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After World War I the Laurin-Klement company began producing trucks, but in 1924, after running into problems and being hit by a fire, the company sought a partner, and was acquired by Škoda Works, an arms manufacturer which had become a multi-sector concern and the biggest industrial enterprise in Czechoslovakia.

Most later production was under the Škoda name.

After a decline during the economic depression, Škoda was again successful with models such as the Popular in the late 1930s.