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Gottfried Schultz
Gottfried Schultz GmbH, based in Ratingen, is the largest car dealership, dealer for the automotive brands owned by Volkswagen Group. The company employs approximately 1,900 people in 26 plants. It distributes and services cars of the marques Volkswagen, Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles, Audi, SEAT, Škoda Auto, Škoda, Bentley, Porsche and Bugatti Automobiles, Bugatti. History In 1924, Gottfried Schultz (1903-1980) founded in Essen a company dealing in used cars. In the early 1930s he became dealer for Horch. Following the merger of Horch with Audi, Wanderer (company), Wanderer and DKW to the Auto Union, he also from 1932 led those marques. In 1936 a new building was erected, in which the main operation of the company until 2009 had its headquarters. In 1939, a "main workshops treaty" with the Volkswagen factory GmbH Berlin was signed. After the end of World War II, the company was faced with the problem that the major trading partners were within the Soviet occupation zone. Schult ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gesellschaft Mit Beschränkter Haftung
A ''Gesellschaft mit beschränkter Haftung'' (, abbreviated GmbH and also GesmbH in Austria; ) is a type of legal entity common in Germany, Austria, Switzerland (where it is equivalent to a ''société à responsabilité limitée''), and Liechtenstein. It is an entity broadly equivalent to the private limited company in the United Kingdom and many Commonwealth countries, and the limited liability company (LLC) in the United States. The name of the GmbH form emphasizes the fact that the owners (''Gesellschafter'', also known as members) of the entity are not personally liable or credible for the company's debts. GmbHs are considered legal persons under German, Swiss, and Austrian law. Other variations include mbH (used when the term ''Gesellschaft'' is part of the company name itself), and gGmbH (''gemeinnützige'' GmbH) for non-profit companies. The GmbH has become the most common corporation form in Germany because the AG (''Aktiengesellschaft''), the other major company form ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
