Truck production under the Steyr brand in 1922 to utile factory capacity following the drop in arms production after WW One. and in 1926 the company was renamed Steyr-Werke AG. Between 1922 and 1939 the company built light and medium trucks. After World War II the comapny introduced a new range of vehicles from 4 to 8 ton payload, of the 'normal-control' layout. In 1968 a range of Forward Control models were introduced with modern cabs and some using Steyr's own diesel engines. The range was expanded to include 8-wheelers in 1974 when the swiss changed there weight linits for trucks.