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The Czech Republic is the traditional significant player in the automotive business in Europe. The first 4 wheel vehicles were made in Tatra Kopřivnice in 1895 (the name of the car was President) and in Škoda Mladá Boleslav in 1905 (the car called Voiturette A).
The growth of multiple producers in the market continued by the WWII, the business was reorganized and replanned in the socialist era from 1948. The major automotive business growth is noticed after the Velvet revolution in 1989, mainly accelerated after VW Group taking over Škoda Auto in 1992. The business became international, acquired the proper competencies and has built the EU and global competitiveness in design, development, production, distribution and service of the automotive products – cars, systems, components, materials etc. The state of the art R&D and manufacturing capabilities were built over the years, there are many corporate R&D centers built closely to the production facilities (eg. Škoda Auto, Tatra, Hella Forvia , OP Mobility, Bosch, Valeo, Schaeffler, etc.) or standalone, supporting the production plants abroad (Porsche Engineering, ZKW, Magna, Lumax Industries, Marelli Automotive Lighting, Prettl, Uno Minda, Lightworks Manufaktur etc.)
The current models produced by the OEMs in Czechia by Škoda Auto, Hyundai Motor Manufacturing Co, Toyota Motor Czech, Tatra Trucks and Iveco Busses are at the top levels of their segments in the automotive markets. ICE, PHEV, Hybrid, BEV and Hydrogen driven vehicles are Made in Czechia:
