In September 2003, the Romanian state sold, for a price of 180,000 USD, 68,7% of ARO to an American company called "Cross Lander", owned by John Perez. The contract said that the company had to invest

The ARO 24 Series got a "little brother" in 1980, the ARO 10. While the ARO-24 can be classified as mid-size SUVs, the ARO 10 is about the size of a Jeep Wrangler. It is produced in six body trims, ca

The first vehicle under the ARO badge was the ARO 240, a two door SUV, which entered production in 1972. This was the first model of the ARO 24 series, which eventually included many other models: the four doors 244, the 242 pick-up, the three doors 243, the 320 pick-up, and others.

In 1959 the IMS-57 was replaced by the M59, which was a substantial improvement over its predecessor. During the four years in production (1959-1963) the number of vehicles built jumped from 803 (1959) to 3222 (1963).

The first model was the IMS-57; a total 914 vehicles were built between 1957 and 1959, mostly handcrafted. Among other oddities, the IMS-57 had manual windshield wipers.