| abstract | - ÖAF was created by Fiat in 1907 and is now part of the German MAN group. The manufacture of automobiles began in the new purpose built plant in Vienna in 1908, with only 50 employees. A truck of 4 tonnes, similar to the Italian Fiat model was manufactured from 1911. They were originally sold as Austro-Fiat, but during World War I OAF began to develop their own products. In 1925 the brand was transformed and was the Austro-Fiat partnership expired and the company became Osterreichische Automobil Fabrik AG, under the abbreviated ÖAF with preservation of the mark trade mark filed earlier. Also in 1925, a separate company took over sales of Italian FIAT cars, and Austro-Fiat became affiliated with Austro-Daimler and Puch. The last private car, Type 1001A, was different from the earlier Type 1001, having 34bhp engines and conventional rear axles. The last model of Fiat's truck was the TS 1924, equipped with a Fiat engine with a power of 45 HP. The former Austrian subsidiary of Fiat began production of other models in Austria, which has enabled the company to begin developing its own models. The most popular offered in 1925 was the light vehicle sales itinerant AFN with 1.75 tons of payload. This retained the same mechanics and Fiat engine 4 cylinders of 2850 cm3, 42 HP, the use of gimbals and real tires, not solid tires, which allowed a speed of 65 km / h. Then in 1928, appeared the AF2 and the year following the Austro-Fiat-1001, a bus. It is from this time that the company discontinued the manufacture of passenger cars to concentrate on commercial vehicles (trucks, vans and buses). Are thus appeared set AFL / AFY manufactured 1930 to 1937.
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