Industrial development in Brașov
started in the inter-war period, with one of the largest factories being the
airplane manufacturing plant (IAR Brașov), which produced the first Romanian
fighter planes, which were used in World War II against the Soviets. After
Communist rule was imposed, the plant was converted to manufacture of
agricultural equipment, being renamed "Uzina Tractorul Brașov" (internationally
known as Universal Tractor Brașov).
Industrialization was accelerated
in the Communist era, with special
