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ARO was a Romanian off-road vehicle manufacturer located in Câmpulung-Muscel. The first ARO vehicles were produced in 1957, and the last in 2003. For a short while, Daihatsu-powered AROs were sold in Spain and produced in Portugal under the brands Hisparo and Portaro, respectively. In Italy, Volkswagen-powered AROs were produced by ARO-Ciemme and sold under the ACM brand.Low volume production of ARO vehicles has restarted under the aegis of a Czech company called Auto Max Czech .HistoryThe beginningARO manufactured over 380,000 vehicles, 2/3 of which were exported to some 110 countries on five continents . AROs were also produced in Brazil, Italy, and Portugal . Portaro also produced for Spain and marketed under the name Hisparo managed by Enasa.Production started in 1957 with the IMS-57, which was the first model of the IMS Series, produced under a GAZ-69 license. In 1959 the IMS-57 model was replaced by the M59, followed by a new model in 1964 called the M461. Though its styling and design were based on its predecessors', the M461 had clearly distinguishable features also boasting fit and finish improvements and redesigned mechanics.