Czech truck manufacturer Tatra Trucks making inroads in Middle East, Asia, looking to increase workforce, writes iDnes

The Czech truck manufacturer Tatra Trucks, owned since 2013 by Jaroslav Strnad, is making new inroads in Middle Eastern and Asian markets, looking to increase its workforce by some 200, the Czech daily iDnes reported on Monday, noting that the manufacturer wants to build 1,300 vehicles this year. In 2015, it rolled out 858. the truck producer recently signed military contracts in Egypt and Jordan, with India looming as a promising market, the daily writes. In its heyday in Communist Czechoslovakia, the then state-owned truck maker produced some 15,000 vehicles annually.

Author: Jan Velinger