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Wolfsburg, West Germany. Known for. Chief of Volkswagen. 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. Nordhoff accepted the British invitation to assume the directorship of VW ...
- Heinz Heinrich Nordhoff, 6 January 1899, Hildesheim
- Chief of Volkswagen
- 12 April 1968 (aged 69), Wolfsburg
Heinrich Nordhoff. Inducted 1985. 1899 - 1968. Heinz Heinrich Nordhoff orchestrated the post-World War II revitalization of Volkswagen, which played a major role in Germany’s economic recovery. Emphasizing service first, sales second, he created a world market and helped restore pride in the phrase “Made in Germany.”.
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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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.
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 the ...
Jul 21, 2003 · Heinrich Nordhoff also kept summer in mind and, in 1948, had the Joseph Hebmüller Company in Wülfrath build three prototypes of a convertible based on the Volkswagen. As many original VW sedan parts were to be used for the manufacture as possible; the car's exclusive interior was Hebmüller's own idea.
Sep 23, 2018 · 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. Instead, GM hired him, first as a service manager ...
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