Laurin & Klement
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Industry | Automotive |
Founded | 1895 |
Founder | Václav Laurin and Václav Klement |
Headquarters | Mladá Boleslav, Bohemia, Austria-Hungary |
Products | Automobiles |
Laurin & Klement (1895–1925) was a Czech automobile, motorcycle and bicycle manufacturer in Mladá Boleslav, Bohemia; and it is the predecessor of Škoda Auto.
The company was founded in 1895, and named after its two founders: Václav Laurin (born 27 September 1865, died 4 December 1930), and Václav Klement (born 16 October 1868, died 13 August 1938).
Car production commenced in 1905, and the company soon became the largest car manufacturer in Austria-Hungary. In 1925 the company was acquired by the Škoda Works, and operated henceforth under the brand Škoda Auto (Škoda).
Models
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Laurint & Klement A (1905)
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Laurint & Klement BS (1907)
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Laurin & Klement 110 (1925)
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Laurin & Klement vehicles. |
- Biography of company founders (in Czech)
- Brief history with lots of model images (in Czech)