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Carl F.W. Borgward, eigentl. Carl Friedrich William Borgward, (* 10 November 1890 in Hamburg Altona; "† 28 July 1963 in Bremen) was a German engineer and autotechnical designer.
Borgward, son of a coal dealer, originated from simple conditions and had twelve brothers and sisters. After its theory as fitters it studied mechanical engineering. It thereby financially to support, was not simple for the family. 1913 terminated Borgward its study as Dipl. - engineer.
The war years 1914 to 1918 it survived with a war injury. 1919 it occurred tire industry as a partner the companies of Bremen. After its restructuring it became 1920 as of Bremen radiator factory Borgward & CO. again based.
In the years 1924 and 1925 the first copies of the models became lightning truck (price of the delivery tricycle: 1000 realm Marks) and Goliath delivered. Together with his partner, the buyer William Tecklenburg, Borgward 1928 created the company of Goliath works Borgward & CO. When the two 1931 the Hansa Lloyde works took over, the Borgward group developed. 1931/32 were the tricycle sedan "pioneer" the usually-produced person KFZ in Germany. 1937 could disburse Borgward its partner Tecklenburg and lead from now on the company alone.
On 23 September 1938 in (Bremen) Carl F.W were inaugurated. Borgward of automobile and engine works. After the events of 9. and 10 Borgward of the NSDAP joined November of the same yearly. In the meantime 22,000 coworkers in its company worked. Up to the end of war one manufactured predominantly military commercial motor vehicles with Borgward.
When 1944 were destroyed with bomb attacks the factory, far prisoners of war and forced laborers were over half of the persons employed. Carl Borgward one interned therefore to 1948. It was classified despite co-operation at the LV wartime economy ("military industrial leader") finally only as a and received its work back. One year after the dismissal it was already again member that of Bremen Chamber of Commerce and industrie.
Already 1949 could be designed and manufactured the first vehicles of the Lloyd LP 300. In the vernacular this best seller was called soon Leukoplastbomber. The Lloyd small car with Kunststoffkarosserie on timber frames and two-stroke engine was in the market segment underneath Volkswagen beetles for a long time leading, in revised versions maintained ground the model row one decade long at the market.
For its successes Borgward was distinguished 1950 by the technical university Hanover with the honour title Dr. phil h.c.
1949 had presented also with the large Hansa sedan the first European car with modern pontoon body (in gradation and flow tail version) to Borgward. It had taken American automagazines from suggestions for Design during the internment.
Largest sales impact in the middle class became the 1954 presented Borgward Isabella (75 HP, 150 km/h). Borgwards draft met the spirit of the time, which wished American-elegant alignment and rich chrome decoration when European compact dimensions. The boss contributed thereby the organization of nearly all automodels in detail.
The large Order of Merit was lent to Bordward 1955. On the occasion of its 70. Birthday five years later he got the large Order of Merit with star.
Increasing competition in the middle class segment, Borgwards uneconomic model variety as well as financial and tactical fate lacking steered company leaders and enterprise in the late fifties into the crisis. The new compact model "Arabella" should turn the wing over away, quality faults continued to ruin however the call of the manufacturer. 1960 became ruchbar that Borgward would only hold itself with million-credits from public hand over water. For the winter calm air 1960/61 Borgward requested further monthly credits of 10 millions each Marks with the senate. At the end of January wanted the press detail of the Deals to know; the senate turned out under pressure released no more funds for February 1961.
On 4 February 1961 one of the most spectacular insolvencies of German restaurant history happened. The country Bremen closed Borgward a credit already assured and transferred the Borgward works into a corporation. This AG belonged to the country Bremen to 100 %. With the later completion all creditors could be satisfied; only Carl Borgward was not compensated.
At the age of 73 years Dipl. Ing. Carl Friedrich William Borgward died on 28 July 1963 in Bremen at a cardiac infarct.
A group of investors bought the machines and the rights to 1964, and copied in the years 1967 to 1970 the Borgward P 100 in Mexico. The former manufacturing plants in Bremen belong today to DaimlerChrysler.
Since everywhere in the world friends of Borgward vehicles unite, it is proven that the fascination is still unbroken Borgward.
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