AMCA Automotive Corporation
| Abbreviation | AMCA, Amca |
|---|---|
| Formation | November 1932, 02 |
| Founded at | Althea, Laeral |
| Type | Automobile Manufacturer |
| Headquarters | Althea, Laeral |
Region | Worldwide |
| Products | Automobiles |
| Website | amca.com |
AMCA Automotive Corporation, often referred to as Amca is a Laeralian automobile manufacturer specializing in middle-end sedans and other consumer cars, headquartered in Althea, Laeral. Originally founded as the state-run automotive company Ateliers Moteurs Consolidés d'Althea, the company has been under majority-private ownership since 1982. As of 2021, Amca commands a plurality of the Laeralian automotive market.
History
Although Laeral's first automotive manufacturer, Leveque Motors, was founded in 1900, Laeral's domestic automobile industry was almost entirely nonexistent by the beginning of the Republican Era in 1922. The Republic government's Second Five-Year Plan called for the development of domestic heavy industry through a top-down framework, leading the National Assembly to vote in 1921 to establish a state-run automotive corporation by merging several small automotive concerns in Althea, then the heart of the car industry. This corporation was branded "Ateliers Moteurs Consolidés d'Althea" (Althea Consolidated Motor Workshops), abbreviated AMCA. By 1928, AMCA employed nearly 12,000 workers in its factories.