MEVOSA

MEVOSA, formally Compañía Hispano Alemana de Productos Mercedes-Benz y Volkswagen, S.A., was a Spanish vehicle maker formed in 1972 when IMOSA and its subsidiaries CIADASA, INAUTO, Sicca Española and CIASA merged with the Daimler-Benz controlled CISPALSA. Vans continued to be built at its plant in Vitoria while its registered office was fixed in Madrid. In 1975 the Mercedes-Benz N 1000 replaced the DKW van, and in 1976 the state holding INI and Daimler-Benz each bought half of the shares of Volkswagen, which had been a shareholder. The N 1300 entered production that year. In 1980 Daimler-Benz took 52.13 percent of the capital and control of the company, and in 1981 MEVOSA took the name Mercedes-Benz España, S.A.