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ZF Friedrichshafen AG (commonly called ZF but more accurately called Zahnradfabrik Friedrichshafen Aktiengesellschaft) is a leading supplier of automobile transmissions. The company was founded in 1915 in Friedrichshafen, Germany to produce gears for zeppelins and other airships but moved into the automobile market by 1930. The company helped produce the Hindenberg as well as truck parts for Hitler's war effort including the transmission for the Panzer tank. After the war, the company was allowed to resume business producing automobile transmissions and other parts.In the 1960s, the company began supplying transmissions to the major German automakers, including DKW and BMWcircle divided into four quadrants of alternating white and light blue colour. This is a stylised representation of an aircraft propeller. The colours of the logo are those of the flag of Bavaria. BMW AG, abbreviation of Bayerische Motoren Werke ( Bavaria, as well as PeugeotPeugeot is a major French car manufacturer, whose roots go back to bicycle manufacturing at the end of the 19th century. Peugeot is also the largest bicycle manufacturer in France Company History 1906 Peugeot Although the Peugeot factory had been in the m and Alfa RomeoAlfa Romeo is an Italian automobile manufacturing company, founded in 1910 in Milan, Italy. The company was originally known as ALFA which is an acronym meaning Anonima Lombarda Fabbrica Automobili''. First logo: ) When Nicola Romeo bought ALFA in 1915, h. A popular automatic transmissionAn automatic transmission is an automobile gearbox that can change gear ratios automatically as the car moves, thus freeing the driver from having to shift gears manually. Most cars sold in the United States since the 1950s have had automatic transmission (the 3 HP 20) was introduced in 1969For other uses, see Number 1969. For the movie, see 1969 (movie). Events January January 1 Australian media baron Rupert Murdoch purchases the largest selling British Sunday newspaper The News Of The World January 5 The Derry Riots leave over 100 people i which was designed to be an easy swap with the company's manual transmissionA manual transmission (also known as a stick shift or standard transmission is a type of transmission used in automotive applications. Other types of transmission in mainstream automotive use are the automatic transmission, very common in the United States. In 19721972 is a leap year starting on Saturday (click link for calendar). Events January events January 2 the Pierre Hotel Heist Six men rob the safety deposit boxes of the Pierre Hotel in New York City. Loot is at least $4 million January 5 President of the Un, the company acquired Borg-Warner, a major competitor. Worldwide subsidiaries and factories are opened in the 1970sMillennia: 1st millennium 2nd millennium 3rd millennium Centuries: 19th century 20th century 21st century Decades: 1920s 1930s 1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s 2000s 2010s 2020s Years: 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 Events and trends, and the company moves into India, South Korea, and becomes a major supplier to Ford in the 1980s. The company expands into China in the 1990s.
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