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. The key feature of SHERP vehicles is the large tires with an onboard system to inflate or deflate them, which allows vehicles to travel through water, cross brushwood, scramble and climb up thin ice. This design concept is copied by other manufacturers like BigBo and Shatun (articulated steering).

History of creation

The Sherp all-terrain vehicle is based on a design developed by the late

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inventor Alexei Garagashyan from

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/ref> One of his all-terrain vehicles was bought by Ukrainian entrepreneur Vladimir Shkolnik. Seeing the prospect of sales, Shkolnik created the production of all-terrain vehicles. In 2012, he set up a design office in

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to refine the concept into an industrial product. Assuming the main sales in Russia, in 2014 he organized production in St. Petersburg. In 2014, Sherp LLC (Russia) was established, serial production of snowmobiles began in 2015. In the same year, the Sherp was presented at the crossovers and off-road vehicles ''Moscow Off-Road Show 2015'' held in Moscow. In March 2022, the Ukrainian company terminated the license agreement with Sherp LLC, which granted the Ukrainian company the right to use the Sherp LCC (Russia) trademark and patents. In the summer of 2022, the company announced the SHERP N1200 modification. This version is intended for use in arctic climates: it is insulated, the windows are closed with special protective bars against polar bears, snow removal equipment and roof racks for luggage have appeared. In 2023 Sherp and Argo announced a co-branding deal.

In the media

In February 2016, SHERP appeared on the Top Gear Website. In July 2017, SHERP was demonstrated in the

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. In October 2017, SHERP was shown on the ''

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'' TV show. In January 2018, the Sudbury SHERP dealer featured on

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''. In July 2019, the SHERP is featured with

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. In November 2019, SHERP were featured in

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. West also appeared with the SHERP in a 2022

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". In 2024, a SHERP was featured on the Discovery Channel series Hoffman Family Gold a spin-off of the

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References

External links

* (English) {{DEFAULTSORT:SHERP Cars introduced in 2012 Wheeled amphibious vehicles Off-road vehicles Manufacturing companies established in 2012 2012 establishments in Ukraine Motor vehicle manufacturers of Ukraine Ukrainian brands Companies based in Kyiv