To avoid import duties, car manufacturers ship large boxes of parts all over the world. Countless cars have also been assembled in the Netherlands.
Ford Mustang (1965)
Between 1933 and 1981 Ford built cars, vans and trucks in the factory along the North Sea Canal. From September 1965 to the summer of 1967, there are also several hundred Mustangs in between.
Volvo Amazon (1958)
The first Dutch Volvos do not come from Born. At Polynorm in Bunschoten, they started in 1955 with the first generation Cat’s Back (P444). The second generation (P544) and then the Amazon come from Beijnes from Beverwijk until 1962.
Panhard Dyna (1949)
In 1949 and 1950 they are busy assembling Panhards at the Mulder bodywork factory in Boskoop. Both freight and passenger cars. The latter including vans and even a handful of convertibles.
Morris Mini Minor (1959)
Morris importer Molenaar in Amersfoort is one of the largest assemblers in the Netherlands. Between 1952 and 1966 they built more than 30,000 Morriss, MGs and later Austins. Part of it is also destined for export all over the world.
Fiat 1100 (1955)
Fiat importer Leonard Lang starts in 1955 in Amsterdam with the assembly of 1100s. Until then, the importer outsources assembly work to Mulder in Boskoop, where they assemble Topolinos, among other things.
Chrysler Valiant (1960)
In 1951, the Dutch Kaiser Factory (NEKAF) started assembling Kaisers and Simcas, later Willys Jeeps were added. In 1959 Chrysler takes over the factory until the curtain falls in 1971 and the counter is over 75,000 cars.
Saab 96 (1962)
NEKAF, taken over by Chrysler, also built a small series of Saabs 96 in Rotterdam in 1962 and 1963 (570 in total). These mostly white specimens are intended for export to Germany and Belgium.
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– Thanks for information from Autoweek.nl