DINA Model History

Mexico · founded 1951

Mexico's state-founded heavy-vehicle maker (1951–present) — builder of the iconic Olímpico intercity coach, heavy-duty trucks, and the modern Linner/Runner urban bus line.

Models

DINA 311 / Olímpico

Mexico's most famous intercity coach — a licensed Flxible body built from 1961 to 1987, renamed Olímpico for the 1968 Mexico City Olympics.

Intercity bus · 1961–1987
Avante / Dorado

DINA's post-Olímpico 40-foot intercity coach line (1987–late 1990s), partially based on the Eagle 15 body and powered by GM 6V92 TA engines.

Intercity bus · 1987–1999
F-Series (F11 / F12 / F14)

DINA's late-1990s intercity coach trio built on the HTQ platform with Marcopolo bodywork — the F11 (1997), F12 (1998), and F14 (1999).

Intercity bus · 1997–2001
Linner / Runner / Picker / Outsider

DINA's modern urban bus family — four models relaunched in 2008 after a seven-year production gap, now the core of the active lineup.

Urban bus · 2008–present
D-1000 / D-3000 / D-3200 Pickup

DINA's only light-truck foray — International Scout-derived pickups assembled by the MAN subsidiary (1974–1983), later restyled on Chevrolet bodies.

Pickup truck · 1974–1983
HTQ Series Truck

DINA's boldest truck program — Class 6–8 semi-trucks co-developed with BMW Design Works and Roush Industries, killed by contract cancellation in 2000.

Heavy-duty truck · 1997–2001
S-Series Truck (7400 / 7800 / 9400)

Navistar-licensed heavy-duty semis produced from 1981 through the mid-1990s — the backbone of DINA's commercial-truck business before the HTQ era.

Heavy-duty truck · 1981–1996
Buller

DINA's return to the long-distance coach market in 2013 — a modern intercity bus built on the post-2008 urban-bus platform.

Intercity bus · 2013–present

Other makes