| ThyssenKrupp Drauz |
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Nothelfer |
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| 1900 |
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1921 |
| Foundation of the "Wagenbau-Werkstätte” |
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Foundation of the craftsmanship business of "Mechanische Werkstätte Anton Nothelfer” in Ravensburg |
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| 1905 |
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1952 |
| Construction of the first vehicle bodies |
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First orders for tooling for the Opel Olympia Rekord and Borgward Hansa 1400 |
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| 1909 |
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1960 |
| Start of omnibus production |
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Foundation of the works "Saarländische Werkzeug- und Maschinenfabrik Walther Nothelfer GmbH Lockweiler”, a subsidiary company of Anton Nothelfer & Söhne KG, Ravensburg |
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| 1911 |
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1961 |
| The first "Drauz-Cabriolet” is produced |
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Start-up of the Lockweiler works |
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| 1951 |
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1969 |
| Drauz develops the first self-supporting omnibus body |
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The Lockweiler works is acquired 100% by the Rheinischen Stahlwerke AG |
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| 1953 |
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1974 |
| Start of Ford FK 1000 series production |
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Incorporation into the worldwide structure of Thyssen AG |
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| 1965 |
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1978 |
| Audi acquires parts of the production facilities, Drauz expands its equipment production |
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Incorporation into Thyssen Industrie AG. Expansion of the production range |
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| 1989 |
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1985 |
| Take-over by Hoesch AG |
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The founding works of the Nothelfer group are run as companies of the Thyssen Production Systems group under the name of "Nothelfer GmbH” |
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| 1991 |
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1988 |
| Acquisition of IFA Ingenieurbetriebe in Hohenstein-Ernstthal |
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First simultaneous engineering orders |
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| 1993 |
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1989 |
| Redevelopment of the area of internal high-pressure forming |
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Foundation of Nothelfer Planung GmbH, specialising in development and prototype construction |
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| 1995 |
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1993 |
| Redevelopment of the area of laser technology |
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Start of the build-up of production capacities at strategically favourable locations such as ThyssenKrupp Production Systems do Brasil Ltda. in São Paulo |
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| 1996 |
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1995 |
| Expansion of body production |
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Foundation of Thyssen Production Systems Ungarn in Kecskemét |
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| 1998 |
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1998 |
| Merger of Thyssen and Krupp into ThyssenKrupp |
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Merger of Thyssen and Krupp into ThyssenKrupp |
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| 2001 |
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2000 |
| Integration of vehicle development (p.a.d) |
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Foundation of Nothelfer UK Ltd./Coventry |
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| 2002 |
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2001 |
| Amalgamation of the Drauz group |
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Foundation of Nothelfer, Inc. in Detroit/USA |
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| 2003 |
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2002 |
| Start of body production of the Lamborghini Gallardo |
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Foundation of Nothelfer S.L. in Barcelona/Spain |
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| 2005 |
| Merger of ThyssenKrupp Drauz and Nothelfer |
