Experienced and successful truck racing team Buggyra will enter next year’s Dakar wit a new racing truck with Tatra chassis technology.
After Buggyra finally pushed through the engine GYRTECH the world’s most prestigious long-distance truck competitions, Rally Dakar, came the construction of a common racing special. He will be seen in Most.
Although the signing of the bilateral agreement with Tatra was only signed last week, both the partners intend to introduce prototype racing special TATRA 815 – BUGGYRA (FAT BOY) this weekend in Most.
Date: August 26, 2013 Category: Buggyra Team
“I hope that everything will befall and next to David’s” big boy “(BIG BOY) present in wine, and” fatty “(FAT BOY)” describes the birth of the prototype TATRA athletic director Buggyras Jan Kalivoda.
In addition to the machine on which the current best Čech Martin Kolomý defend fifth position from last year’s Dakar, going Buggyra in conjunction with Tatra construction of the second prototype. He further states as technical director Buggyras Ing. Robin Dolejš will be used solely for testing purposes. “No point in disguise that we Dakar attracts. General of us knows that we have no problem with the adoption of technological challenges. Several times we have proved that we rally racing to offer and we firmly believe that it is not “only” work on aggregate. “
Beginning of a new era.
Connection Tatra – Buggyra considers development director Tatry Mr. Radomir Smolka for strong technology partnership that will improve competitiveness in the long-haul truck competitions. “By working together, we hope above all ensuring a robust and intensive test program, carried out primarily on the destination of the vehicle. Subsequently, with the development and implementation of cutting-edge and proven technologies, which has Buggyra experience. It has in the past seemed directed private teams as completely unrealistic. “
According Kalivody the connection Tatra brand and Buggyra logical result of its cooperation. “It’s a long-term project in which we present the top technological maturity of two strong brands Czech world format. We have a lot of work. For BUGGYRA is the beginning of a new era. “
After Buggyra finally pushed through the engine GYRTECH the world’s most prestigious long-distance truck competitions, Rally Dakar, came the construction of a common racing special. It will be seen in Most this weekend.
Although the signing of the bilateral agreement with Tatra was only signed last week, both the partners intend to introduce prototype racing special TATRA 815 – BUGGYRA (FAT BOY) this weekend in Most.
“I hope that everything will befall and next to David’s” big boy “(BIG BOY) present in wine, and” fatty “(FAT BOY)” describes the birth of the prototype TATRA athletic director Buggyras Jan Kalivoda.
In addition to the machine on which the current best Čech Martin Kolomý defend fifth position from last year’s Dakar, going Buggyra in conjunction with Tatra construction of the second prototype. He further states as technical director Buggyras Ing. Robin Dolejš will be used solely for testing purposes. ”No point in disguise that we Dakar attracts. General of us knows that we have no problem with the adoption of technological challenges. Several times we have proved that we rally racing to offer and we firmly believe that it is not “only” work on aggregate. “
Connection Tatra – Buggyra considers development director Tatry Mr. Radomir Smolka for strong technology partnership that will improve competitiveness in the long-haul truck competitions. “By working together, we hope above all ensuring a robust and intensive test program, carried out primarily on the destination of the vehicle. Subsequently, with the development and implementation of cutting-edge and proven technologies, which has Buggyra experience. It has in the past seemed directed private teams as completely unrealistic. “
According Kalivody the connection Tatra brand and Buggyra logical result of its cooperation. ”It’s a long-term project in which we present the top technological maturity of two strong brands Czech world format. We have a lot of work. For BUGGYRA is the beginning of a new era. “
http://www.eurotransport.de/news/truck-rallye-buggyra-und-tatra-fahren-zusammen-die-dakar-6505262.html
http://www.buggyra.com/?page=zpravy&clanek=943
August 30th, 2013
Koprivnica (Novojičínsko) – CEO kopřivnické Tatra Ronald Adams is retiring. The company leaves the 31st July. ČTK today announced the Tatra Radek Ivaniškin. Since the takeover by new owners, who in March this year it acquired at auction, I did not really venture Adams.
American Adams worked in Tatra in various capacities since 2001, originally as a representative of American shareholders on the Supervisory Board. Since 2006, when the automaker four Czech and foreign investors took over, Adams was CEO and Chairman of the Board. Due to debts, but this year Tatra ended auction.
A spokesman for Tatra Trucks, which now include automobile, Andrej Čírtek said that although the Adams still had, but did not perform it. “His competence after the change of ownership took over the car from the beginning chairman of Tatra Trucks Petr Rusek and Vice Chairman Radek Strouhal,” said Čírtek.
Server economist said today that Adams was involved in the car as CEO only with regard to a contract under negotiation Middle East, which has now been closed. Ivaniškin told that this is the most important job in recent years. Tatra supplies to the Middle East automobiles and manufacturing equipment worth 4.5 billion crowns. For more information on the offer yet by Čírtka can not provide. Ivaniškin said the team led by Adams worked to negotiate a contract for three years.
Adams is currently facing charges of corruption. The case deals with the court in Brno. According to the prosecution offered Adams at IDET 2009 in Brno, then-Deputy Defense Minister Martin Bartak bribe of 20 million crowns for ensuring that military contracts for the company Tatra. Adams refuses to blame, Bartak said the fair just met and greeted.
Author: ČTK www.ctk.cz
Koprivnica (Novojičínsko) – CEO kopřivnické Tatra Ronald Adams is retiring. The company leaves the 31st July. ČTK today announced the Tatra Radek Ivaniškin. Since the takeover by new owners, who in March this year it acquired at auction, I did not really venture Adams.
American Adams worked in Tatra in various capacities since 2001, originally as a representative of American shareholders on the Supervisory Board. Since 2006, when the automaker four Czech and foreign investors took over, Adams was CEO and Chairman of the Board. Due to debts, but this year Tatra ended auction.
A spokesman for Tatra Trucks, which now include automobile, Andrej Čírtek said that although the Adams still had, but did not perform it. “His competence after the change of ownership took over the car from the beginning chairman of Tatra Trucks Petr Rusek and Vice Chairman Radek Strouhal,” said Čírtek.
Server economist said today that Adams was involved in the car as CEO only with regard to a contract under negotiation Middle East, which has now been closed. Ivaniškin told that this is the most important job in recent years. Tatra supplies to the Middle East automobiles and manufacturing equipment worth 4.5 billion crowns. For more information on the offer yet by Čírtka can not provide. Ivaniškin said the team led by Adams worked to negotiate a contract for three years.
Adams is currently facing charges of corruption. The case deals with the court in Brno. According to the prosecution offered Adams at IDET 2009 in Brno, then-Deputy Defense Minister Martin Bartak bribe of 20 million crowns for ensuring that military contracts for the company Tatra. Adams refuses to blame, Bartak said the fair just met and greeted.
Author: ČTK www.ctk.cz
July 31st, 2013
Kopřivnická Tatra has another job for their current employees. After three years of negotiations to ensure the company’s new management contract for $ 4.5 billion.
The contract concerns the supply of cars and manufacturing facilities in the Middle East.Who buys a car from Tatry, is not yet known.A company spokesperson Andrej Čírtek was due to business confidentiality specific.
“It’s very important contract and we need more such contracts in order to gradually increase production capacity to somewhere to 3 thousand cars a year, which could cope with the current capital. With this, it would přibírali other employees. ”
This year’s annual production of the carmaker for 880 cars, last year sold a total of 531 A and its subsidiaries have about 2,000 employees.
This year, from March to the end of June the company had operating profit of over 83 million, turnover exceeded 762 million. But because of growing debt auction ended. From this spring two shareholders own car company. Of the 65 percent Jaroslav Strnad and 35 percent of the company Promet Tools.
http://www.ceskatelevize.cz/ct24/ekonomika/236431-novymi-vozy-tatra-nyni-budou-jezdit-i-na-blizkem-vychode/
July 31st, 2013
Brno – Information has leaked from the file on the case of U.S. citizen Ronald Adams, former director general of the Czech Tatra lorry maker, charged with corruption, and key witnesses have got access to documents with classified data, his defence counsel Radek Ondrus told reporters today.
“Massive information leak has occurred. This is why we have initiated the investigation to find out whether the abuse of public office was committed,” Ondrus said.
The trial of Adams continues at the Brno Municipal Court today without him since he had asked for the court proceedings in his absence beforehand.
According to the charges, Adams offered a 20-million-crown bribe to then deputy defence minister Martin Bartak in exchange for the Defence Ministry placing further military orders with Tatra, during the negotiations about the supply of off-road vehicles for the Czech military in 2009.
If found guilty, Adams faces up to five years in prison.
Bartak, who accused Adams of corruption, and arms dealer Michal Smrz are witnesses in this case.
Bartak said Adams had talked about the bribe at the IDET trade fair in Brno in 2009. Adams dismissed it.
However, Bartak and Smrz are charged with bribery in an interconnected case.
Smrz´s testimony was read in court in his absence today.
Smrz, director of the MPI Group arms company, testified that Adams had offered a bribe to him, too, previously for arranging orders for Tatra. Later Adams wanted to hire him as a lobbyist and he offered him 20 million crowns to secure a meeting with the prime minister, Smrz said.
“I did not offer a meeting with (then PM Mirek) Topolanek, he (Adams) asked for it himself,” Smrz said, calling Adams “a liar and fraudster.”
However, Ondrus said today´s testimony by Smrz was not connected with the alleged bribery at the IDET fair.
Smrz and Bartak are accused in another corruption case. Bartak allegedly asked for a bribe to solve the problem Tatra faced with the supplies for the Czech military. Adams will be a witness in this case that is yet to be proceeded.
The Prague Municipal Court will deal with the case.
http://www.ceskenoviny.cz/news/zpravy/info-from-czech-tatra-u-s-manager-adams-file-leaked-lawyer/964584
July 23rd, 2013
Lorry maker Tatra has operating profit under new owner
ČTK | 18 JULY 2013
Koprivnice, North Moravia, July 17 (CTK) – Czech lorry maker Tatra made an operating profit of Kc83.8m on a turnover of Kc762.1m under a new owner in a period of March 15 to June 30, Tatra Trucks spokesman Andrej Cirtek told CTK Wednesday.
The Koprivnice-based firm belongs to Tatra Trucks.
Former owners had not published business results of the company last year.
“Short-term objectives, that is resumption of production and fast growth of the company’s efficiency have been fulfilled,” said deputy chairman of the board of directors of Tatra Trucks Radek Strouhal.
Tatra has plans to produce 880 vehicles this year. The capacity of the production line has risen from three to four lorries a day. In the future the daily volume is expected to rise to five vehicles amid maintaining one-shift operations, said Cirtek.
Tatra believes to get a boost from a new product it has developed, a vehicle adapted to move across the field. It has been developed for farmers to replace a tractor.
“We are now visiting our old/new customers in the Near and the Middle East, India, Russia, Central Asia and in other places creating foundations of a future growth,” said board chairman Petr Rusek.
The current capacity is sufficient to make around 3,000 cars a year with the use of more shift operations, a level the firm plans to achieve in the years ahead, said Rusek.
A new managerial team led by Petr Karasek has joined the firm this week. Its priority is working out a development strategy of the firm.
Vratislav Kulhanek and Petr Hrdlicka are members of the team.
Tatra is a traditional lorry manufacturer. Four Czech and foreign investors represented by Ronald Adams of the USA had controlled Tatra from 2006. This year, however, Tatra was put up for auction over its debts, its value put at Kc1.765bn. Tatra’s debt amounted to Kc1.5bn.
As of April of the year the firm is in the hands of Czech entrepreneur Jaroslav Strnad (65 percent) and of Promet Tools owned by Czech businessman Rene Matera (35 percent).
Lorry maker Tatra has operating profit under new owner
ČTK | 18 JULY 2013
Koprivnice, North Moravia, July 17 (CTK) – Czech lorry maker Tatra made an operating profit of Kc83.8m on a turnover of Kc762.1m under a new owner in a period of March 15 to June 30, Tatra Trucks spokesman Andrej Cirtek told CTK Wednesday.
The Koprivnice-based firm belongs to Tatra Trucks.
Former owners had not published business results of the company last year.
“Short-term objectives, that is resumption of production and fast growth of the company’s efficiency have been fulfilled,” said deputy chairman of the board of directors of Tatra Trucks Radek Strouhal.
Tatra has plans to produce 880 vehicles this year. The capacity of the production line has risen from three to four lorries a day. In the future the daily volume is expected to rise to five vehicles amid maintaining one-shift operations, said Cirtek.
Tatra believes to get a boost from a new product it has developed, a vehicle adapted to move across the field. It has been developed for farmers to replace a tractor.
“We are now visiting our old/new customers in the Near and the Middle East, India, Russia, Central Asia and in other places creating foundations of a future growth,” said board chairman Petr Rusek.
The current capacity is sufficient to make around 3,000 cars a year with the use of more shift operations, a level the firm plans to achieve in the years ahead, said Rusek.
A new managerial team led by Petr Karasek has joined the firm this week. Its priority is working out a development strategy of the firm.
Vratislav Kulhanek and Petr Hrdlicka are members of the team.
Tatra is a traditional lorry manufacturer. Four Czech and foreign investors represented by Ronald Adams of the USA had controlled Tatra from 2006. This year, however, Tatra was put up for auction over its debts, its value put at Kc1.765bn. Tatra’s debt amounted to Kc1.5bn.
As of April of the year the firm is in the hands of Czech entrepreneur Jaroslav Strnad (65 percent) and of Promet Tools owned by Czech businessman Rene Matera (35 percent).
July 19th, 2013
(Sent by Robert Keil)
July 19th, 2013
8.7.2013
NEWSLETTER INSTAFOREX LOPRAIS TEAM
On stage in the first stage
The first stage of a total length of 744 km from Tambov to Volgograd containing two speed trials is successfully behind us.
Aleš Loprais shared emotions of the way and achieved the third place in the stage:
“We experienced an initial baptism of fire with the Queen. The girl still has a lot of childhood diseases. We have finished the trucks literally a minute before the technical acceptances, so we had to count with all of this. Wipers did not work for a while which is an unpleasant thing if you have to go with it over 400 km. Although it was not raining we got through few muddy places that we had to pass through. I sent everything to the navigator to have clean at least my part of windscreen, which is the only solution in terms of safety. We had also a little problem with fuel supply. The car horn and acoustic overtaking device also stuck. The overtaking acoustic device Sentinnel also incredibly roared into the headphones till the finish. But we had to resist. The headache lasted for over 60 km and then the locomotive horn failed. However, we gradually interact with a successor to the Princess and the podium finish surprised the whole team and me pleasantly. We continue in testing the Queen and gradually tune the dampers and the other setups. And we keep going on!”
The crew 306 ended in the first stage on the 14th position.
You can watch both of our crews here:
http://silkwayrally.ru/en/competitors/301/
http://silkwayrally.ru/en/competitors/306/
The map of route is here:
http://vulcain.iritrack.net/tdcom/eviewer/swr2013/
The results are on our web:
http://www.loprais.cz/dakar/cz/vysledky
Or you can find them on the official page of the Silk Way Rally:
http://silkwayrally.ru/en/livetiming2/1/
Tomorrow’s second stage will lead in the footsteps of history around Volgograd. The speed trial 2A will be from 40% consist of sinuous tracks on hard ground, from 50% of sandy tracks and from 10% of dunes. Two new timed sectors in a region the rally will pass through for the first time. This stage has historical significance, as this year is the 70th anniversary of the Battle of Stalingrad. A particularly important event that will honor the 100s of thousands of soldiers who made the ultimate sacrifice in saving the world from fascism.
The speed trial will feature everything the Silk Way is known for: fast rolling tracks, alternating with tighter sections that on occasion will be rocky. The drivers will have to give this stage their undivided attention. Then the dunes and off-road section where navigation will make the difference.
Then comes a neutralization zone on the motorway that will take the competitors to the start of the 2nd speed trial.
The speed trial 2B (“The joy of driving”) will consist from 35% of sinuous tracks on hard ground and from 65% of fast tracks. The competitors will then have 120 more km of the speed trial on varied and unpredictable terrain, where the drivers and co-drivers will share the same pleasure.
A short 18 km liaison section will lead the field back to Volgograd.
Hopefully the windscreen washers and wipers will work tomorrow and the Queen will quickly grow up…
We wish you successful upcoming working or rather vacation week.
July 8th, 2013
Brno, July 2 (CTK) – The long awaited trial of U.S. citizen Ronald Adams, former director general Czech Tatra lorry maker, who is charged with corruption, started at the Brno Municipal Court yesterday.
According to the charges, Adams offered a 20-million-crown bribe to then deputy defence minister Martin Bartak during the negotiations about the supply of off-road vehicles for the Czech military.
Adams did not appear in court since he had asked for the court proceedings in his absence beforehand.
His testimony in which he denied the corruption charges was read in court yesterday.
If found guilty, Adams faces up to five years in prison.
Bartak, who accused Adams of corruption, will testify in the trial as a witness. Bartak said Adams had talked about the bribe at the IDET trade fair in Brno in 2009. Adams dismissed it.
However, Bartak himself has been charged with bribery in an interconnected case. He allegedly asked for a bribe to solve the problem Tatra faced with the supplies for the Czech military. Adams will be a witness in this case that is yet to be proceeded.
According to the police, Adams offered Bartak a bribe in exchange for the Defence Ministry placing further military orders with Tatra.
Adams says about the case he had several negotiations with influential businessman and lobbyist Michal Smrz in February 2008. Smrz allegedly conveyed to him high-ranking people’s requirement for a bribe that was to ensure a problem-free completion of the delivery of 588 off-road vehicles for the Czech military for 2.7 billion crowns. The charges are based on Smrz and Bartak’s testimony.
July 3rd, 2013
In March 2012, Gen VK Singh had said that Lt Gen Tejinder Singh had offered him Rs 14 crore to clear a tranche of 600 Tatra trucks for the army. He also alleged that the offer, made in September 2010, was on behalf of Ravi Rishi, owner of Vectra group.
More: http://www.dnaindia.com/india/1855932/report-tatra-bribery-case-being-closed-under-pressure-gen-vk-singh
July 2nd, 2013
Tatra going “tatraktor” hybrid tractor and truck
Tatra Phoenix. Author: Tatra
Yesterday 15:53
Koprivnica – Kopřivnická Tatra promises a lot of news this year, agricultural vehicle, which tatrováci study called “tatraktor”. Special šestikolové vehicle is adapted to move across the field.
“It’s basically a replacement for large tractors that pull trailers,” said Radek Strouhal, vice-chairman of Tatra Trucks, which now include automobile.
The vehicle has three axles, and at speeds up to 40 kilometers per hour has steerable front and rear axle. “On the road to Tatra looks like a normal car. Arrives at the field , slow down, switch on the control of both axles and begins to behave like a tractor, “said Strouhal. The car is built on the latest module Tatra, Tatra Phoenix.
Tatra is most applicable in the toughest terrains. On asphalt roads by Strouhal does not make much sense, it is most useful on the roads in winter, when the snow gets too out of the situation that other vehicles can not. “Tatra is truly unique that you can deal with the terrain, with which other vehicles can not cope. Targeting primarily the construction, or the mining sector, or at all as minerals mining, and gas and the like. Targeting of course the firefighters who are our very esteemed and important customers because fire Tatra vehicles have a long tradition, “said Vice Chairman.
Phoenix offers the cabin comfort, which is especially drivers who work behind the wheel all day. According Strouhal but the application does not come even classic Tatra 815 It is suitable for driving more extreme terrain, which does not take long and dual suspension by the contrary, it could be a nuisance. The use of such finds such as the fire service.
Tatra is able to auto adjusted to suit individual customer needs. This entails but carries a downside: it automaker produces very small series vehicles, and production is so routine rather than serial. “Tatra is now live around 330 applications, it is really a huge number,” said Strouhal. It is, therefore, the importance of Tatra sold models most unify.
Tatra is a traditional manufacturer of trucks. Since 2006, it controlled the four Czech and foreign investors represented by American Ronald Adams. Because of the debts but this year the automaker ended the auction. Its value was set at 1.765 billion crowns, while its liabilities amounted to approximately 1.5 billion. From April carmaker own 65 percent Jaroslav Strnad and 35 percent of the company Promet Tools René Matera. This year has Tatra plans to produce 880 cars.
Author: ČTK
Tatra going “tatraktor” hybrid tractor and truck
Tatra Phoenix. Author: Tatra
Koprivnica – Kopřivnická Tatra promises a lot of news this year, agricultural vehicle, which tatra study called “tatraktor”. Special šestikolové vehicle is adapted to move across the field.
“It’s basically a replacement for large tractors that pull trailers,” said Radek Strouhal, vice-chairman of Tatra Trucks, which now include automobiles.
The vehicle has three axles, and at speeds up to 40 kilometers per hour has steerable front and rear axle. “On the road to Tatra looks like a normal truck. Arrives at the field , slow down, switch on the control of both axles and begins to behave like a tractor, “said Strouhal. The car is built on the latest module Tatra, Tatra Phoenix.
Tatra is most applicable in the toughest terrains. On asphalt roads their characteristics does not make much sense, it is most useful on the roads in winter, when the snow gets too out of the situation that other vehicles can not. “Tatra is truly unique that you can deal with the terrain, with which other vehicles can not cope. Targeting primarily the construction, or the mining sector, or at all as minerals mining, and gas and the like. Targeting of course the firefighters who are our very esteemed and important customers because fire Tatra vehicles have a long tradition, “said Vice Chairman.
Phoenix offers the cabin comfort, which is especially drivers who work behind the wheel all day. According Strouhal but the application does not come even classic Tatra 815 It is suitable for driving more extreme terrain, which does not take long and dual suspension by the contrary, it could be a nuisance. The use of such finds such as the fire service.
Tatra is able to auto adjusted to suit individual customer needs. This entails but carries a downside: it automaker produces very small series vehicles, and production is so routine rather than serial. “Tatra is now live around 330 applications, it is really a huge number,” said Strouhal. It is, therefore, the importance of Tatra sold models most unify.
Tatra is a traditional manufacturer of trucks. Since 2006, it controlled the four Czech and foreign investors represented by American Ronald Adams. Because of the debts but this year the automaker ended the auction. Its value was set at 1.765 billion crowns, while its liabilities amounted to approximately 1.5 billion. From April carmaker own 65 percent Jaroslav Strnad and 35 percent of the company Promet Tools René Matera. This year has Tatra plans to produce 880 cars.
Author: ČTK
June 23rd, 2013
