Trnavské Automobilové Závody
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Trnava
Trnava is a city in western Slovakia, 47 km to the north-east of Bratislava, on the Trnávka river. It is the capital of a kraj and of an okres . It was the seat of a Roman Catholic archbishopric . The city has a historic center...
, Slovakia
Slovakia
The Slovak Republic is a landlocked state in Central Europe. It has a population of over five million and an area of about . Slovakia is bordered by the Czech Republic and Austria to the west, Poland to the north, Ukraine to the east and Hungary to the south...
, that produced cars between 1973 and 1999. When the company folded the manufacturing rights to the van TAZ 1500
Škoda 1203
Škoda 1203, Škoda 1203 M, TAZ-Š 1203 and TAZ 1500 was a car which was produced from 1968 to 1999 in Vrchlabí and Trnava by AZV Škoda and TAZ. The vehicle is still being produced by a small manufacturer near Vrchlabí in the Czech Republic. Plans for production were first drawn up in 1956. Political...
(earlier Škoda 1203) was bought by Ocelot Auto. TAZ was one part of the Škoda-Factories
Škoda Auto
Škoda Auto , more commonly known as Škoda, is an automobile manufacturer based in the Czech Republic. Škoda became a wholly owned subsidiary of the Volkswagen Group in 2000, positioned as the entry brand to the group...
. Before the production of the 1203/1500 TAZ was a producer of automobile-parts and home appliances manufacturer.