17/05/2007

TATRA raises profit to 395 million in 2006 The Joint-Stock company TATRA, based on audited consolidated results (Note.: They include results of the parent automobile factory and all the affiliated companies), reached in the year 2006 sales in the amount of 6,062 milliard koruna, which is by 15 percent more than in foregoing year 2005 and reached profit 395 million koruna. TATRA, a. s. itself reached last year sales in the amount of 4,465 milliard koruna, which is by 22 percent more than in 2005, and reached profit 261 million koruna. The Joint-Stock company TATRA sold in the year 2006 1607 trucks in aggregate, whereas in 2005, it was 1309 cars. Sales of military cars made up last year thirty percent, the rest seventy percent was for civil version of the trucks. In reached sales and year-on-year growth the most significant participation was in particular the territory of the Czech Republic, Slovak Republic, Russia and India. All affiliated companies of Tatra reached in 2006 a growth of sales and all ended the year 2006 with positive trading income. Profit of separate companies had the following values: Taforge a.s. 19 million koruna, Tafonco a.s. 27 million koruna and Tawesco, s.r.o.