The company's actual profile was determined in 1956, when the first passenger bus was built on a truck chassis. In 1957, the manufacturing program was enlarged to include troley busses, vans, ambulances and small trucks, based on the company's own design and conception. First, the cars were called T.V. (from Tudor Vladimirescu, the ancient warrior), then the name changed in ROCAR (from Romanian Car). The first small vans (TV 1, 2, 3,4 and 5 types) used the chasis and engine of Aro M-461. In 1962, these vans were equipped with larger engines (70 CP). Two years later, the types TV-41 and TV-51 were launched. These cars had a new bodywork and some technical improvements. Starting from 1973 all the TV vans were equipped with Diesel engine D 127, same used by Aro cars.