It was designed by the French engineer, Bernard Cournil mainly for agricultural and industrial issues.

It was powered by an Indenor-Peugeot 2.1 l diesel engine matched to a 4-speed manual gearbox made also by Peugeot.

UMM had the sales rights to the Cournil outside of France, and later took over production entirely.

In 1981, plastic rear view mirrors were introduced.

In 1982, it featured bigger doors and a new Indenor-Peugeot 2.3 Litre Diesel engine.