Zetor Tractors

Zetor is a Czechoslovak brand that was founded in the 2nd largest city of Czechoslovakia named ar Brno. While being located in the heart of Europe. Zetor was an important exporter for not just tractors but also for engines powering cars, motorcycles, and machines. The major markets of Zetor consisted of Ireland, Poland, Denmark, Belgium, etc. Zetor was established with a vision to manufacture cheap, lower-weight tractors which can be mass-produced. With this, the first Zetor tractor was launched modeled named as Z 25 on the 15th of March 1946. With this successful launch, the brand was invested in designing and manufacturing more actors to meet the global demand. With affordable and fuel-efficient tractors, the Czechoslovak brand was successful in selling 10,000 tractors in just 3 years. With constant up-gradation, the brand was successful in producing higher-capacity engines. With being a European brand it was known for its quality and fuel-efficient engines. Zetor holds many to be ‘1st’ tags in the tractor industry. The list is long but the two notable contributions are of the Unified tractor series which had many breakthrough features including the first safety cabin on a tractor. Secondly, in 1975 Zetor launched the first tractor with a 6 cylinder engine. Zetor was a public company of Czechoslovakia till 1993. In the year 1993, the company was privatized. Later on, due to lack of government support and poor demand for tractors the company was financially unstable. Late on, HTC holding bought major shares into the company and gave Zetor tractors a new life.

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