Express Werke
Illustration — Express Bicycles • Illustration — Express advertisement (1901) Express Werke AG was a company formed in 1884 in Neumarkt in der Oberpfalz, Germany that manufactured bicycles and motorcycles. At the start of the company they produced 20 bikes with 16 employees in one year. In the 1930s Express built mopeds and lightweight motorcycles with 75cc and 98cc Sachs engines.
Express Werke
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- Founded
- 1884.
- Headquarters
- Bavaria.
- Activity
- automotive industry, Manufacture of bicycles and invalid carriages and vehicle construction.
- Dissolved
- 1959.
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Illustration — Express Bicycles • Illustration — Express advertisement (1901) Express Werke AG was a company formed in 1884 in Neumarkt in der Oberpfalz, Germany that manufactured bicycles and motorcycles. At the start of the company they produced 20 bikes with 16 employees in one year. In the 1930s Express built mopeds and lightweight motorcycles with 75cc and 98cc Sachs engines.
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From 1949 the company resumed production using Sachs and ILO engines up to 248cc. In 1958 Express merged with DKW and Victoria to form Zweirad Union. Zweirad Union terminated Express production in 1959.
It is associated with Germany. The record gives 1884 as its date of establishment or first appearance. Activity is recorded as ending in 1959. Its recorded seat is Bavaria. The recorded field of activity is automotive industry and Manufacture of bicycles and invalid carriages. It is recorded in the collection of Neumarkt in der Oberpfalz.
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1884
Express Werke established.
1884
Express Werke was established or created on 12 January 1884.
1959
Express Werke ceased.
1959
Express Werke was dissolved or ceased in 1959.
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The circumstances in which Express Werke stands. Established or created on 12 January 1884. Dissolved or ceased in 1959.
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- Wikidata, structured authority record Q321316: Express Werke
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- “Express Werke”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading
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- Gemeinsame Normdatei 4519170-0, Express-Werke.
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Gemeinsame Normdatei 4519170-0, Express-Werke.Deutsche Nationalbibliothek
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Constitution and standing. It is classified as enterprise, historical motorcycle manufacturer and bicycle manufacturer. Its recorded field of business is automotive industry, Manufacture of bicycles and invalid carriages and vehicle construction.
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