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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.
Heinrich Nordhoff was a German engineer and manager who revitalized Volkswagen after WWII. He introduced the Beetle to the US market and improved the car's quality and efficiency.
Learn about the life and achievements of Heinz Nordhoff, the German businessman who took over the Volkswagen factory after WW2 and expanded its model range and export sales. Find out how he resisted Ford's takeover, introduced the Beetle convertibles and commercial vehicle, and became a national hero in Germany.
The Porsche family (also known as Porsche–Piëch family [1]) is a prominent Austrian-German family of industrialists descending from the German-Bohemian automotive pioneer Ferdinand Porsche. Its members control Porsche SE and have a majority voting right over Volkswagen AG, the largest automaker in the world.
12 Nov 2018 · Neben Max Grundig sowie den Versandhaus-Erfindern Schickedanz und Neckermann brachte er Arbeitsplätze in das vom Krieg verarmte Land: Heinrich Nordhoff, geboren 1899, erster Chef des...
23 Sep 2018 · Heinrich Nordhoff, born in 1899, first gained notice at BMW, where he worked in the design department making technical drawings of its then-core production, aircraft engines. According to some accounts, he nearly moved to the United States during the 1920s to become an engine designer for Nash.
