Industry | All-terrain amphibious vehicles |
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Founded | 1962 |
Headquarters | New Hamburg, Ontario , |
Key people | Joerg Stieber - Chairman Brad Darling - President |
Products | Amphibious ATV / UTV / XTV |
Divisions | Vehicle Division, Gear Division, Space & Robotics Division |
Website | www.argoxtv.com |
Argo is a Canadian manufacturer of amphibious all-terrain vehicles. It was founded in 1962 as Ontario Drive and Gear (ODG) Limited, in Kitchener, Ontario and was later moved to New Hamburg, Ontario. Argo offers 6×6 and 8×8 amphibious extreme terrain vehicles, as well as 4 wheel ATVs.[1]
Founded in 1962[2] in Kitchener, Ontario. ODG helped design the transmission for the Amphicat. ODG manufactures 8×8 vehicles and 6×6 vehicles for recreational and industrial use.
In November 2009, volunteers in twelve communities in Nunavut were each equipped with an Argo Avenger, one of ODG's 8×8 vehicles, for local Search and Rescue.[3][4][5]
Recently, ODG was asked to help the Canadian Space Agency in designing a lunar vehicle.[6]
The Argo is an all-terrain 8×8 or 6×6 amphibious ATV / UTV / XTV. ODG has been manufacturing the Argos for over five decades.
Original source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Argo (ATV manufacturer).
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