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of the production. A wide variety of bodystyles were developed as production continued, including a double-cab pickup, a beverage delivery vehicle, a butane gas canister transporter, high-roofed models, an ambulance and others. The F 1000 dominated the marketplace, with a 54% market share over the 12 years it was built, reaching seventy percent in some years. Around 120,000 were built of all F 1000 types. The DKW F 1000 was briefly exported back to
Germany as the "Auto Union-DKW Schnellaster", but this ended in 1965 after
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company. Nonetheless, Volkswagen went on to increase their stake in IMOSA to 75 percent by 1969. Daimler-Benz, meanwhile, kept their interest in engine manufacturers ENMASA - which was merged with
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also appeared over the years, including a double-cab truck and a thirteen-seat microbus. The name was derived from the maximum load permitted: 1,000 kilos plus a driver. The maximum speed in optimal conditions was 100 km/h. The DKW F 1000 was the modern successor of the
361:) after the Volkswagen takeover. After the sale of Auto Union, Volkswagen assumed Mercedes-Benz' 25 percent share in IMOSA. Volkswagen intended to build 125,000 passenger cars annually in Spain, but the proposal was rejected by the Spanish government in 1966.
403:. The dashboard was redesigned, fully upholstered and with a new plastic steering wheel. The four-speed transmission was now fully synchronized, while the maximum power of the OM636 engine was increased to 47 PS (35 kW) at 3500 rpm.
378:, the "German-Spanish Company for Manufacturing Mercedes-Benz and Volkswagen Products"), of which each held a 26.8% share. Volkswagen pulled out of the Spanish operation in November 1976, and Mercedes-Benz took a 42.7 percent interest in MEVOSA.
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535:[A Transporter not only for chicken grillers].
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656:. Mercedes-Benz AG. Archived from
612:. Mercedes-Benz AG. Archived from
459:Reyes, Ginés de los (2019-11-18).
300:(or DKW-IMOSA F1000) van of 1963.
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290:Spain
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173:OM636
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