Zetor

Zetor
Company typePrivately held
IndustryAgricultural machinery
Founded1946
HeadquartersBrno, Czech Republic
ProductsTractors
Diesel engines
RevenueCZK 3.691 billion CZK (2015)
−195,902,000 Czech koruna (2018) Edit this on Wikidata
−110,967,000 Czech koruna (2018) Edit this on Wikidata
Total assets2,702,837,000 Czech koruna (2018) Edit this on Wikidata
Number of employees
681[1]
ParentHTC Holding
Websitewww.zetor.com
Zetor Headquarters in Brno

Zetor (since January 1, 2007, officially Zetor Tractors a.s.) is a Czech agricultural machinery manufacturer. It was founded in 1946. The company is based in Brno, Czech Republic. Since June 29, 2002, the only shareholder has been a Slovak company, HTC Holdings. The company manufactures tractors and tractor components (engines or transmissions).

Zetor was the first manufacturer to develop and produce tractor safety cabins.[2] In its 70-year history, Zetor has sold over 1.3 million tractors.[3] Currently, the Zetor portfolio includes six model ranges with power outputs ranging from 40 to 160 hp (30 to 120 kW).

Abroad, Zetor is represented through seven affiliations in North America, the United Kingdom, France, Germany, Poland, Slovakia and India. In 2015, 86% of total production of the company was headed to foreign countries. In addition to traditional markets such as Poland, Czech Republic, Slovakia and Germany, its products are also exported to the UK, France, Ireland and Lithuania.[1]

  1. ^ a b "Annual Report 2015" (PDF). Zetor.
  2. ^ "Historie traktorů Zetor".
  3. ^ "Zetor chce letos prodat více než čtyři tisíce traktorů". Novinky.cz (in Czech). 20 June 2016.