DEUTZ to enter into new partnership with Zetor

• DEUTZ to embark on long-term cooperation with ZETOR TRACTORS a.s.

• Czech producer of agricultural machinery to equip its tractors with TCD 2.9 L4 and TCD 6.1 L6

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.

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The focus of the Brno-based corporation is on manufacture of tractors and attachment systems such as a front-end loader. ZETOR produces tractors in the performance range from 60 to 150 HP at its plant in Czech Republic. They are primarily destined for the European market but also are sold in North America as well. 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", so Michael Wellenzohn, DEUTZ AG Board of Management, Sales/Service and Marketing.