nauha-Sisu, Track Sisu; also meaning "Piglet" in colloquial Finnish) is a tracked articulated, all-terrain transport vehicle developed by Sisu Auto for the Finnish Army.
Sisu Nemo
Sisu Nemo is a hydraulic radial piston motor type developed and initially produced by Suomen Autoteollisuus (SAT).
Sisu Polar
Sisu Polar is a truck model series produced by the Finnish heavy vehicle producer Sisu Auto.
Sisu R-141
Sisu R-series is a 2–3-axle lorry model series made by the Finnish heavy vehicle producer Suomen Autoteollisuus (SAT) in 1970–1982.
Sisu RA-140 DS
The Sisu RA-140 DS "Raisu" is a flail-type demining vehicle developed and produced by the Finnish company Sisu-Auto and later produced by Patria Vehicles in the years 1994–2001.
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Sisu S-21
Sisu S-21 is a lorry first produced by the Finnish heavy vehicle producer Suomen Autoteollisuus (SAT), then under names Sisu S-22 and S-22K by Yhteissisu, which, after changing its name Vanajan Autotehdas (VAT), produced it with name Vanaja V-48.
Sisu S-321
Sisu S-321, S-322 and S-323 is the first lorry and bus model series made by the Finnish heavy vehicle producer Suomen Autoteollisuus (SAT) in 1932–1934.
Sisu SA-110
Sisu SA-110 is a prototype of a light two-axle off-road lorry made by the Finnish heavy vehicle manufacturer Oy Sisu-Auto Ab in 1986.
Sisu SA-150
Sisu SA-150 is a medium-size, two-axle off-road lorry made by the Finnish heavy vehicle manufacturer Oy Sisu-Auto Ab from 1982 until 1991.
Sisu SA-240
Sisu SA-240 is a heavy off-road lorry made by the Finnish heavy vehicle manufacturer Oy Sisu-Auto Ab from 1984 until 1991.
Sisu Terminal Systems
Sisu Terminal Systems Oy (STS) was a Finnish terminal tractor producer.
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Six-wheel drive
Six-wheel drive (6WD or 6×6) is an all-wheel drive drivetrain configuration of three axles with at least two wheels on each axle capable of being driven simultaneously by the vehicle's engine.
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Soviet Union
The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR), commonly known as the Soviet Union, was a transcontinental country that spanned much of Eurasia from 1922 to 1991.
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Stationary engine
A stationary engine is an engine whose framework does not move.
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Steyr 120 Super, Steyr 125 Super, Steyr 220
The Steyr 120 Super, Steyr 125 Super and Steyr 220 were a series of medium-sized cars built by the Austrian firm Steyr-Daimler-Puch from 1935 to 1941.
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Strömberg (company)
Stromberg Oy or Strömberg Ab, was a company founded by Gottfrid Strömberg in 1889 in Helsinki, Finland, and manufactured electromechanical products such as: generators, electric motors and small power plants.
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Subsidy
A subsidy or government incentive is a type of government expenditure for individuals and households, as well as businesses with the aim of stabilizing the economy.
SWS (trolleybus)
SWS is a hybrid trolleybus prototype that was developed and produced by three Finnish companies Suomen Autoteollisuus (SAT), Wiima and Strömberg in 1979.
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Tampella
Oy Tampella Ab was a Finnish heavy industry manufacturer, a maker of paper machines, locomotives, military weaponry, as well as wood-based products such as packaging.
Terminal tractor
A terminal tractor, known in the United States as a shag truck, shunt truck, spotter truck, spotting tractor, yard truck, yard shifter, yard dog, yard goat, yard horse, yard mule, yard jockey, yard spotter, hostler, or mule, is a kind of semi-tractor intended to move semi-trailers within a cargo yard, warehouse facility, or intermodal facility, much like a switcher locomotive is used to position railcars.
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Timken Company
The Timken Company is a global manufacturer of bearings and power transmission products.
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Tor Nessling
Tor Ragnar Nessling MSc ''(diplomi-insinööri)'' (6 September 1901 – 23 November 1971) was a leading Finnish industrialist, entrepreneur and engineer.
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Trailer (vehicle)
A trailer is an unpowered vehicle towed by a powered vehicle.
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Tram
A tram (also known as a streetcar or trolley in the United States and Canada) is a type of urban rail transit consisting of either individual railcars or self-propelled multiple unit trains that run on tramway tracks on urban public streets; some include segments on segregated right-of-way.
Trams in Helsinki
Trams in Helsinki form part of the public transport system organised by Helsinki Regional Transport Authority and operated by Metropolitan Area Transport Ltd (Pääkaupunkiseudun Kaupunkiliikenne Oy, Huvudstadsregionens Stadstrafik Ab) in Finland's capital city of Helsinki.
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Trams in Turku
The Turku tramway network was the first tram system to be operated in Finland, and was the second-to-last first generation tram system in Finland.
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Trams in Vyborg
Vyborg, in Finland until 1940, and since then in Russia, had an electric tramway network from 1912 to 1957.
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Transmission (mechanical device)
A transmission (also called a gearbox) is a mechanical device which uses a gear set—two or more gears working together—to change the speed, direction of rotation, or torque multiplication/reduction in a machine.
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Trojan (automobile)
Trojan was a British automobile manufacturer producing light cars between 1914 and 1965, and light commercial vehicles for a short time.
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Truck
A truck or lorry is a motor vehicle designed to transport freight, carry specialized payloads, or perform other utilitarian work.
Turbocharger
In an internal combustion engine, a turbocharger (also known as a turbo or a turbosupercharger) is a forced induction device that is powered by the flow of exhaust gases.
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Valmet
Valmet Oyj, a Finnish company, is a developer and supplier of process technologies, automation systems and services for the pulp, paper, energy industries. Sisu Auto and Valmet are defence companies of Finland.
Valmet tractor
Valmet (originally Valtion Metallitehtaat - State Metalworks) was a company formed in 1951, when the country of Finland decided to group their various factories working on war reparations to the Soviet Union under one company, Valmet.
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Vanaja (Finland)
Vanaja is a former municipality of Finland.
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Vanajan Autotehdas
Vanajan Autotehdas Oy (VAT) was a producer of heavy vehicles based in Hämeenlinna, Finland.
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Volvo
The Volvo Group (Volvokoncernen; legally Aktiebolaget Volvo, shortened to AB Volvo, stylized as VOLVO) is a Swedish multinational manufacturing corporation headquartered in Gothenburg.
Volvo Penta
Volvo Penta is a Swedish marine and industrial engine manufacturer, a joint stock company within the Volvo Group.
VR Group
VR-Group Plc (VR-Yhtymä Oyj, VR-Group Abp), commonly known as VR, is a government-owned railway company in Finland.
West Germany
West Germany is the common English name for the Federal Republic of Germany (FRG) from its formation on 23 May 1949 until the reunification with East Germany on 3 October 1990. The Cold War-era country is sometimes known as the Bonn Republic (Bonner Republik) after its capital city of Bonn. During the Cold War, the western portion of Germany and the associated territory of West Berlin were parts of the Western Bloc.
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Wheelbase
In both road and rail vehicles, the wheelbase is the horizontal distance between the centers of the front and rear wheels.
Winch
A winch is a mechanical device that is used to pull in (wind up) or let out (wind out) or otherwise adjust the tension of a rope or wire rope (also called "cable" or "wire cable").
Winter War
The Winter War was a war between the Soviet Union and Finland.
Wood gas
Wood gas is a fuel gas that can be used for furnaces, stoves, and vehicles.
Za Rulem
Za Rulem (Russian: Behind the steering wheel) is a popular Russian monthly magazine about cars and the automotive industry.
ZF Friedrichshafen
ZF Friedrichshafen AG, also known as ZF Group, originally Zahnradfabrik Friedrichshafen, and commonly abbreviated to ZF, is a German technology manufacturing company that supplies systems for passenger cars, commercial vehicles and industrial technology.
See Sisu Auto and ZF Friedrichshafen
See also
1931 establishments in Finland
- FPS (ice hockey)
- Ilves
- Ilves (football)
- Jokelan Kisa
- Keskilaakso
- Keskisuomalainen Osakunta
- Koparit
- Oulu City Theatre
- Parliament House, Helsinki
- Pori Theatre
- Siniristi
- Sisu Auto
- Sunila II Cabinet
- Tammelan Stadion
Defence companies of Finland
References
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sisu_Auto
Also known as Sisu Trucks, Suomen Autoteollisuus.
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