Tatra expects to build 1200 trucks in 2016; A production increase to 1700 units is expected for 2017

Kopřivnice (Novojičínsko) – Truckmaker Tatra produced in the first three quarters of this year 876 vehicles. It was about 26 trucks more than the complete last year.

“We are poised to meet the 1300 production target vehicles. Next year, our ambitions have been significantly higher: The plan is to produce and sell 1,700 vehicles,” said CEO Tatra Trucks Martin Bednarz.

More than 1,000 tracks per year produced the Tatra last time in 2008. “Due to increased production cadence drove the company into two, in some plants on three shifts. The increased production volume had to adapt and subcontractors,” said Martinek.

Since the beginning of Tatra adopted more than 310 new employees. Total now has over 1,300 permanent staff. In recent weeks, the truckbuilder states filled through an extensive recruitment campaign and was now looking for individuals only.

Bendarz said that the average wage at Tatra exceeds CZK 30,000 gross per month. “Tatra addition to famous brands and interesting work on the unique utility vehicles offers candidates several technical professions wages above the average of the Region. Therefore, he, despite the general lack of technically educated workforce able to obtain the necessary personnel,” said the CEO. He added that Tatra also invested in production, particularly in machine technology, painting and workplaces diagnostics, and gradually improves appearance of an area where communication and corrects the building.

Tatra reached in 2015 net profit of 390 million kroner (about one-third higher than in 2014) and sales to 3.7 billion crowns. Tatra Trucks, who carmaker owns, among Czech entrepreneurs Jaroslav Strnad and Rene Matera. Tatra won in 2013 at an auction where she was due to debts. Since then, the truckmaker improved.

Production of Tatra trucks since 1988

Source: Tatra Trucks