▁the ▁factory ▁in ▁Walter sh aus en . ▁For ▁the ▁following ▁ten ▁years ▁the ▁M 2 2 ▁mini ▁tr uck ▁left ▁the ▁production ▁line , ▁with ▁ 4 2 , 5 0 0 ▁vehicles ▁built . ▁Until ▁ 1 9 7 8 , ▁its ▁successor , ▁the ▁M 2 4 , ▁was ▁produced ▁with ▁ 2 5 , 6 0 0 ▁vehicles ▁leaving ▁the ▁factory , ▁ 4 8 % ▁of ▁which ▁were ▁export ed . ▁The ▁M 2 5 ▁was ▁a ▁major ▁export ; ▁ 7 0 % ▁went ▁to ▁the ▁Come con ▁states ▁and ▁the ▁West . ▁The ▁M 2 5 ▁had ▁an ▁I FA - built ▁dies el ▁engine ▁with ▁. ▁Its ▁production ▁was ▁continued ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 1 ▁with ▁the ▁Mod ell ▁ 9 1 , ▁which ▁had ▁a ▁V W ▁engine . ▁Appro xim ately ▁ 1 0 0 , 0 0 0 ▁units ▁were ▁produced . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 1 , ▁the ▁state - owned ▁factory ▁was ▁priv at ized , ▁becoming ▁H ako - W er ke ▁GmbH ▁( H ako ▁Works , ▁H ako ▁being ▁short ▁for ▁Hans ▁Koch ▁& ▁Son ). ▁The ▁cru cial ▁driving ▁force ▁behind ▁the ▁turn around ▁- ▁and ▁after ▁reun ification ▁- ▁was ▁the ▁former ▁director ▁of ▁materials ▁management ▁at ▁Mult ic ar , ▁Man fred ▁Wind us , ▁who ▁was ▁hon ored ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 3 ▁as ▁manager ▁of ▁the ▁year . ▁From ▁ 1 9 9 3 ▁to ▁ 2 0