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Steyr Landmaschinentechnik AG
Type Subsidiary of CNH Global
Founded 1864
Headquarters Steyr, Austria
Products Tractors
Employees ~ (2004)
Parent CNH Global
Website www.steyr-traktoren.com
Steyr 540 of 1974 at Newark VTH show 08 - IMG 3503

A restored 1970s 40 hp Steyr tractor on show at Newark Vintage Tractor and Heritage Show 2008

Steyr Tractor (properly called Steyr Landmaschinentechnik AG) is a manufacturer of tractors in Steyr, Austria. It was part of the Steyr-Daimler-Puch conglomerate from 1934 until 1990 and was purchased by Case Corporation in 1996. Case IH and New Holland merged in 1999 to form CNH Global, and Steyr exists today as a marque of that company.

History[]

The company was founded in 1864, and was originally a gun maker and later in the 19tyh century moved into manufacturing bicycles. They later started manufacture of powered vehicles in the 1920s. The first tractor related vehicle was a Motor-plough built under license from Laurin & Clement of Czechoslovakia. the first tractor entered limited production in 1930, based on a Fordson design.[1]

Mass production of tractors started after World War II for Steyr, like many other European firms. The first post-war model was introduced in 1947. Like most manufactures of the time the early models were one and two cylinder engines.

By 1965 Steyr had built 160,000 tractors. and remained independent until 1996 when taken over by Case IH

Licensees[]

Steyr has had a few different companies that have built tractors under license.

  • Basak - The largest licensee is based in Turkey. They built Steyr-licensed tractors from 1979 until 1996 under the Steyr name. In 1996, they began selling the same tractors under the Basak name. They have since established their own designs.[2]
  • Brahma-Steyr - Chandigarh, Punjab, India. Established in 1993 and produced tractors for government testing. Unknown if actual production tractors were ever built. It was set up to be 10% owned by Steyr/CNH.
  • DUTRA Steyr in Budapest, Hungary, began building tractors in 1968 with Steyr cooperation.
  • ELBO (Elliniki Biomihania Ohimaton (Hellenic Vehicle Industry)) was set up in the 1970s in Greece. Originally named Steyr Hellas S.A..
  • Steyr Nigeria Limited - Bauchi, Bauchi State, Nigeria. Founded in 1979 as a joint venture. In 2005, 51% was sold to SSF of Austria (Steyr-Daimler-Puch Specialfahrzeug, a General Dynamics Company).


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Based on wikipedia stub

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