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1897 - The first product of the Railway Carriage Factory were 30pc, 15 ton, two axle tank cars for the Galicia-Carpathian Petroleum Plc. In 2 years the 1000th railway carriage was made in. |
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1900 - The Railway Carriage Factory prepared for the Paris World Exhibition with railway passenger carriages and goods wagons. The London Underground Railway ordered 30 multiple-unit trains, 66 passenger cars for multiple-unit trains and bogies. This also indicates the first international successes. |
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1906 - The forging factory which was made on the basis of Eiffel's drawings in 1906 was one of the most modern ones among its counterparts. |
1908 - Technical bravura. The Gyori Hirlap (Gyor Newspaper) wrote on August 20, 1908: After diverting the bed on the river the experts of the bridge department of the Railway Carriage Factory relocated a 50 m long, 100 ton Rábcabridge in one piece 2 km away from its original place with 2 barges. |
1910 - The steel casting had begun in 1910 and in 1914 the open-hearth furnace wat started up for more cost-efficient, better quality steel manufacture. |
1913 - Decisive step: The Railway Carriage Factory bought the license of Praha car developed by Chief Design Engineer Frantisek Kec. It was the basis of the manufacture of "V" type trucks and RÁBA Grand passenger car. Until 1928 about 500 "V" type vehicles were made. The Railway Carriage Factory selected its own trademark: the RÁBA trademark was born...
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1917 - The stronger RÁBA Grand for 6 persons was made with closed and open bodies. During the war Grand's were built with battery commander and ambulance bodies. The steward's office ordered a special RÁBA Grand for the personal use of Charles the Fourth. |
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1922 - A special own design was made in 1922, first in armored version then 5 pcs in civil version. The vehicle of reversing mechanism which was united with steering gear changeover and designed by Vilmos Szilágyi had a steering wheel also at the rear and with one movement of the hand every operation element changed over to the rear section. The vehicles could also be steered in reverse direction with 4 speeds. |
1923 - The RÁBA car was awarded the silver medal in the Austrian-Hungarian Tour. Until 1925 250 RÁBA Grand cars were manufactured. The designs of "P' type, 1,5 ton light truck were made upon the order of the Post, but the majority of these was sold as fire-equipment with tank.
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1926 - The RÁBA PE mail electromobile was made until 1929. Its 15 kW engine was manufactured by Ganz and its 1000 Ah lead battery by Tudor factory. The town vehicles preceding their age were used for decades. |
1927 - The license of Krupp heavy truck was bought by the Railway Carriage Factory upon the demand of the transport authority of the capital in 1927. The 3 and 5 ton vehicles having 4 or 6 cylinders respectively were made to the then most modern structural principles. |
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1936 - Sassed on the RÁBA-AFI the RÁBA Super 2,5 ton, then Special trucks and buses of 3,5 ton, 5 speeds (with accelerator thread) appeared using welded steel structure for the first time instead of wooden frame. About 2500 pcs were made from the most successful vehicle family of the period until 1951. 1936: An aircraft workshop originally intended for the better utilization of the car factory was set up. 1936: The manufacture and machining of aluminum casting and colored metal began. The panels of aircraft bodies were deep-drawn. |
1937 - Purchase of the license of M.A.N. Diesel-engine. '.. The 65 or 80 HP, 4 cylinder engines were installed into Super and Special cars and the 100 ', HP 6-cylinder engine was installed into RÁBA j M.A.N. D 5 truck and the Trambusz (1940) for 50 persons. |
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1939 - The Gyor Program: Darányi in his speech in Gyor announced a military preparation program of 1 million Pengo. The Botond derived from the successful RÁBA AFI was born under the direction of Dezso Winkler. Its manufacture was organized together with 6 Hungarian factories and under the direction of Gyor.July 1.
The first 150 Botond off-highway vehicles were supplied. The total quantity (1402 pcs) was delivered by June 30, 1940. The steel works was modernized, armor plate quenching and hardening and tempering plant was set up. The old hydraulic presses were replaced. The railway carriage assembly workshop was enlarged and new buildings were built for the Car Plant and new machines were installed. The prototype of all-wheel drive artillery tractor type RÁBA 41 M was made with the RÁBAM.A.N. 6 cylinder, 100 HP engine on the basis of the experiences with Botond. |
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1941 - The manufacture of Turán tank began on the basis of the Skoda T21 license. |
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1944 - Escape from the war. In March 1944 the Railway Carriage Factory was given permission for removing the plants into the surrounding settlements. In autumn and in the spring of 1945 the remaining machines, tools and stores of parts were shifted to the West. Many workers and technical experts were also moved and used in German military plants. The goods relocated by force were treated as spoils of war. April 13, 1944: Within the actions decided at the Teheran conference the first tragical bombing of the Railway Carriage Factory resulted in 300 fatalities and large damage in machines and buildings. The descendants bow to their predecessors° memory who died during the war or in tragical accidents. |
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1948 - Start of the manufacture of Bleichert type electric hand cars of normal and lifting platform. With the widening of handcar manufacture the manufacture of agricultural machines gradually stops. 1947-49: The Árpád-bride in Budapest, the Tisza-bridge in Vásárosnamény, the Révfalubridge in Gyor were made. |
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1951 - The first domestic sphere tank for the Gyor Gas Works with 20,000 m3 capacity. Participation in the industrialization: Plate smoke pipes, overhead cranes for the Danubian Iron Works, mixing tank for MOTIM, tank plant in Szony. The manufacture of all the steel equipment of Sulfuric Acid Factory in Szolnok. The designing, building of turn bridge for Egyipt stand out even among the iron structures requiring a lot of special expertise. |
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1954 - The workers of Railway Carriage Factory work exemplary against the flood in Szigetköz. The experts of Railway Carriage Factory also participate in the development of the GanzJendrassik engine range. |
1955 - New technologies. The experts of Railway Carriage Factory develop the technology of welding under powder and flame welding and work out the experiments necessary for in rared drying. |
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1963 - December 1963: The government decides on the purchase of engine license and thus the Railway Carriage Factory becomes the base of Diesel engine manufacture. Following this decision quick development of the on-highway manufacture begins. |
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1969 - June 17, 1969: Ceremonial inauguration of the new engine factory. RABA trucks appear at the Budapest International Trade Fair: the vehicle unit consisting of 16 ton, 215 HP truck and 22 ton 3-axle trailed |
1971 - The axle type 831 is awarded the Budapest International Trade Fair prize. |
1973 - The 100,000th axle is made. The building of the new steel foundry is finished. The manufacture of RABA Steiger powermachines begins. Upon the demand of the Hungarian large-scale agriculture - on the basis of the main components - up-to-date powermachines join the heavy-duty tractors made to American license. |
1974 - Through the Steiger connection RÁBA appeared in the USA market, built its market connections with the largest automotive companies. In 2 decades the exports of RÁBA to the USA has exceed US$ 700 million. |
1992 - On January 1st the company was turned into a shareholding company, the Hungarian state being the majority stakeholder. |
1996 - Rába Rt. reached an important milestone in the hundredth year of its history. The shareholding company founded in 1896 was enabled again to become a market player in a market economy driven by private property. |
1997 - As a result of the privatization strategy that was devised and executed with the government, the shares of Rába Rt. were listed on the Budapest Stock Exchange on December 17, 1997. |
![]() Rába Rt. streamlined its organization structure. It has transferred its main businesses into separate legal entities, thus creating the platform for the holding structure. |
2000 - A new strategy of „Alliance and Growth” were announced: Drowing ont he advice of external consultants, a comprehensive real estate project was announced in order to exploit the valuable properties in a coherent manner.
The Panannon Automotive Claster was formed together with other automotive companies (Audi, LUK, Opel, Suzuki). |
2001 - Steps were also taken to „cleansing” the activity portfolio: the unprofitable busassembly line was closed and a decision was made to sell the engine business. |
2002 - A strategic business development function was created, fundamentally revising the marketing activity, intensifying efforts in western and eastern Europe, and opened a representative office in Peking to consolidate the position in China. |
2003 - The company started to supply special vehicles to the Hungarian Army.
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2004 - In this year the company realized a significant rise in profits, and each of its three strategic business units were set ont he path of definite growth.
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2005 - From October Pinter Istvan is the chairman –CEO of Rába Rt, which alters itself on 6.12.2005 to Nyrt. (Plc.)
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2006 - The group’s revenue with its clarified operational portfolio exceeded once again HUF 50 billion. Rába pursues all its Győr-based activities efficiently concentrated in one plant. In order to promote technological innovation (the basis of development), the company took an active part int he establishment of the Automotive Regional University Knowledge Center. Quality training of the employees has been taking place for two years int he framework of „Raba’s Learning Academy”. Also with this, and with the introduction of a share-option purchasing scheme, which is a rare practice in Hungary, the company efficiently strengthened management’s loyalty.
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2007 - The sales revenue of the company grew to such levels that have not been reached for a long time. In the Axle Business Unit, the sales proportion of complete axles rose significantly. While there was a further increase in the volumes of sales in Western and Eastern Europe, due to the exploitation of a niche market, the Business Unit managed to gain strong positions with high value added products in the American market as well. The performance of the Components Business Unit reached record levels at both the Mór and Sárvár plant. In the Vehicle Business Unit, the facility rationalization program was completed successfully. In addition to the continuing military supplies the sale of products for civilian use increased significantly. |
2008 - Despite the fundamental restructuring of the market environment, the global financial and economic crisis emerging at the end of the year all three pillars of the company’s operation remained stable: each business unit retained its operational profitability and its business connections/partnerships. The Axle Business Unit embarked on a thorough modernization program focusing on the key capacities. |
2009 - Relying on the results of its conscious building in the previous years Rába adapted successfully to the dramatically changed environment by reconciling its resources carefully with market opportunities. Rába developed a new off-road axle- family, named Rába MAXS, while it implemented a comprehensive modernization scheme in its forging plant as well as in the jointly operated foundry. In the Mór plant of the Components Business Unit a joint venture specializing in seat-foam production was set up with F.S. Fehrer Automotive GmbH. |
2010 - Raba launched the Raba Development Institute as a sign of the innovative focus. As a result of the development scheme relying on its unique engineering expertise, a new generation of axles was developed for the low-floor bus market. |
2011 - In line with Raba's objectives, Raba managed to demonstrate dynamic growth in the designated segments. As an important achievement of the company, Raba supply main axle parts to a total of some 100,000 European-made trucks annually, thereby sharing the success of the most important heavy truck manufacturers of the continent. Raba's component business was successfully integrated into the network of the most prestigious suppliers of the West-European passenger car industry. The civilian sales of the vehicle business underwent substantial expansion, the international success of Raba's midi-bus products has at the same time proven the viability of Raba's business model. Raba launched the Raba Development Institute as a sign of the innovative focus. As a result of the development scheme relying on its unique engineering expertise, a new generation of axles was developed for the low-floor bus market. In 2011 the Raba Development Institut was inaugurated, where Raba managed to consolidate the innovation and expertise of the its specialists with its knowledge base. |
2012 - As a result of the product development projects under taken jointly with the customers, Raba introduced new solutions to the high-end segments of the American and European tractor markets. Additionally, Raba managed to strenghten its position on the American market of specialty truck axles as well, owing to a new deal. Raba has launched the slogan "We engineer, you drive" also this year. The ratio of civilian sales of the Vehicle business unit increased further as a result of the business development successess within the steel structure segment and owing to the North European export of midi-buses. The cooperation model developed with Volvo. |
2013 - The reinforcement of the Rába Development Institute was a step of strategic importance, with the objective to turn Raba into one of the leading development centres of Europe during the coming years. In addition to innovation, product quality and first-rate customer service were in the cenre of Raba's attention in 2013, which contributed considerably to the promotion of Raba's business relations. Raba's component division were successful in gaining a foothold on the West European passenger vehicle market. The vehicle division also managed to grow, concluding two major contracts with international manufacturers. |
2014 - Raba achieved excellence from 3 significant customer, John Deere, Claas, and Meritor.
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2015 - By reducing the loan to a record low level we are able to get out of the dept trap paving the way for further modernisations and strategic investments, even aquisitions and supporting our presence in the international markets. |