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Valmet (originally Valtion Metallitehtaat - State Metalworks) was formed in 1951, when the state of Finland decided to group their various factories working on war reparations to the Soviet Union under one company. Valmet and the factories fused with it produce a wide array of products including aeroplanes, auto- and locomotives, weapons manufacturing and everyday household appliances. Numerous parts of the company have since been sold or merged with other companies specializing in their own fields of trade and manufacture. Valmet itself is now a brand of Metso corporation.
Valmet Automotive is a mechanical production company in Uusikaupunki, Finland, producing automobiles and vehicles for other manufacturers, including:
- Saab Automobile (up to 2003)
- Porsche
- Lada (AutoVaz)
- Talbot
- Opel - Calibra
- Ecobus - integral low-entry midibus, demonstrator ready in 1994, series production did not materialize
The automobile production company was founded in 1968.