Laurin & Klement
Laurin & Klement was a Czech automobile, motorcycle and bicycle manufacturing company founded in 1895 in Mladá Boleslav, Kingdom of Bohemia, by automotive pioneers Václav Laurin and Václav Klement. Car production commenced in 1905, and the company soon became the largest car manufacturer in Austria-Hungary. It was acquired by industrial conglomerate Škoda Works in 1925 and re-branded as Škoda Auto, which is today the largest car manufacturer in the Czech Republic and a part of the Volkswagen Group.
Laurin & Klement
August Scherl (24 July 1849 – 18 April 1921) · https: anno.onb.ac.at/cgi-content/anno-plus?aid=sib datum=1909 page=442 · Public domain
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- Laurin & Klement
- Founded
- 1895
- Headquarters
- Mladá Boleslav
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• Name — Laurin & Klement • Introduced — 1895 • Currentowner — Škoda Auto (Volkswagen Group)
Key facts
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• Name — Laurin & Klement • Type — Private • Founder — * Václav Laurin • Václav Klement • Hq Location — Mladá Boleslav, Kingdom of Bohemia, Austria-Hungary • Industry — Automotive • Fate — Reincorporated • Successor — Škoda Auto
History
History
The company was founded in 1895 and engaged in the production of new bicycles as well as doing repairs, their first bicycles being called Slavia. The company was 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). Today, the Laurin & Klement name is used by Škoda Auto to distinguish especially luxurious editions of some of their car models (Yeti, Octavia, Superb and Kodiaq). • Illustration — Founders Václav Klement (left) and Václav Laurin (right, both highlighted) next to the Czechoslovak president Tomáš Masaryk • Illustration — Laurin & Klement logo • Illustration — Škoda and Laurin & Klement hood ornament and plaques • Illustration — Statue of Laurin & Klement at the Škoda Museum
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Laurin & Klement appears in the authority records of the Deutsche Nationalbibliothek as an organisation (established 18 December 1895; dissolved 27 June 1925). The founding of Laurin & Klement is recorded on 18 December 1895 and its dissolution on 27 June 1925; the seat is recorded as Mladá Boleslav.
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• Laurin & Klement A (1905) • Laurin & Klement B (1906) • Laurin & Klement C (1906) • Laurin & Klement E (1906) • Laurin & Klement B2 (1907) • Laurin & Klement C2 (1907) • Laurin & Klement FC (1907) (racing car) • Laurin & Klement FCS (1908) (racing car) • Laurin & Klement BS (1908) • Laurin & Klement EN (1909) • Laurin & Klement FCR (1909) (racing car) • Laurin & Klement ENS (1910) • Laurin & Klement T / Ta (1914) • Laurin & Klement MK6 (Laurin & Klement MK6 / 445 / 450) (1920) • Laurin & Klement A (1922) (Laurin & Klement A / 100) (1922) • Laurin & Klement 105 (1923) • Laurin & Klement 150 (1923) • Laurin & Klement 350 (1925) • Laurin & Klement 110 (1925) • Laurin & Klement 120 (1925) • Škoda 360 (Laurin & Klement 360) (1926) • Illustration — Laurin & Klement Typ 1 motorcycle (1903) • Illustration — Laurin & Klement tricycle • Illustration — Laurint & Klement Typ A (1906) • Illustration — Laurin & Klement Typ A • Illustration — Laurin & Klement S • Illustration — Laurin & Klement S • Illustration — Laurin & Klement S • Illustration — Laurin & Klement bus • Illustration — Laurin & Klement RK-M • Illustration — Laurin & Klement Škoda 110
Historische Automobile und Fahrräder
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Laurin Klement B2 10-12 (1907-1908)
Österreichische Fahrrad- und Automobil-Zeitung · https: anno.onb.ac.at/cgi-content/anno?aid=ofa datum=19060910 seite=5
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1895
Laurin & Klement established.
1895
Laurin & Klement is recorded from 1895.
1925
Laurin & Klement ceased.
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- “Laurin & Klement”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading
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- Gemeinsame Normdatei 1402142447, Laurin & Klement.
General reference · Deutsche Nationalbibliothek
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Gemeinsame Normdatei 1402142447, Laurin & Klement.Deutsche Nationalbibliothek
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