Automecanica SA

Automecanica SA
Company typePublic company
AUEC
IndustryConglomerate
Founded1941 (1941)
Headquarters
Mediaș, Sibiu County
,
Romania
Area served
Worldwide
Key people
Andrei Scobioală (chairman)
ProductsAutomotive
Revenue 11.3 million lei (2024)[1]
-617.385 lei (2024)[1]
Number of employees
13 (2024)[1]
c. 400 (total, 2024)
Websiteautm.ro

Automecanica SA is an industrial company focusing on the automotive industry headquartered in Mediaș and managing the Automecanica Industrial Park. The company was initially founded in 1941 as an aircraft maintenance and components producer. It was privatized in 1997 and developed into the current industrial park in 2007 while splitting from its production branch which formed the Automecanica Mediaș SRL company[2] (since 2024, this company is operating as Rheinmetall Automecanica).[3]

The products of Automecanica manufactured in partnerships or joint ventures include buses, trucks, trailers, waste compactors, containers and others.[4]

History

Automecanica was established as Atelierele de Stat pentru Aeronautică Mediaș (ASAM) in 1941. The factory provided maintenance and produced parts for Messerschmitt aircraft. After World War II, in 1957, the factory was converted to the Central Auto and Tractor Repair Workshops. It received the name Automecanica in 1962 while its trademark was also registered in Geneva. During this time, the factory also began specializing in automotive products.[5]

Following the 1989 Romanian revolution, the company was privatized in 1997.[5] In 2007, the company was expanded into an industrial park while its production branch was transferred to the Automecanica Mediaș SRL company. Since then, the company developed its industrial park into a hub for a wide range of products.[2]

Companies

Automecanica Mediaș

Main article: Rheinmetall Automecanica

Automecanica Mediaș SRL was established in 2007 by separating the production branch from the original Automecanica company.[2] The company was focused on steel and ironworking with products such as trailer components, metal stairways, special containers, and other products. Over the years, Automecanica Mediaș has cooperated with companies based in the industrial park as well as other international companies.[6] In 2022, it began cooperating with the German Rheinmetall Landsysteme GmbH while also opening a maintenance and repair facility for military vehicles in Satu Mare. In 2024, Rheinmetall acquired the majority stake in the company, and its name was changed to Rheinmetall Automecanica SRL. Future plans are to produce and maintain Rheinmetall military trucks as well as anti-aircraft systems operated by the Romanian military.[3]

Automecanica Mobility

In 2023, Automecanica presented an electric bus prototype through Automecanica Mobility. Besides the bus, the company also presented a tram and a metro model, the designs of which were done in collaboration with the Spanish company Arino Design. The strategy of the company includes the development of electric multiple unit and diesel multiple unit train platforms as well.[7]

ASAM

Atelierele Speciale Autocamioane Mediaș (ASAM) specializes in producing and repairing tankers and semi-trailers for transporting petroleum, automotive fuels and aviation fuels as well as other chemical products. ASAM also provides ADR technical inspections for vehicles transporting dangerous materials.[8] As of 2024, the company employed 27 people.[9]

Automotive Service

Established in 2006, Automotive Service offers sandblasting, metallization and painting services for industrial and transportation fields.[10] As of 2024, the company had around 46 employees.[11]

SAROM

As part of Otokar's participation in the Romanian Army Light Armored Tactical Type Vehicles (ATBTU) program, the Turkish company partnered with Automecanica for the local production of the Cobra II armoured tactical vehicles.[12] With Otokar winning the program tender, the SAROM company (Sisteme Apărare România) was established in June 2025 as a joint venture between Automecanica SA and Koç Holding, the parent company of Otokar. Each company owns 50% shares of the joint venture. As agreed in the program contract, 278 of the 1,059 vehicles will be produced in Turkey, while the rest will be produced in Romania.[5]

STAS Factory Mediaș

Part of the Belgian STAS company, the factory produces loaders and dump trucks. The factory exports its products to various countries worldwide.[13] STAS Factory Mediaș had 110 employees as of 2024.[14]

Nooteboom Mediaș

Noteboom Mediaș was established in 2007 as a joint venture between Automecanica and the Dutch group Nooteboom Trailers. The company produces a variety of semi-trailers and trailers designed for transporting heavy loads of over 100 tons.[15] In 2024, Noteboom Mediaș had 65 workers.[16]

Forster RO

Forster RO is a partner company of the Austrian Forster Group GmbH on the Romanian market since 2009. The company provides shelving, noise barriers, traffic signs and industrial digital printing equipment. Since its establishment, it has collaborated with Romanian city halls, libraries and universities.[17]

Automecanica-PM

Automecanica-PM serves as an authorized dealer for PM Group's crane trucks. The PM Group S.p.A is a company of Manitex International Inc.[18]

Former companies

JLG Industries

JLG Industries established its facilities in Mediaș in 2006. It produced access equipment such as aerial work platforms, and telescopic handlers.[19] JLG Mediaș closed in 2020 as the company changed its focus to Sweden and the United Kingdom.[20]

References

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  2. ^ a b c "Industrial Park". autm.ro.
  3. ^ a b "Rheinmetall acquires majority stake in Automecanica Mediaș SRL in Romania". rheinmetall.com. 1 February 2024.
  4. ^ "Produse". autm.ro.
  5. ^ a b c "Faceți cunoștință cu SAROM, noua companie care va produce Cobra II românești. Chiar și blindatele 4x4 venite din Turcia au "amprentă" românească". defenseromania.ro (in Romanian). 12 June 2025.
  6. ^ "Automecanica Medias". autm.ro.
  7. ^ "Cum vor arăta tramvaiul și metroul împreună cu EMU/DMU produse la Automecanica Mediaș după lansarea autobuzului electric la Brussels". mobilitate.eu (in Romanian). 10 October 2023.
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  9. ^ "Atelierele Speciale Autocamioane Mediaș SRL". listafirme.ro (in Romanian).
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  11. ^ "Automotive Service SRL". listafirme.ro (in Romanian).
  12. ^ "BSDA 2024: Otokar Presents Cobra II Proposal for Romania". armyrecognition.com. 27 May 2024.
  13. ^ "STAS". autm.ro.
  14. ^ "STAS Factory Mediaș SRL". listafirme.ro (in Romanian).
  15. ^ "NooteBoom". autm.ro.
  16. ^ "Noteboom SRL". listafirme.ro (in Romanian).
  17. ^ "Forster". autm.ro.
  18. ^ "Automecanica-PM". autm.ro.
  19. ^ "JLG Industries". autm.ro.
  20. ^ "JLG Mediaș se pregătește să-și închidă porțile". novatv.ro (in Romanian). 1 July 2020.
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