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This table shows the Škoda car models still being made. The Popular in the late 1930s is an example of a popular car.ĭuring World War II, when Nazi Germany had invaded Czechoslovakia, the Škoda works was turned into part of Reichswerke Hermann Göring. Škoda was successful again after an economic depression. Most things made later were under the Škoda name. It was bought by Škoda Works, a firearms maker. However, in 1924, the company looked for a partner after running into problems. The back of a Škoda Popular Special on display at the Sportauto Museum, Lány, Kladno District, Czech RepublicĪfter World War I, the Laurin-Klement company began making trucks. By 1905 the company was making automobiles. The company was set up both within Austria-Hungary and all over the world. The first model, Voiturette A, was a success. Shortly after, the press said that they were the makers of the first motorcycle. In 1900, when the company had 32 people working for them, motorcycles began being exported. The pair's new motorcycle went on sale in 1899. To design a safer motorcycle, the pair wrote to German specialist Robert Bosch for advice. Laurin had an accident on it, and lost one of his front teeth. Laurin & Klement's first motorcyclette was powered by an engine on the handlebars. It was made by French manufacturer Werner Brothers. In 1898, after moving to their newly-built factory, the pair bought a Werner 'motorcyclist'. Before working with Klement, Laurin was a bicycle maker in the town of Turnov.

He and Václav Laurin opened this in 1895 in Mladá Boleslav. Even though he did not have any experience, he decided to start a bicycle repair shop. It said (in English): 'If you would like an answer to your inquiry, you should try writing in a language we can understand'. When Klement got his reply, it was in German. The letter asked the company to repair the bicycle. Klement returned his bicycle to the makers, Seidel and Naumann, with a letter. In 1894, 26-year old Václav Klement (a bookseller in Mladá Boleslav) could not find any spare parts to fix his bicycle. Škoda Auto goes back to the early 1890s as a company which started out making bicycles. Škoda Works was started as a firearms maker in 1859. In 2010, 762,500 cars were sold worldwide. Škoda Auto is one of the largest car makers in Central Europe.

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