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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.
Heinrich Nordhoff (* 6. Januar 1899 in Hildesheim; † 12. April 1968 in Wolfsburg) war ab 1948 Generaldirektor ( Geschäftsführer) der Volkswagenwerk GmbH und von 1960 bis zu seinem Tod Vorstandsvorsitzender der Volkswagenwerk AG. Er war maßgebend für den Aufbau des Unternehmens verantwortlich.
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.”.
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...
Heinrich Nordhoff turned the Volkswagen Beetle into a worldwide automotive phenomenon by constantly improving its underpinnings while retaining its style
Sep 18, 2009 · On the assumption that the West German market alone would ultimately prove too small to support the Volkswagen corporation, general director Heinrich Nordhoff took an early strategic decision to develop sales abroad.
Heinz Nordhoff. Heinz Heinrich Nordhoff was born on the 6th January 1899 in Hildesheim. After leaving school he attended the technical college in Berlin and then worked on airplane engines at BMW.
