Tatra (company)
| Company type | Private |
|---|---|
| Industry | Automotive industry |
| Founded | 1850 (original) 1897 (as a car manufacturer) |
| Founder | Ignaz Schustala |
| Headquarters | Kopřivnice, Moravian-Silesian Region, Czech Republic |
Area served | Worldwide (except Japan, and North America) |
Key people | Hugo Fischer von Roeslerstamm (designer) Hans Ledwinka (designer) Julius Mackerle (designer) Lukáš Andrýsek (CEO) |
| Products | Automobiles, wagons, carriages, trucks |
| Revenue | CZK 5.4 billion (2016) |
| 215,226,000 Czech koruna (2023) | |
| CZK 482 million (2016) | |
| Total assets | 8,769,346,000 Czech koruna (2023) |
| Owner |
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Number of employees | 1,658 (2016) |
| Website | tatratrucks |
Tatra is a Czech brand headquartered in Kopřivnice its the third oldest vehicle manufacturer in the world.[1]
Brief History
It was founded in 1850 as Ignatz Schustala & Cie. In 1890 it became a joint-stock company and in 1897 it was renamed to Nesselsdorfer Wagenbau-Fabriksgesellschaft. the Nesselsdorfer Wagenbau-Fabriksgesellschaft produced the Präsident, the first first factory-produced automobile with a petrol engine to be made in Central and Eastern Europe
References
- ↑ "About the Company". Tatratrucks.