Lohr Industrie is a French

manufacturer Manufacturing is the creation or production of goods with the help of equipment, labor, machines, tools, and chemical or biological processing or formulation. It is the essence of secondary sector of the economy. The term may refer to ...

. With a track record in the manufacture of high-tech car transporter systems (primarily for road haulage), this manufacturer has developed the Translohr tram cars and

Modalohr The Lohr Railway System or Modalohr System (french: Système Modalohr) uses special railway wagons of a type known as piggyback wagons, to carry standard road semi-trailers on the European rail network.GIAT Industries Nexter Systems (formerly known as GIAT Industries or ''Groupement des Industries de l'Armée de Terre'', Army Industries Group) is a French government-owned weapons manufacturer, based in Roanne, Loire. Group organization The Nexter group is ...

, the Caesar 155 mm Self-Propelled Artillery System.Army Technology - Caesar 155 mm - Self Propelled Artillery System
/ref> Lohr Industrie and Translohr were mistranslated as ''Rollindustry'' and ''Transroll'' respectively in China due to the voicing confusion. Lohr is a

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(

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) in

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, but is also the surname of the company's founder.

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Groupe Lohr
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