Businessman (automobile manufacturer)
Eugene Kaufmann | |
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legal form | |
founding | 1896 |
resolution | 1905 |
Seat | Tägerwilen |
management | Eugene Kaufmann |
Number of employees | 20th |
Branch | Automobile manufacturer |
Eugen Kaufmann was a Swiss manufacturer of automobiles .
Company history
Eugen Kaufmann, who was trained at the Bernina sewing machine factory and then at Benz & Cie. was active, founded the company that bore his name in Tägerwilen in 1896 and began producing automobiles. The brand name was Kaufmann . Within a few months the workforce grew to 20 men. Production ended in 1905. Kaufmann founded Automobile Millot AG in 1906 .
vehicles
The first model had a three-cylinder engine . The engine power was transmitted to the drive axle by means of a belt. The 12 HP model was later on offer. There was a choice of chain and friction wheel drive. The company also produced a few buses with 20 seats.
literature
- Harald H. Linz, Halwart Schrader : The International Automobile Encyclopedia . United Soft Media Verlag, Munich 2008, ISBN 978-3-8032-9876-8 , chapter businessman.
- George Nick Georgano (Editor-in-Chief): The Beaulieu Encyclopedia of the Automobile. Volume 2: G – O. Fitzroy Dearborn Publishers, Chicago 2001, ISBN 1-57958-293-1 . (English)
- Ernest Schmid: Swiss cars. Swiss automobile designs from 1868 to the present day. Auto-Jahr, Lausanne 1978, ISBN 2-88001-058-6 .