Adolph Saurer AG was a Swiss manufacturer of embroidery and textile machines, trucks and buses under the Saurer and Berna brand names, the Berna name beginning in 1929. Based in Arbon, Switzerland, the firm was active between 1903 and 1982, and its vehicles were widely used across mainland Europe, particularly in the interwar period. The infobox lists its industries as automotive and military, names Franz Saurer among its key people, records it as a public company, and notes that it merged with Franz Brozincevic and Cie into Nutzfahrzeuggesellschaft Arbon and Wetzikon, with Saurer AG as its successor.
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Based in Arbon, Switzerland, the firm was active between 1903 and 1982.
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1982
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Public company
Operates In: Trucking Industry, Lead: operates-in
Adolph Saurer AG was a Swiss manufacturer of embroidery and textile machines, trucks and buses under the Saurer and Berna (beginning in 1929) brand names.
Founded By: Franz Saurer, Article body: founded-by
In 1853, Franz Saurer (1806-1882) from Veringenstadt, Germany established an iron foundry for household goods near the Swiss town of Sankt Gallen.
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