History of Ramsis cars & LCVs ( Ramses cars & LCVs ) & ELTRAMCO LCVs / Egypt
EAC (Egyptian Automotive Company / Cairo, private company VII 1959 – XII 1963)
ELTRAMCO (Egyptian Light Transport Manufacturing Company / Cairo, state-owned company XII 1963 – IX 2018)
contract for the assembly of Frisky cars: Egyptian Automotive Company with Frisky Cars – spring 1959
contract for the production of Ramsis cars: Egyptian Automotive Company with NSU – late 1959
contract for the production of Ramsis minibases & LCVs: ELTRAMCO with Pol-Mot / FSC Lublin (Zuk) – 21 VII 1970
contract for the assembly of Ramsis Aro jeeps & SUVs: ELTRAMCO with Auto-Tractor / U.M.M. (Aro) – 1971
—Ramsis (Ramses) Frisky Sport convertible, premiere – 23 VII 1959, start of SKD-assembly in Egypt – VII 1959, STOP – 1960 (production TOTAL – 25 cars)
—Ramsis (Ramses) Utilica buggy convertible, premiere – 23 VII 1960, Start Of Production (= CKD-assembly of NSU Prinz 30 chassis fron Germany + production of Egyptian body, Local Content – 55%) – VI 1960, RESTYLING – 1963, STOP – 1964
—Ramsis (Ramses) Utilica Pick-up, premiere & SOP (= CKD-assembly of NSU Prinz 30 chassis fron Germany + production of Egyptian body, LC – 55%) – III 1961, STOP – 1964
—Ramsis (Ramses) Utilica Delivery Van panel van, premiere & SOP (= CKD-assembly of NSU Prinz 30 chassis fron Germany + production of Egyptian body, LC – 55%) – III 1961, STOP – 1964
—Ramsis (Ramses) Limousine sedan, premiere & SOP (= CKD-assembly of NSU Prinz 30 chassis fron Germany + production of Egyptian body, LC – 55%) – IX 1960, STOP – 1962
—Ramsis (Ramses) Convertible, premiere & SOP (= CKD-assembly of NSU Prinz 30 chassis fron Germany + production of Egyptian body, LC – 55%) – 1961, STOP – 1962
—Ramsis (Ramses) Gamila Vignale roadster, premiere & SOP (= CKD-assembly of NSU Prinz 30 chassis fron Germany + production of Egyptian body, LC – 55%) – spring 1961, STOP – 1964?
—Ramsis (Ramses) Gamila Limousine, premiere – summer 1962, SOP? (= CKD-assembly of NSU Prinz 30 chassis fron Germany + production of Egyptian body, LC – 55%) – 1962?, STOP? – 1964?
—Ramsis (Ramses) Gamila Convertible Model 1962, premiere & SOP (= CKD-assembly of NSU Prinz 30 chassis fron Germany + production of Egyptian body, LC – 55%) – summer 1962, STOP – 1963
—Ramsis (Ramses) Gamila Convertible Model 1963, premiere & SOP (= CKD-assembly of NSU Prinz 30 chassis fron Germany + production of Egyptian body, LC – 55%) – summer 1963, STOP – 1964
—Ramsis (Ramses) Gamila Pick-up, premiere & SOP (= CKD-assembly of NSU Prinz 30 chassis fron Germany + production of Egyptian body, LC – 55%) – summer 1962, STOP – 1964?
—Ramsis (Ramses) II Sedan Model 1963, premiere & SOP (= CKD-assembly of NSU Prinz 4 chassis fron Germany + production of Egyptian body, LC – 55%) – fall 1962, STOP – 1965
—Ramsis (Ramses) II Sedan Model 1966, premiere & SOP (= CKD-assembly of NSU Prinz 4 chassis fron Germany + production of Egyptian body, LC – 55%) – summer 1965, STOP – 1966
—Ramsis (Ramses) II Convertible, premiere & SOP (= CKD-assembly of NSU Prinz 4 chassis fron Germany + production of Egyptian body, LC – 55%) – 1964 or 1965, STOP – 1966
—Ramsis (Ramses) II Pick-up, premiere & SOP (= CKD-assembly of NSU Prinz 4 chassis fron Germany + production of Egyptian body, LC – 55%) – 1964 or 1965, STOP – 1973
—Ramsis (Ramses) III Sedan Model 1967, premiere & SOP (= CKD-assembly of NSU Prinz 4 chassis fron Germany + production of Egyptian body, LC – 55%) – fall 1966, STOP – 1967
—Ramsis (Ramses) III Sedan Model 1968, premiere & SOP (= CKD-assembly of NSU Prinz 4 chassis fron Germany + production of Egyptian body, LC – 55%) – fall 1967, STOP – 1968
—Ramsis (Ramses) III Sedan Model 1969, premiere & SOP (= CKD-assembly of NSU Prinz 4 chassis fron Germany + production of Egyptian body, LC – 55%) – fall 1968, STOP – 1969
—Ramsis (Ramses) III Sedan Model 1970, premiere & SOP (= CKD-assembly of NSU Prinz 4 chassis fron Germany + production of Egyptian body, LC – 55%) – summer 1969, STOP – 1970
—Ramsis (Ramses) III Sedan Model 1971, premiere & SOP (= CKD-assembly of NSU Prinz 4 chassis fron Germany + production of Egyptian body, LC – 55%) – summer 1970, STOP Of Production – 1973 (production TOTAL of all Ramsis cars – about 4000 cars)
—Ramsis (Ramses) 4-door Sedan, premiere (CKD-assembly of NSU Prinz 4 chassis fron Germany + production of Egyptian body, LC – 55%) – summer 1971, prototype (production – 1 prototype)
—Ramsis (Ramses) Aro M-461 jeep, start of CKD-assembly of Aro M-461 in Egypt – 1971, STOP – 1975 or 1976 (production TOTAL – about 2000 vehicles)
–Ramsis (Ramses) Aro 240 SUV, start of CKD-assembly of Aro 240 in Egypt – 197x, STOP – 1981 or 1982
—Ramsis (Ramses) Honda TN 3E pick-up, start of CKD-assembly of Honda TN 3E in Egypt – 1974, STOP – 1975 (production TOTAL – 500 vehicles)
—Ramsis (Ramses) Volkswagen T2 minibus & panel van, start of SKD-assembly of Volkswage T2 in Egypt – 1975, STOP – 1980 (production TOTAL- 69 vehicles)
—Ramsis (Ramses) SAVA 11-passenger minibus & SAVA 28-passenger bus, start of CKD-assembly of SAVA minibuses & buses in Egypt – 1976, STOP – 1982 (production TOTAL – 120 vehicles)
—Ramsis (Ramses) Zuk minibus / panel van / pick-up single cab / chassis single cab / ambulance, premiere & start of CKD-assemble of Zuk in Egypt – summer 1971 (export from Poland of Zuk CKD-kits in 1970 – first 200 CKD-kits, export of Zuk CKD-kits in 1971 – 1250 CKD-kits, LC – 10-15%), STOP – 1974 or 1975
—Ramsis (Ramses) RA-1 minibus / panel van / pick-up single cab / chassis single cab / ambulance, Start Of Production (= CKD-assembly of Zuk chassis fron FSC Lublin + production of Egyptian body, Local Content – 55%) – 1974 or 1975, production 1981 – 540 minibuses, 270 pick-ups / chassis, 90 panel vans and 80 ambulances, STOP – 1986
—ELTRAMCO Rama RA-2 minibus / panel van / universal van/ pick-up single cab / ambulance / lorry single cab / lorry double cab / chassis single cab / chassis double cab, SOP (= CKD-assembly of Zuk chassis fron FSC Lublin + production of Egyptian body, LC – 55%) – 1985 or 1986, STOP Of Production – 1999 (export of Zuk chassis CKD-kits in 1996 – 1000 CKD-kits, last export of Zuk chassis CKD-kits in 1997 – over 1000 CKD-kits, export of Zuk chassis CKD-kits in 1998 – 0 CKD-kits), closing of the ELTRAMCO factory – 1999
—ELTRAMCO Rama RA-2 version-2 minibus, SOP (= CKD-assembly of Zuk chassis fron FSC Lublin + production of body by another? Egyptian company, LC – 55%) – 1985 or 1986, STOP – 1989 or 1990
—ELTRAMCO Rama RA-2 version-3 minibus, SOP (= CKD-assembly of Zuk chassis fron FSC Lublin + production of body by another? Egyptian company, LC – 55%) – 1989 or 1990, STOP Of Production – 1998 or 1999, closing of the ELTRAMCO factory – 1999
–ELTRAMCO Rama? RA-3 minibus / panel van / lorry single cab / chassis single cab, premiere & SOP – spring 1998, STOP – 1998, prototypes built in Poland on the basis of Lublin II (production – few prototypes)
–ELTRAMCO Lublin II minibus / panel van / lorry single cab / chassis single cab, start of CKD-assemble of Lublin II in Egypt – 1997 or 1998 (export from Poland of Lublin II CKD-kits in 1997 – first 100 CKD-kits, export of Lublin II CKD-kits in 1998 – last 200 CKD-kits, export of Lublin II CKD-kits in 1999 – 0 CKD-kits), STOP – 1999, closing of the ELTRAMCO factory – 1999 (production TOTAL – 300 vehicles)
Ramsis (Ramses) – PRODUCTION 1959 – 1973
Year – PRODUCTION
1959 – 12 cars
1960 – 138 cars
1961 – 158 cars
1962 – 214 cars
1963 – 415 cars
1964 – 429 cars
1965 – 449 cars
1966 – 305 cars
1967 – 92 cars
1968 – 190 cars
1969 – 422 or 1027 cars
1970 – 688 cars
1971 – 724 vahicles, including – 100 cars
1972 – 724 vehicles, including – 80 cars
1973 – 1025 vehicles, including – 195 cars
TOTAL 1959-1973 – 5984 or 6589 cars & LCV