HVY

Type	BUSINESS
HVY
Appears in	Grand Theft Auto IV Grand Theft Auto V
BAWSAQ	HVY
Type	Vehicle Manufacturer

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Manufacturer of vehicles, engines and machinery, once focused on the American market, but now sold in countries that still actually build and farm things.

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— Description at Bawsaq.com.

HVY Industries (BAWSAQ: HVY) is a heavy machinery and vehicle manufacturer in the HD Universe of the Grand Theft Auto series; it specializes in industrial vehicles. The player can buy stocks from them at the Bawsaq.com website in Grand Theft Auto V.

Overview

The company's name is an abbreviation of "heavy", possibly referring to the type of vehicles it manufactures. It is likely based on Oshkosh or CAT.

HVY also make various farming equipment, like trailers, fertilizer-spreaders and food storers/dispensers, as well as heavy cranes suited for ports. It also manufactures scissor lifts.

Vehicles

Image	Vehicle	Style	Based On (HD Universe)	Notes
The Airtug in Grand Theft Auto V.	Airtug	Airport baggage handler	Clark CT 30
The APC in Grand Theft Auto Online.	APC	Armored-Personal Carrier	BRDM-2 Cadillac Gage Commando	Returning from The Ballad of Gay Tony. Added in the Gunrunning update for Grand Theft Auto Online.
The Biff in Grand Theft Auto V.	Biff	Dump truck	Kenworth T800
The Barracks in Grand Theft Auto V. The Barracks in Grand Theft Auto Online.	Barracks OL	Miltary truck	Oshkosh MTVR
The Barracks Semi in Grand Theft Auto V.	Barracks Semi	Military trailer-truck	Oshkosh MTVR semi
The Brickade in The Ballad of Gay Tony.	Brickade	Armoured truck	Navistar and RG-12 APC	Was intended to be in The Ballad of Gay Tony, but removed in the final version. Returns in Grand Theft Auto Online as part of the GTA Online: Further Adventures in Finance and Felony update, with a new design and now manufactured by MTL.
The Crane in Grand Theft Auto V.	Crane	Port crane
The Cutter in Grand Theft Auto V.	Cutter	Tunnel Driller	Probably an original concept. Not based on any known vehicle.
The Dock Handler in Grand Theft Auto V.	Dock Handler	Container handler	Taylor TEC950L
The Docktug in Grand Theft Auto V.	Docktug	Tractor trailer truck	Ottawa Commando
The Dozer in Grand Theft Auto V.	Dozer	Tractor	Caterpillar 963D
The Dump in Grand Theft Auto V.	Dump	Massive Dumptruck	Caterpillar 789	Although it bears Brute badges, internal name refers to it as HVY.
The Forklift in Grand Theft Auto V.	Forklift	Light forklift
The Insurgent in Grand Theft Auto Online.	Insurgent	Armored SUV	GURKHA RPV	Added in the Heists Update for Grand Theft Auto Online.
The Insurgent Pick-Up in Grand Theft Auto Online.	Insurgent Pick-Up	Armored SUV		Based on the Insurgent. Added in the Heists Update for Grand Theft Auto Online.
The Insurgent Pick-Up Custom in Grand Theft Auto Online.	Insurgent Pick-Up Custom	Armored SUV		Based on the Insurgent Pick-Up. Added in the Gunrunning update for Grand Theft Auto Online.
A Biff-chassis Mixer in Grand Theft Auto V. A Tipper-chassis Mixer in Grand Theft Auto V.	Mixer	Cement mixer		Two chassis variants: one is based on the Biff, the other on the Tipper. Tipper-Mixer is a Brute vehicle, but is internally manufactured by HVY.
The Nightshark in Grand Theft Auto Online.	Nightshark	Armored SUV	Dartz Kombat/T-98 Kombat	Added in the Gunrunning update for Grand Theft Auto Online.
The Ripley in Grand Theft Auto V.	Ripley	Airline pushback	Schopf F296C
The Skylift in Grand Theft Auto V.	Skylift	Heavy-lift helicopter	S-64 Skycrane

Gallery

Some cranes in Grand Theft Auto V are manufactured by HVY.

A fertilizer-spreader in Grapeseed Farms in GTA V.

A manure spreader in Grapeseed Farms in GTA V.

A trailer in Grapeseed Farms in GTA V.

Large tunneling machines, used to make subway tunnels in GTA V.

Trivia

• Combining the two most common industrial manufacturers' names HVY and MTL, will reveal HVYMTL, when not abbreviated, it will read "heavy metal". This is most likely an easter egg.