In Czech agricultural machinery producer ZETOR TRACTORS, Cologne-based DEUTZ AG was able to secure another partner for long-term cooperation in the agricultural equipment sector. The focus of the Brno-based corporation is on the manufacture of tractors and attachment systems such as a front-end loaders. ZETOR produces tractors in the performance range from 60 to 150 hp at its plant in the Czech Republic. They are primarily destined for the European market but also are sold in North America. In the future, new model series of tractors that ZETOR TRACTORS a.s. plans to introduce in 2015 and 2016, will be equipped with DEUTZ engines of the TCD 2.9 L4 and TCD 6.1 L6 model series.
"We are pleased to have gained a new partner in ZETOR that is based in Central Europe. Our partnership with the Czech tractor manufacturer ZETOR will reinforce our presence in the European market. This new OEM will further broaden the base of our business model in agricultural equipment," says Michael Wellenzohn, DEUTZ AG Board of Management, Sales/Service and Marketing.
DEUTZ to enter into new partnership with Zetor
Through its new partnership, Deutz will provide its TCD 2.9 L4 and TCD 6.1 L6 engines to Zetor Tractors, a Czech producer of agricultural machinery.
December 12, 2014
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