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Zündapp the
name - the logo
H-P Hommes
In 1917 the Zünder- und Apparatebau Gesellschaft mbH
( Zünder = igniter and Apparatebau = machine making company) was founded and chose shortly afterwards the
name Zündapp GmbH as the
company name.
The logo contains
the stylised Z with a flash,
which shows the function of the igniter. During the First World War
the company mainly produced igniters for grenades and bombs.
After the war when they had started a successful production
of motor bikes they kept the name Zündapp with the flashing Z
in the logo.
After successful decades of bike construction the production
of high quality value mopeds started in the sixties.
The trademark Zündapp
was known as a producer of good bikes
all over Europe and further afield.
The bitter end and the closing of the Zündapp-factory
happened in 1984.
For DM 15 millions the production plants and the rights
of the name Zündapp and
of the logo were sold to
China. 1200 production machines were packed and delivered via Russia
to the 13.000 km far away Tian Jiin.
The Chinese tried to co-operate with Enfield/Zündapp
and others in Europe to build up a good market with the help of the
name Zündapp. But it did not work out.
From 1996 they lost interest in the trademark Zündapp and the logo.
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