Matador (company)
| Industry | Manufacturing |
|---|---|
| Founded | September 1, 1905 Púchov, Slovakia |
Area served | Worldwide |
| Products | Tires |
| Owner | Continental AG |
| Website | www |
Matador, a.s. (a joint-stock company) is a Slovak car tire producer owned by Continental AG and based in Púchov, Slovakia, as well as the corresponding group of companies.
History
The company arose in the town of Púchov in 1947 as a "national enterprise" that was split off from the old firm Matador Bratislava.
Matador Bratislava was founded in 1905 (till 1911 known as the "Matador - Gummi und Balata Werke") involved mainly in the production of rubber hoses and belts in its new facilities in Petržalka, a district of Bratislava. Since 1925, it has produced tires (the first tires producer in former Czechoslovakia). Its tires were fitted to many Czechoslovak automobiles of the 1930s, thus contributing in co-operation with the brands Škoda, Tatra, Aero and others to the development of automotive industry in Central Europe. The firm was nationalized in 1946 and privatized in 1995. Its trade name has been Matadorex, a.s. since the privatization. The key role in privatization and transformation of the company was played by Štefan Rosina, who initially joined the firm in 1950 as a regular worker and eventually became the leader of the management team.[1]
Tire range
Matador produces tires for passenger cars and trucks. Matador’s 2021 international product range includes:[2]
- MP47 Hectorra 3 – summer tire for passenger vehicles and SUVs
- MPS330 Maxilla 2 – summer tire for transporters and vans
- MPS300 Maxilla AP (AP means All Purpose) – summer tire for transporters and vans, newer and more durable than MPS330 Maxilla 2
- MP92 Sibir Snow – winter tire for middle-class and luxury vehicles and SUVs
- MP54 Sibir Snow – winter tire for compact-class vehicles
- MP30 Sibir Ice 2 – studded tire for passenger vehicles and SUVs, recommended for Scandinavian winters
- MPS530 Sibir Snow Van – winter tire for transporters and vans
- MPS500 Sibir Ice Van – studded tire for transporters and vans, recommended for Scandinavian winters
- MP61 Adhessa Evo – all season tire for compact-class vehicles
- MP62 All Weather Evo – all season tire for middle-class vehicles
- MP82 Conquerra 2 – all season tire for SUVs and pickups, optimized for on-road and light off-road conditions
- MP72 Izzarda A/T 2 – all season tire for SUVs and pickups, optimized for damage resistance in hard off-road conditions
- MPS400 Variant All Weather 2 – all season tire for transporters and vans, presented in 2017 as Matador’s first a/s tire with both of M+S (Mud + Snow) and 3PMSF (Three-Peak Mountain Snow Flake) symbol
References
- ^ "Zomrel Štefan Rosina starší, zakladateľ Matador Group". Forbes (in Slovak). 6 November 2022. Retrieved 7 November 2022.
- ^ "Matador's tire range".