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   Heinz Heinrich Nordhoff (6 January 1899 – 12 April 1968) was a German engineer who led the rebuilding of Volkswagen (VW) after World War II. He was featured on the cover of Time magazine on Feb. 15, 1954.

   • Born: Heinz Heinrich Nordhoff, 6 January 1899, Hildesheim
   • Known for: Chief of Volkswagen

   • Died: 12 April 1968 (aged 69), Wolfsburg

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   Heinrich Nordhoff was a German engineer and manager who revitalized Volkswagen after WWII. He introduced the Beetle to the US market and improved the car's quality and efficiency.

4. www.historyoasis.com › post › volkswagen-ceo-historyVolkswagen CEO History: From Nordhoff to Blume

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   Heinrich Nordhoff played a crucial role in the company's post-war revival and transformation into a global automotive giant. Under his leadership, Volkswagen successfully transitioned from producing military vehicles to manufacturing the iconic Beetle, which became a symbol of the company's resilience and ingenuity.

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   Who was Heinrich Nordhoff?

   • Heinrich Nordhoff, born in 1899, first gained notice at BMW, where he worked in the design department making technical drawings of its then-core production, aircraft engines. According to some accounts, he nearly moved to the United States during the 1920s to become an engine designer for Nash.

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   Who is Heinz Nordhoff?

   • Since General Motors is about to surrender control of Opel, perhaps we ought to look at the guy who was in charge of Opel the first time that happened. Deservedly, however, Heinz Nordhoff is much more widely acclaimed for having resurrected the German auto industry after it was bombed nearly into nonexistence.

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   Why did Karl Nordhoff make the Volkswagen Beetle a global exporter?

   • Despite his schooling in the Sloanist multi-market marketing postulates of GM, Nordhoff flipped his business plan 180 degrees and made Volkswagen the global exporter of the KdF theme alone. That had a singular advantage: The Beetle had already been designed and thoroughly proven.

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6. de.wikipedia.org › wiki › Heinrich_NordhoffHeinrich Nordhoff – Wikipedia

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   Heinrich Nordhoff (* 6. Januar 1899 in Hildesheim; † 12. April 1968 in Wolfsburg) war ab 1948 Generaldirektor ( Geschäftsführer) der Volkswagenwerk GmbH und von 1960 bis zu seinem Tod Vorstandsvorsitzender der Volkswagenwerk AG. Er war maßgebend für den Aufbau des Unternehmens verantwortlich.

7. www.historynet.com › volkswagens-dark-pastVolkswagen's Dark Past - HistoryNet

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   Sep 29, 2015 · HEINRICH NORDHOFF, A GERMAN engineer for Opel who enjoyed close contacts with that company’s owners in America, General Motors, turned things around. Although not a Nazi, Nordhoff had contributed to the war economy by running the Opel truck factory, Europe’s largest.

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9. www.theguardian.com › theguardian › 2013From the archive, 27 June 1960: The Volkswagen story ...

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   Jun 27, 2013 · Originally published in the Guardian on 27 June 1960: Heinrich Nordhoff, Volkswagen's general director, tells the Guardian how he rebuilt the car company, producing the iconic VW Beetle, amid...

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    Sep 23, 2018 · Learn how Heinz Nordhoff, a former GM executive, transformed Volkswagen from a war-ravaged company into a global automaker after World War II. Discover his marketing genius, his relationship with Porsche, and his legacy in the auto industry.