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Spanish automobile manufacturer founded in 19411

Maquinaria y Elementos de Transporte, also known as Maquitrans or by the abbreviation MT, is a former bus modification and Spanish car manufacturer based in Barcelona.2 It ceased to exist in 1958.1 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

1941Founded1
  • Industryautomotive industry, rail industry1
  • HeadquartersBarcelona1
  • Legal formsociedad anónima1

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Maquinaria y Elementos de Transporte, also known as Maquitrans or by the abbreviation MT, is a former bus modification and Spanish car manufacturer based in Barcelona.2

The story

The company was established in the 1940s as a subsidiary of Tranvías de Barcelona. Its main purpose was to adapt old buses for use as trolleybuses to avoid the fuel shortages after the Spanish Civil War. The companys name was shortened to MT. It was located on Luchana Street, Barcelona. In the 1950s it began to manufacture scooters and three wheel motor bikes. Microcar production occurred in 1957.

From Wikipedia’s article on Maquinaria y Elementos de Transporte, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.4

Products and brands

  • cargo motor trike
  • microcar
  • motorized tricycle
  • tram
  • trolleybus

Listed on Wikidata.1

Acquisitions

  1. Succeeded by MotoTrans1

Timeline

  1. 1958Dissolved Dissolved1
  2. 1941Founded Founded1

Sources

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