The Trekka was a light utility vehicle built on the basis of the Czech Škoda Octavia, manufactured in New Zealand between 1966 and 1972.

Overseen by Colin French, manager of Motor Lines from 1966, the Trekka project began with two hand-built prototypes using the rear-wheel drive Škoda Octavia powertrain, which was imported from communist Czechoslovakia and featured a 1,221 cm3, 47 hp (35 kW) four-cylinder engine.

The Trekka superficially resembled a Land Rover but with far more limited off-road capability and was produced in both van and ute formats.

The Trekka was launched on 2 December 1966 as an agricultural vehicle although it eventually became popular with both rural buyers and urban tradesmen.

Production output increased after the panel forming was contracted out to H J Ryans, an Auckland manufacturer of lawn mowers.

Buyer demand for a more weather-proof top was answered by a white fibreglass canopy, whose manufacture was outsourced to another Auckland company.

The inability of the standard Škoda differential to cope with the frequently slippery conditions on farms and construction sites quickly became obvious.

Australian buyers did not take to the Trekka, cheapness being less of a prerequisite in that country and more robust and powerful alternatives being readily available from local manufacturers, Holden, Ford and Chrysler.

Ultimately, a Skoda-powered two wheel drive utility vehicle could no longer meet the needs of increasingly affluent rural and construction sectors.