1900 - 1919

  • 1906

    A spark-ignition engine of the company’s own design with an OHC valve mechanism and a hemispherical combustion chamber.

  • 1907

    The first omnibus – the L type.

  • 1908

    The first full-drive towing vehicle – R type (Jaguar).

  • 1914

    The first mass-produced trucks, the NW-TL2 and NW-TL4.

  • 1915

    The first passenger car with brakes on all four wheels – the U type.

  • 1918

    Name changed to Kopřivnická vozovka (Nesselsdorfer Wagenbau).

  • 1919

    The “TATRA” brand used for NW-TL4 trucks for the first time.