verification . please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources . unsourced material may be challenged and removed . august 2008 learn how and when to remove this template message barum type public industry manufacturing founded czechoslovakia headquarters otrokovice czech republic products tires website www.barum online.com barum otrokovice barum is a manufacturer of tyres based in the czech republic . the barum tyre company was created as a subsidiary of bata shoes who made rubber soled boots in czechoslovakia . the high cost of rail transport prompted the bata company to operate its own fleet of vehicles to transport goods by road and in 1934 to counteract the high costs involved in importing tyres for its fleet of vehicles the company decided to produce them itself . in 1945 the three major rubber producing companies in czechoslovakia were merged bata in zlin rubena in nachod kudrnac pre 1945 and mitas michelin veritas in prague stra nice and post war in hr dek nad nisou being originally a subsidiary of michelin . the bata family lost control of the company which was seized by the state and the barum company was born . in 1966 the construction of a brand new manufacturing facility commenced in otrokovice and the following year the first radial tyre was produced at the factory in zlin . the factory was named rudy rijen red october in 1953 after the october revolution in the soviet union . in 1972 tyre manufacture ceased in zlin when a new plant was built in otrokovice in 1992 a joint venture agreement is signed with continental ag . the mitas company still exists in its own right . external links edit wikimedia commons has media related to barum . barum website mitas history barum history v t e continental ag subsidiaries continental automotive systems general tire phoenix ag vdo partners barum this article on a czech company is a stub . you can help wikipedia by expanding it . v t e retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title barum company & oldid 721539925 categories companies of the czech republicczech brandstire manufacturerscompanies of czechoslovakiaczech company stubshidden categories articles needing additional references from august 2008all articles needing additional referencescommons category with local link same as on wikidataall stub articles navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite this page print export create a bookdownload as pdfprintable version in other projects wikimedia commons languages e tinadeutschitalianopolski edit links this page was last modified on 22 may 2016 at 14 46 . text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike license ; additional terms may apply . by using this site you agree to the terms of use and privacy policy . wikipedia is a registered trademark of the wikimedia foundation inc. a non profit organization . privacy policy about wikipedia disclaimers contact wikipedia developers cookie statement mobile view