FAAL was in the process of renewing its Ochlosia utilitarian model. Though, due to the popularity of the Camper variant and the rise of minivans, they wanted their new Ochlosia to be only a minivan. The decision was already taken when the salesman pulled the alarm on the imminent death of their share in the utilitarian business.
So, they called for a partnership. The goal was to get several brands together, and to share a van platform on which every company would put their own engines, badges, and custom trim pieces to make it look like it was theirs from the start. As it turns out, lots of people were interested.
Temple Motors were the firsts to jump in, needing to expand their market as they didn’t have an utilitarian vehicle in the first place.
Then there’s Vega, who wanted to take advantage of the partnership not only to sell a different breed of vans in the US, but also to set foot in Europe with their own models.
And finally, Keika. Which representatives reportedly made a bet on whether or not they could pull a sport van on the cheap.
The pact was concluded by mid 1987, and the collaboration began under the name PUCV (Pact of Utilitarian Commercial Vehicles). One common factory and three years of research and development later, the vans started rolling out of the factories.
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