Saurer
Switzerland
Saurer was a Swiss commercial-vehicle manufacturer from Arbon with an influential lineage of road, construction and military trucks before truck production ended in the 1980s.
- 12
- Models
- 12
- Generations
- 3
- Engines
Truck Models
A Type
Introduced 1915
Saurer's A Type was the company's first broad standardized truck range, covering several payload classes and establishing design features carried into later products.
B Type
Introduced 1925
The Saurer B Type was a newly engineered interwar truck range whose lighter and heavy chassis helped establish the marque's international reputation for durable diesel commercial vehicles.
C Type
Introduced 1934
The Saurer C Type was the marque's major pre-war and post-war road-truck range, offered in multiple payload classes and both conventional and forward-control forms.
2DM
Introduced 1959
The Saurer 2DM was a medium 4×4 truck sold for construction, emergency and military work and was distinct from the badge-equivalent Berna 2VM.
D330
1976–1983
The Saurer D330 was a late heavy platform used for multi-axle road, tanker, tipper and military chassis.
10DM
1982–1987
The Saurer 10DM was the heavy member of the marque's final generation of all-terrain military trucks.
6DM
1982–1987
The Saurer 6DM was one of the final Swiss-built military truck platforms delivered under the Saurer marque.
3BLD
Production period unknown
The Saurer 3BLD represents the marque's pre-war heavy diesel truck lineage and its use in substantial road-haulage chassis.
4DM
Production period unknown
The Saurer 4DM was a medium-heavy D-type truck family used for road, construction and specialist service.
5D
Production period unknown
The Saurer 5D was a mainstream heavy road-truck family in the Swiss manufacturer's post-war D-type programme.
5DM
Production period unknown
The Saurer 5DM was the heavier all-wheel-drive member of the D-type range for construction and severe-duty transport.
D290
Production period unknown
The Saurer D290 was a late heavy D-series road and vocational truck offered in rigid and specialist configurations.