Western Star, Kelowna — Iveco manufacturer

Western Star, Kelowna (Iveco licence)

The Canadian truck maker which built 2,879 Iveco VM 90s under licence as the Light Support Vehicle Wheeled (LSVW) for the Canadian Forces in the 1990s, with a turbocharged 115 hp engine and an automatic gearbox.

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1VEHICLE IN THE REGISTRY1967FOUNDED1992–1995VEHICLE YEARSActive since 1967STATUS

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Western Star took the LSVW contract in the early 1990s; the vehicles served the Canadian Forces for two decades and were criticised for reliability.

Type	Manufacturer, plant
Founded	1967
Active	1967–present
Status	Active since 1967 part of Daimler Truck since 2000
Location	Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada
Country	Canada
aka	Western Star Trucks
Registry vehicles	1

Western Star, Kelowna (Iveco licence)

History

Ivecos built by Western Star, Kelowna (Iveco licence)

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