ic ar ▁is ▁a ▁small , ▁special ized ▁mult if unction al ▁equipment ▁trans porter ▁manufact ured ▁at ▁the ▁H ako ▁GmbH ▁factory ▁in ▁Walter sh aus en , ▁Germany . ▁Mult ic ar ▁is ▁the ▁only ▁brand ▁that ▁has ▁surv ived ▁from ▁the ▁East ▁German ▁I FA ▁vehicle ▁industry ▁which ▁still ▁produces ▁its ▁own ▁vehicles . ▁ ▁History ▁In ▁ 1 9 2 0 ▁the ▁present ▁company ▁was ▁founded ▁as ▁the ▁A DE ▁works ▁( named ▁after ▁Arthur ▁A de ). ▁It ▁produced ▁agricult ural ▁equipment , ▁tra ilers ▁and ▁cl ut ches . ▁After ▁the ▁Second ▁World ▁War , ▁production ▁was ▁res umed ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 6 ▁under ▁the ▁name ▁" G er ä te bau ▁Walter sh aus en ". ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 4 8 ▁the ▁company ▁was ▁renamed ▁V EB ▁Fahr zeug werk ▁Walter sh aus en , ▁a ▁name ▁it ▁retained ▁until ▁its ▁priv at ization ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 1 . ▁In ▁ 1 9 5 6 ▁production ▁began ▁on ▁the ▁D K ▁ 3 ▁dies el ▁cart ▁( also ▁known ▁as ▁the ▁Dies el ▁Ant , ▁an ts ▁being ▁hard - working ). ▁This ▁had ▁been ▁developed ▁in ▁the ▁Ludwig sf elde ▁works ▁and ▁was ▁actually ▁an ▁Elect ro car ▁with ▁a ▁dies el ▁engine . ▁Two ▁years ▁later , ▁the ▁first ▁Mult ic ar , ▁the ▁M 2 1 , ▁was ▁produced . ▁By ▁ 1 9 6 4 , ▁ 1 4 , 0 0 0 ▁units ▁had ▁left