Autokoritehdas

O/Y Autokoritehdas
Company typeosakeyhtiö
Industryautomotive
Founded16 May 1923
FounderUrho Hammer
Defunct21 March 1933
Fatediscontinued after putting together its operations with O.Y. Autoteollisuus – A.B. Bilindustri
SuccessorO/Y Suomen Autoteollisuus A/B
Headquarters,
Productsbus coaches and lorry cabins
Servicesautomobile reparation
OwnerUrho Hammer
Kusti Hagelin
Lauri Nordström[1]

O/Y Autokoritehdas was a bus coach and lorry cabin builder which operated in Helsinki, Finland in 1923–1933.

The main founder of the company was Finnish American Urho Hammer, who returned to his native country to start automotive industry. Autokoritehdas struggled in financially difficult circumstances and therefore it put together its activities with its competitor and neighbour O.Y. Autoteollisuus – A.B. Bilindustri creating O/Y Suomen Autoteollisuus A/B in 1931.

  1. ^ Blomberg, Olli. "Fleminginkadun koritehtaista syntyi suomalainen autotehdas". Suomalaista Sisua vuodesta 1931 – Monialaosaajasta kuorma-autotehtaaksi [Finnish Sisu since 1931 – From multi-industrial expert to lorry factory] (in Finnish). Karis: Oy Sisu Auto Ab. pp. 17–28. ISBN 952-91-4918-2.