LIAZ (LIbereckéAutomobilové Závody – Liberec Automobil Works) is a defunct Czech and Czechoslovak manufacturer of trucks. The company was formed in 1951 by the government as a division of Škoda, incorporating eight other truck manufacturers into a single conglomerate. In 1953 LIAZ became independent of Škoda but still continued to use its name until 1984 (Škoda LIAZ). After the 1989 revolution, there was however a significant loss of production.
LIAZ's headquarters in Liberec were where the former Reichenberger Automobil Fabrik (RAF) had been located.[1] RAF operated in Liberec in 1907, in 1912 it was bought by Laurin & Klement, and in 1916 moved its production technology to Mladá Boleslav to leave Liberec's production facilities to textile entrepreneurs.
Škoda LIAZ's main truck plants were in Liberec, Rýnovice, Mnichovo Hradiště and Jablonec nad Nisou. Later on, factories in Mělník, Zvolen, Veľký Krtíš, Přerov and Holýšov were added. LIAZ has gradually grown and increased its staff and production levels - in 1975 it employed 11,000 workers and produced 13,600 utility vehicles annually. In the 1970s LIAZ was the biggest Czechoslovak truck manufacturer, with an annual production of 15,000 trucks with the plant running at full capacity.[1]
However, after the 1989 revolution and subsequent economic problems, LIAZ lost almost all of its sales and was unable to find new, and so the production gradually declined. Not even the introduction of a new, modern Škoda 400 line (Xena and Fox) could help the company to achieve better results. In 2000, the company was bought by Slovakian Sipox Holding, which however did not have enough money to finance production. Production ceased in September 2003.[2]
Tedom Truck, based in Třebíč, bought in 2006 all the rights to produce LIAZ trucks, including the factory, technical documentation, and know-how for engine production. It produced the Fox model line series and modernized older LIAZ vehicles. However, the company entered liquidation on 1 January 2010. So instead of the planned 5,000 vehicles annually, only 19 were made, of which 9 were modernized LIAZ vehicles.[3]
The LIAZ brand was bought by holding Czechoslovak Group and on 22 December 2017, LIAZ Trucks was established.[4]
1952—1958 - Škoda 706 R, developed from the pre-war 706 D
1957—1990 - Škoda 706 RT - a cab-over design with LIAZ' own 12-liter inline-six of the M 634 series[1]
1969—1990 - Škoda 706 MT - used the frame, engine, and cab of the RT, but was intended for special uses. They were fitted with splitter transmissions and planetary drive rear axles, all to increase max loads.[1]
The engine plant of LIAZ trucks has been purchased by TEDOM Trucks which has also purchased all the technical data and drawings and is now marketing LIAZ Concept Trucks under the brand of FOX. In the late nineties, LIAZ in Jablonec and Nisou was mainly producing diesel engines that were assembled and tested at the industrial estate.
The engine line production actually tested every single engine by running it and collecting various parameters about it. Every n-th engine was sent to disassembly to check for any engine tolerances. The testing rigs were called Brzda (brake) where the engine was connected to fuel, exhaust extraction piping, and electronic probes.
The industrial estate of LIAZ has also been used for the production of steam which is routinely used to heat housing estates. This highly pressurized steam is piped to smaller transformer stations around the town of Jablonec nad Nisou. In the transformer stations, the pressure is reduced and used for heating blocks of flats.
Paris-Dakar and other rallies(more information and images: [1])
1985 – first Czech team on Rallye Dakar
1985 – 1st place on Rallye des Pharaons (category: trucks over 12 t), Heritier-Kovář-Brzobohatý
1987 – 3rd place on Rallye Dakar, Moskal-Joklík-Záleský
1987 – 1st place on Rallye Jelcz, Krejsa-Brzobohatý-Joklík
1988 – 2nd place on Rallye Dakar, Moskal-Vojtíšek-Záleský
1988 – 1st place on Rallye Jelcz, Svoboda-Fajtl-Joklík
1992 – 1st place on Rallye des Pharaons (category: trucks over 12 t), Kakrda-Fajtl-Joklík
2009 1st place on Baja Spain, Macík-Macík jr.-Kalina
2009 – 2nd place on Baja Hungaria, Macík-Macík jr.
2012 – 3rd place on Rally El Chott, Spáčil-Vodrhánek-Chytka
European truck racing championship (more information and images: [2])
1987 – first Czech team in European championship
1989 – 2nd place in European championship (class: A), Frankie Vojtíšek
1989 – 1st place in Great Britain Championship, Frankie Vojtíšek
1990 – 2nd place in European championship (class: A), Frankie Vojtíšek
1990 – 1st place in Great Britain Championship, Frankie Vojtíšek
1990 – 2nd place in 24h truck race Le Mans
1993 – 3rd place in European championship (class: B), Frankie Vojtíšek
1994 – first Czech truck in class Super Race Truck
1997 – 3rd place in European championship (class: Race Truck), Frankie Vojtíšek
European truck-trial championship (more information and images: [3])
1991 – first Czech team in European championship
1991 – 1st place in European championship (class P2), Kakrda – Král
1992 – 1st place in European championship (class P2), Kakrda – Birke
1993 – 1st place in European championship (class S3), Filip – Joklík
1995 – 1st place in European championship (class P2), Filip – Záleský
References
Podbielski, Zdzisław: Samochody ciężarowe, specjalne i autobusy, Nasza Księgarnia, Warsaw, 1988, ISBN83-10-08987-2(in Polish)
^ abcdeSchauen, Till (December 2015). "Bau-genossen" [The joys of cooperative building]. Last & Kraft (in German). Vol. 24, no. 1 (December/Januar 2016). Mainz, Germany: Vereinigte Fachverlage. pp. 62–63. ISSN 1613-1606.
^Fejgl, David. "Historie podniku Liaz" (in Czech). liaz.cz. Retrieved 17 January 2018.
^"Liaz v nové době: Jak dopadl známý severočeský výrobce nákladních vozů?". Auto.cz (in Czech). 7 September 2016.
^"Česká auta nebyla jen Škoda a Tatra. Kam se poděl Liaz nebo Tedom?". AutoRoad.cz.
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LIAZ LIberecke Automobilove Zavody Liberec Automobil Works is a defunct Czech and Czechoslovak manufacturer of trucks The company was formed in 1951 by the government as a division of Skoda incorporating eight other truck manufacturers into a single conglomerate In 1953 LIAZ became independent of Skoda but still continued to use its name until 1984 Skoda LIAZ After the 1989 revolution there was however a significant loss of production LIAZTypePrivateIndustryAutomotivePredecessorReichenberger Automobil FabrikFoundedJanuary 1 1951 72 years ago 1951 01 01 DefunctSeptember 1 2003 19 years ago 2003 09 01 SuccessorTEDOM TruckHeadquartersJablonec nad Nisou Czech RepublicProductstrucksWebsitewww liaz czLIAZ 706 MT one of the most successful series Contents 1 History 2 Trucks 3 Motorsport 4 References 5 External linksHistory EditLIAZ s headquarters in Liberec were where the former Reichenberger Automobil Fabrik RAF had been located 1 RAF operated in Liberec in 1907 in 1912 it was bought by Laurin amp Klement and in 1916 moved its production technology to Mlada Boleslav to leave Liberec s production facilities to textile entrepreneurs Skoda LIAZ s main truck plants were in Liberec Rynovice Mnichovo Hradiste and Jablonec nad Nisou Later on factories in Melnik Zvolen Veľky Krtis Prerov and Holysov were added LIAZ has gradually grown and increased its staff and production levels in 1975 it employed 11 000 workers and produced 13 600 utility vehicles annually In the 1970s LIAZ was the biggest Czechoslovak truck manufacturer with an annual production of 15 000 trucks with the plant running at full capacity 1 However after the 1989 revolution and subsequent economic problems LIAZ lost almost all of its sales and was unable to find new and so the production gradually declined Not even the introduction of a new modern Skoda 400 line Xena and Fox could help the company to achieve better results In 2000 the company was bought by Slovakian Sipox Holding which however did not have enough money to finance production Production ceased in September 2003 2 Tedom Truck based in Trebic bought in 2006 all the rights to produce LIAZ trucks including the factory technical documentation and know how for engine production It produced the Fox model line series and modernized older LIAZ vehicles However the company entered liquidation on 1 January 2010 So instead of the planned 5 000 vehicles annually only 19 were made of which 9 were modernized LIAZ vehicles 3 The LIAZ brand was bought by holding Czechoslovak Group and on 22 December 2017 LIAZ Trucks was established 4 Trucks Edit LIAZ 110 white and LIAZ 150 blue LIAZ 400 Skoda Xena 1940 1952 Skoda 706 D 1 1952 1958 Skoda 706 R developed from the pre war 706 D 1957 1990 Skoda 706 RT a cab over design with LIAZ own 12 liter inline six of the M 634 series 1 1969 1990 Skoda 706 MT used the frame engine and cab of the RT but was intended for special uses They were fitted with splitter transmissions and planetary drive rear axles all to increase max loads 1 1974 2003 100 series 1990 1995 200 series 1992 2003 300 series S FZ 1996 2003 400 Xena Fox tractor truck The engine plant of LIAZ trucks has been purchased by TEDOM Trucks which has also purchased all the technical data and drawings and is now marketing LIAZ Concept Trucks under the brand of FOX In the late nineties LIAZ in Jablonec and Nisou was mainly producing diesel engines that were assembled and tested at the industrial estate The engine line production actually tested every single engine by running it and collecting various parameters about it Every n th engine was sent to disassembly to check for any engine tolerances The testing rigs were called Brzda brake where the engine was connected to fuel exhaust extraction piping and electronic probes The industrial estate of LIAZ has also been used for the production of steam which is routinely used to heat housing estates This highly pressurized steam is piped to smaller transformer stations around the town of Jablonec nad Nisou In the transformer stations the pressure is reduced and used for heating blocks of flats A few examples of productsR series 1952 1958 name type axles drive cabSKODA 706 R drop side truck 2 4x2 shortSKODA 706 RS tipper 2 4x2 shortSKODA 706 ROK garbage truck 2 4x2 middleRT series 1957 1990 name type axles drive cabSKODA 706 RT drop side truck 2 4x2 middleSKODA 706 RTTN truck tractor 2 4x2 middleSKODA 706 RTS tipper 2 4x2 middleSKODA 706 RTHP fire truck 2 4x4 double cabMT series 1969 1990 name type axles drive cabSKODA LIAZ 706 MTC drop side truck 2 4x2 middleSKODA LIAZ 706 MTTN truck tractor 2 4x2 middleSKODA LIAZ 706 MTSP tipper 2 4x4 short100 series 1974 2003 name type axles drive cabSKODA LIAZ 100 47 truck tractor 2 4x2 middleSKODA LIAZ 100 05 drop side truck 2 4x2 middleLIAZ 111 054 drop side truck 2 4x4 middleLIAZ 122 053 drop side truck 3 6x2 middleLIAZ 151 261 tipper 2 4x4 shortLIAZ 101 860 fire truck 2 4x4 special200 series 1990 1995 name type axles drive cabLIAZ 230 573 truck tractor 2 4x2 highLIAZ 230 073 drop side truck 2 4x2 highLIAZ 250 261 tipper 2 4x2 shortLIAZ 251 154 army truck 2 4x4 shortLIAZ 232 471 truck tractor 3 6x2 middle300 series 1992 2003 name type axles drive cabSKODA LIAZ 18 33 TBV truck tractor 2 4x2 highSKODA LIAZ 18 29 PB drop side truck 2 4x2 middleSKODA LIAZ 18 29 SA tipper 2 4x4 shortSKODA LIAZ 18 29 XA fire truck 2 4x4 specialSKODA LIAZ 24 33 PZV drop side truck 3 6x2 2 highSKODA LIAZ 24 23 KYV garbage truck 3 6x2 4 middleSKODA LIAZ 29 33 SD tipper 3 6x4 shortSKODA LIAZ 29 33 SDA tipper 3 6x6 shortSKODA LIAZ 40 33 SC tipper 4 8x4 shortSKODA LIAZ 12 18 PB S delivery truck 2 4x2 short Steyr400 series 1996 2003 name type axles drive cabSKODA Xena truck tractor 2 4x2 highSKODA Fox tipper 2 4x2 shortTEDOM 400 2006 2009 name type axles drive cabTEDOM Fox tipper 2 4x4 shortTEDOM Fox 6x4 tipper 3 6x4 shortMotorsport EditThis section contains content that is written like an advertisement Please help improve it by removing promotional content and inappropriate external links and by adding encyclopedic content written from a neutral point of view February 2021 Learn how and when to remove this template message Notable achievements of LIAZ in motorsportParis Dakar and other rallies more information and images 1 1985 first Czech team on Rallye Dakar 1985 1st place on Rallye des Pharaons category trucks over 12 t Heritier Kovar Brzobohaty 1987 3rd place on Rallye Dakar Moskal Joklik Zalesky 1987 1st place on Rallye Jelcz Krejsa Brzobohaty Joklik 1988 2nd place on Rallye Dakar Moskal Vojtisek Zalesky 1988 1st place on Rallye Jelcz Svoboda Fajtl Joklik 1992 1st place on Rallye des Pharaons category trucks over 12 t Kakrda Fajtl Joklik 2009 1st place on Baja Spain Macik Macik jr Kalina 2009 2nd place on Baja Hungaria Macik Macik jr 2012 3rd place on Rally El Chott Spacil Vodrhanek ChytkaEuropean truck racing championship more information and images 2 1987 first Czech team in European championship 1989 2nd place in European championship class A Frankie Vojtisek 1989 1st place in Great Britain Championship Frankie Vojtisek 1990 2nd place in European championship class A Frankie Vojtisek 1990 1st place in Great Britain Championship Frankie Vojtisek 1990 2nd place in 24h truck race Le Mans 1993 3rd place in European championship class B Frankie Vojtisek 1994 first Czech truck in class Super Race Truck 1997 3rd place in European championship class Race Truck Frankie VojtisekEuropean truck trial championship more information and images 3 1991 first Czech team in European championship 1991 1st place in European championship class P2 Kakrda Kral 1992 1st place in European championship class P2 Kakrda Birke 1993 1st place in European championship class S3 Filip Joklik 1995 1st place in European championship class P2 Filip ZaleskyReferences EditPodbielski Zdzislaw Samochody ciezarowe specjalne i autobusy Nasza Ksiegarnia Warsaw 1988 ISBN 83 10 08987 2 in Polish a b c d e Schauen Till December 2015 Bau genossen The joys of cooperative building Last amp Kraft in German Vol 24 no 1 December Januar 2016 Mainz Germany Vereinigte Fachverlage pp 62 63 ISSN 1613 1606 Fejgl David Historie podniku Liaz in Czech liaz cz Retrieved 17 January 2018 Liaz v nove dobe Jak dopadl znamy severocesky vyrobce nakladnich vozu Auto cz in Czech 7 September 2016 Ceska auta nebyla jen Skoda a Tatra Kam se podel Liaz nebo Tedom AutoRoad cz External links Edit Wikimedia Commons has media related to LIAZ History of LIAZ in Czech LIAZ a legendary trucks from the Czech Republic Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title LIberecke Automobilove Zavody amp oldid 1150489864, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
