Tatra is a vehicle manufacturer in Kop?ivnice, Czech Republic. The company was founded in 1850 as Schustala & Company later renamed Nesselsdorfer Wagenbau-Fabriksgesellschaft, a wagon and carriage manufacturer, and in 1897 produced the first motor car in central Europe, and one of the first cars in world, the Präsident automobil. In 1918, it changed its name to Kop?ivnická vozovka a.s. and, in 1919, started to use the Tatra badge named after the nearby Tatra mountains in Slovakia. Tatra is the third oldest car maker in the world after Daimler and Peugeot. During World War II Tatra was instrumental in the production of trucks, and tank engines for the German war effort. Production of passenger cars ceased in 1999 but the company still produces a range of primarily all-wheel-drive 4×4, 6×6, 8×8, 10×10, and 12×12 trucks. Currently is mainly known thanks to legendary Czech truck racer Karel Loprais, in 1988-2001 he won the worlds hardest off-road race Dakar Rally as many as six times with Tatra 815. And at the time of his sixth victory he was the most successful driver in the history of the Dakar.