Opis

Opis Motoraeda Fabricatores (Anglic: Opis Motor Vehicle Makers), or simply Opis, is a Obellian automobile, motorcycle and military vehicle manufacturer. The company is the largest automotive manufacturer in Obellius and it's second largest defense contractor.

Founding
The company was founded in 1914 by Phygia Iunius II, an engineer formerly employed by the engine manufacturer Durio-Bruccius. The company initially produced four-cylinder, primarily for use in military vehicles. They saw significant success during their first three years but as the war entered a prolonged stalemate the demand for new vehicles dropped and so in 1918 they expanded their main factory to begin producing consumer vehicles. Opis quickly saw significant success in the consumer automobile market with their vehicles gaining a reputation for low cost and reliability, making them especially popular during the early years of the war. While the company saw little to no growth during the 1926 Obellian Depression they were hurt by it far less than their competitors, allowing them to become the largest north Obellian automobile company by 1929. During the 1940 Grand Offensives the company refused to cooperate with the North Obellian provisional government's demands that they convert all available manufacturing equipment to produce weapons and military vehicles, resulting in the company being dissolved and their property being seized.

Re-Establishment
In 1943 following the south Obellian victory the company was reformed as a public company with it's prior owner as CEO and it's previously seized factories were returned as part of a series of efforts to revitalize the largely destroyed northern Obellian economy. Many of their factories had been converted to produce military vehicles and while the majority were converted back one of them, OMF-3, was kept in it's converted state and used to help break into the military vehicle industry. Their first military vehicle, the CaM-3 Lynca, sold relatively poorly during the post-war disarmament but a crowd control variant with the main gun replaced with a 60mm grenade launcher, the PvM-1, saw significant success among north Obellian police forces where it was used with tear gas grenades to help control post-war riots.

Post-War Growth (WIP)
They expanded and got better at doing military stuff.

Civilian Automobiles

 * J-series: Opis's primary compact car series, the J-series uses a space-frame design. This means that the side panels do not carry any load and allows for the use of dent-resistant polymer body panels which has been used as a major selling point since the series was introduced in 1991.

Military Vehicles

 * CaM Type 97 Anguis: The main armored car currently in service as part of the Obellian military, it is a modernized version of the now discontinues CaM Type 92 Colubra. SPAA variants also exist.