Laurin & Klement

 Laurin & Klement (1895-1925) was a bicycle, motorcycle and automobile manufacturer in Mladá Boleslav, Bohemia, then Austria-Hungary. The company was founded in 1895 was named after founders: Václav Laurin (born September 27 1865, died December 4 1930) and Václav Klement (born October 16 1868, died August 13 1938). Car production commenced in 1905 and the company soon became the largest car manufacturer in Austria-Hungary. In 1925 the company was acquired by Škoda and operated henceforth under the brand Škoda.