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38-457: The Paykan spawned some locally developed variants, most notably a pickup named Bardo and having a different body shell from the one sold elsewhere . The design was introduced to Iran by Mahmoud Khayami , co-founder and, by then, owner of the Iran Khodro (formerly called "Iran National") company and factory, who accurately predicted that Iran was in need of a simple "no-frills" motorcar within

76-462: A Paykan as a "canvas". Coupe Utility A ute ( / juː t / YOOT ), originally an abbreviation for "utility" or " coupé utility ", is a term used in Australia and New Zealand to describe vehicles with a tonneau behind the passenger compartment, that can be driven with a regular driver's licence. Traditionally, the term referred to vehicles built on passenger car chassis and with

114-484: A cargo tray at the rear (which would be called a pickup truck in other countries). The concept of a two-door vehicle based on a passenger car chassis with a tray at the rear began in the United States in the 1920s with the roadster utility (also called "roadster pickup" or "light delivery") models. These vehicles were soft-top convertibles, compared with the fixed steel roof used by most utes. Ford Australia

152-453: A legacy of Rootes Group. Although the Paykan was based on a 1966 Hillman Hunter, there were many changes and modifications made to it over the years – notably the substitution of the original 1725cc Rootes engine with a Peugeot 504 -derived unit. The modifications to the exterior included revised headlights and taillights. A Paykan Pickup was also offered. There was another pickup truck based on

190-492: A passenger car chassis, such as the Ford Ranchero, Holden Commodore , Australian Ford Falcon , Chevrolet El Camino and Subaru BRAT . Australian-produced utes were traditionally rear-wheel drive and with the cargo tray integrated with the passenger body (as opposed to a pickup truck , where the cargo tray is separated from the passenger body). In the 21st century, the term has become more broadly used, for any vehicle with

228-511: A regular Australian car license (max GVM of 4.5 tonnes or 5 short tons), instead of needing to get a truck license. The ute variant of the Ford Falcon was produced from 1961 to 2016. For the first 38 years of production, the design used a coupe ute style, but with the introduction of the 1999 AU Falcon , the Falcon ute switched to a cargo bed that is separate from the cabin, while still retaining

266-400: A tray at the back, based on a passenger-car sedan chassis. Australia has developed a culture around utes, particularly in rural areas with events known as ute musters . It is common, particularly in rural areas, to customise utes in the " B&S style" with bullbars , spotlights, oversized mudflaps , exhaust pipe flaps and UHF aerials. Since 1998, the "Deni Ute Muster" has been held in

304-515: A tray at the back, known colloquially as a "ute", although the term was also applied to larger vehicles such as pickup trucks. America followed suit with the release of the Ford Ranchero in 1957 and Chevrolet El Camino in 1959. Ford Ranchero The first modern American coupe utility was the Ford Ranchero , introduced by the Ford in 1957 and produced until 1979. Unlike a standard pickup truck ,

342-675: A vehicle to meet the client's request. Commencing in October 1933, with assistance from draftsman A. Scott, Bandt used the passenger compartment and roof from the Ford V8 five-window coupe and extended the rear section using a single fixed side panel on each side, with a hinged tailgate at the rear to create the load carrying compartment. The model was released in July 1934 as the coupe utility. In his book Early Australian Automotive Design: The First Fifty Years , Australian motoring historian Norm Darwin suggests

380-543: Is relatively well known due to its long production life and use in popular culture. It was built in Japan, but never sold there. From 1983 to 1988, Suzuki built a ute version of their Alto kei car called the Mighty Boy . It was sold in Japan, Australia, and Cyprus . Between 1960 and 1970, Toyota sold a ute variant of the second- and third-generation Corona with an integral bed. It was sold alongside its eventual replacement,

418-622: The 48–215 to HR model ranges. From 1968 to 1984 the "utility" was included in the Holden Belmont/Kingswood range. In 1984, Holden discontinued the ute variant and it was not part of the VB to VL Commodore ranges. The model returned in 1990 based on the VN Commodore chassis and remained part of the model range until Australian production ended in 2017. In 2000, the Holden Commodore was

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456-544: The Chevrolet El Camino . Chevrolet El Camino The Chevrolet El Camino is a coupé utility/pickup vehicle produced by Chevrolet from 1959 to 1960 and from 1964 to 1987. Introduced in 1958 (for the 1959 model year) in response to the success of the Ford Ranchero pickup, its first run lasted only two years. Production resumed in 1963 (for the 1964 model year) based on the Chevelle A-platform . In 1977 (for

494-572: The Chevrolet Montana and the Ford Courier , sold there as Opel Corsa Utility (later as Chevrolet Utility) and Ford Bantam respectively. Other South African coupé utility models: Austin Marina A coupé utility, based on the 1971–1980 Morris Marina , with a 1275 cc engine, was badged as an Austin. Not many of them were sold. Mini Variously badged pick-up variants were built on the chassis of

532-600: The Fiat Strada , based on the Fiat Palio . Other South American coupé utility models: Australian Holden Kingswood , Ford Falcon and Chrysler Valiant utes were sold in South Africa as the Chevrolet El Camino , Ford Ranchero , and Valiant Rustler respectively. Some re-badged versions of South American utes are sold in South Africa (where the term " bakkie " instead of "ute" is popular) under different names, such as

570-716: The Isuzu D-Max in Australia. Previously, this vehicle was sold rebadged as the Holden Rodeo. Kia Tasman is an upcoming mid-size pickup truck confirmed to be produced by South Korean manufacturer Kia in 2025. Mazda has sold the Mazda BT-50 in Australia since 2006. Mitsubishi has sold the Mitsubishi Triton in Australia since 1978. In 2019, it was the fifth best selling new car in Australia. Between 1971 and 2008, Nissan sold

608-694: The Mercedes-Benz X-Class was sold in Australia. It used the chassis of the Nissan Navara. Volkswagen has sold the Volkswagen Amarok , a pickup style ute since 2010. From 1979 to 2004, Volkswagen sold the Caddy , a pickup based upon the Volkswagen Golf platform. Coup%C3%A9 utility A coupé utility is a vehicle with a passenger compartment at the front and an integrated cargo tray at

646-455: The Mini estate/wagon. Other European coupé utilities Coupe utilities have been produced in Australia since the 1930s. The three major Australian manufacturers (GM-Holden, Ford and Chrysler) offered coupe utility versions of their most popular models, and many of the smaller manufacturers also offered coupe utilities in their range. In many cases, if a coupe utility was not available as part of

684-701: The Nissan Sunny Truck as a ute in Australia. Since 1985, Nissan has sold the Nissan Navara pickup-style ute in Australia. Between 2002 and 2010, the Proton Jumbuck was sold in Australia as a ute. Subaru produced the Subaru Brumby , a small AWD model derived from the second generation Leone . It was sold between 1978 and 1993 and known as the BRAT, Shifter, MV, and Targa in countries other than Australia. It

722-519: The Toyota Hilux , for a couple of years before it was discontinued. Toyota also sold a locally produced CKD ute based on the second- and third-generation Crown (also known as S40 and S50), assembled by Australian Motor Industries . Toyota currently sells a ute variant of the Toyota Land Cruiser (J70) . In 2011, the Toyota Hilux was Australia's highest-selling ute. Between 2017 and 2020,

760-862: The 1970s, utes have been built in Brazil under European car-maker badges, usually based on hatchbacks. For example, the Ford Courier was based on the Ford Fiesta MkIV. Current examples include the Chevrolet Montana , based on the Opel Corsa and later on the Chevrolet Agile , the Peugeot Hoggar , based on the South American Peugeot 207 , the Volkswagen Saveiro, based on the Volkswagen Gol , and

798-612: The 1978 model year), it was shifted to the GM G-body platform. Production finished in 1987. Although based on corresponding Chevrolet car lines, the vehicle is classified and titled in North America as a truck. GMC's badge-engineered El Camino variant, the Sprint , was introduced in 1970 (for the 1971 model year). It was renamed Caballero in 1977 (for the 1978 model year), and produced until 1987. Other North American coupé utilities Since

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836-514: The Falcon sedan front-end and cabin. The cargo bed was separated so that both "utility" and " cab chassis " body styles could be produced together. Utes produced by Ford in Australia: In addition, the Ford Ranger (T6) was designed by Ford Australia, but built elsewhere. It was the second best selling new car in Australia in 2019 and 2020. From 1951 to 1968, the "utility" was sold as part of

874-636: The GM-H products. Other manufacturers were quick to follow, with coupe utilities based on various passenger and light truck chassis. In North America, the idea was also trialed by some manufacturers. Studebaker created the Studebaker Coupe Express and sold it between 1937 and 1939. In 1951, Holden released a model based on its 48-215 sedan , reinforcing the Australian tradition of home-grown two-door passenger-car sedan chassis-based "utility" vehicles with

912-604: The Hillman Hunter sold in South Africa – the Dodge Husky – but the two models used different bodies. The South African version has a thicker B-pillar and retains the saloon's lines along the side panels. The tailgate and rear window are also subtly different. The Iranian government reportedly offered Iran Khodro a large cash incentive to end Paykan production by 2005, labelling the car as an environmental hazard because of its unacceptably high fuel consumption. During its last years,

950-419: The Paykan's engine production tooling was moved to Iran and was in full-scale manufacturing under Peugeot licence. This ended in 2005 with the final Paykan leaving the assembly line. Iran Khodro tried to replace Paykan with a so-called "New Paykan" but Peugeot did not agree with the naming. This revealed the fact that the intellectual ownership of the Paykan brand and logo still belongs to PSA Peugeot Citroën, as

988-538: The Ranchero was adapted from a two-door station wagon platform that integrated the cab and cargo bed into the body. A total of 508,355 units were produced during the model's production run. Over its lifespan it was variously derived from full-sized, compact, and intermediate automobiles sold by Ford for the North American market. The original Ranchero sold well enough to spawn a competitor from General Motors in 1959,

1026-403: The cargo tray integrated with the passenger body ( coupé utility vehicles). However, present-day usage of the term "ute" in Australia and New Zealand has expanded to include any vehicle with an open cargo area at the rear, which would be called a pickup truck in other countries. Historically, the term "ute" (short for ' utility vehicle ') has been used to describe a 2-door vehicle based on

1064-869: The first Australian ute to feature independent rear suspension, the Ford Falcon ute retained a live axle rear suspension design until production ended in 2016. In 2008, the VE Commodore Ute was proposed to be exported to North America as the Pontiac G8 ST . At least one prototype was built, but GM decided not to proceed with production due to the Global Financial Crisis. Utes produced by Holden or its parent company General Motors in Australia: Holden also sells rebadged utes produced elsewhere. They include: Models: Models: Models: Isuzu sells

1102-474: The idea was not a big leap in design from existing roadster utility models produced by various manufacturers as early as 1924. Darwin also suggests that the idea was being developed by other manufacturers simultaneously, because General Motors-Holden released Bedford and Chevrolet coupe utilities in September 1934, only two months after Ford, with the main difference being the use of the three-window coupe roof on

1140-746: The mid-1970s, full-scale manufacturing of the car (minus the engine) had started in Iran. In 1977, Roy Axe designed a new Paykan facelift model using many interior and exterior parts from the Chrysler Alpine . In 1978, PSA Peugeot Citroën purchased the ailing Chrysler Europe after Chrysler exited the European market; and with it acquired the rights to the Hillman Hunter/Arrow design. A year later, Peugeot ended Hillman Hunter production in Ireland. Following this,

1178-513: The model was named "coupe utility". When the Australian version was displayed in the US, Henry Ford nicknamed it the "Kangaroo Chaser". A convertible version, known as the roadster utility was produced in limited numbers by Ford in the 1930s. In 1951, Holden released a "utility" model, which was based on the 48–215 sedan . With both Ford and Holden now producing utes, this started the long-standing tradition of Australian-designed two-door vehicles with

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1216-566: The order backlog was nearly two years long. The Samand , commonly referred to as the "New Paykan", is currently being produced by Iran Khodro as a modern substitute for the Paykan class of cars. In 2005, Iran Khodro announced that it had sold the discontinued Paykan's motorcar production line to the Khartoum Transport Company in Sudan , while car-parts production for the Paykan still continues by third-party manufacturers in Iran. Despite

1254-569: The price range of ordinary people. The car itself originated in 1966 as the "Arrow" series of vehicles (the most prolific version of which was badged as the Hillman Hunter); designed and manufactured by the Rootes Group , which was the British wing of Chrysler Europe . In 1967, Rootes began exporting Hillman Hunters to Iran Khodro in " complete knock down " (CKD) kit form, for assembly in Iran. By

1292-474: The rear, with the front of the cargo bed doubling as the rear of the passenger compartment. The term originated in the 1930s, where it was used to distinguish passenger-car-based two-door vehicles with an integrated cargo tray from traditional pickup trucks that have a cargo bed separate from the passenger compartment. Since the 2000s, this type of vehicle has also been referred to as a "pick-up", "car-based pick-up" or "car-based truck". In Australia, where

1330-801: The town of Deniliquin , which has become a major attraction for the area. High performance utes were also sold in Australia, including the FPV F6 and the HSV Maloo . The 2017 HSV GTSR Maloo is powered by a 6.2 L (378 cu in) supercharged V8 engine producing 435 kW (583 hp). The Australian V8 Utes is a racing series based on lightly modified production Holden and Ford utes. Ford, Ram and Chevy import their full-size and full-size heavy duty (dually) pickup trucks to Australia. They partner up with local vehicle remanufacturers to convert them to right-hand drive. The customer may option their pickup truck to be de-rated so that it can be driven on

1368-553: The traditional style of coupé utility remained popular until it ceased production in 2017, it is commonly called a " ute ", although the term is also used there to describe traditional-style pickups. The body style originated in Australia. It was the result of a 1932 letter from the wife of a farmer in Victoria, Australia, to Ford Australia asking for "a vehicle to go to church in on a Sunday and which can carry our pigs to market on Mondays". In response, Ford designer Lew Bandt developed

1406-532: The vehicle being fully discontinued in 2015, the Paykan still left its mark on the Iranian automotive industry. The Peugeot ROA , which is still offered, shares the Paykan chassis, although its bodyshell is from Peugeot 405 . A similar vehicle based on the Paykan chassis is also produced under the IKCO Arisun name, although it is stylistically based on Peugeot 405 . The PaykanArtCar art project, started in 2021, use

1444-471: Was the first company to produce an Australian Coupe ute, which was released in 1934. This was the result of a 1932 letter from the unnamed wife of a farmer in Australia asking for "a vehicle to go to church in on a Sunday and which can carry our pigs to market on Mondays". In response, Ford designer Lew Bandt designed a two-door body with a tray at the rear for the American Ford Model A chassis, and

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