Grundig AG was a West German manufacturer of consumer electronics for home entertainment. Max Grundig established the company in Nuremberg in 1945, shortly after World War II. West Germany was the informal but almost universally used name for the Federal Republic of Germany from 1949 until 1990, during which years the Federal Republic did not yet include East Germany. ... Consumer electronics is electronic equipment intended for use by everyday people. ... Max Grundig was the founder of electronics company Grundig AG. He was born on 7 May, 1908, and was raised by his parents in Nuremberg, Germany. ... Hl. ... 1945 (MCMXLV) was a common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1945 calendar). ... Combatants Allies: Poland, British Commonwealth, France/Free France, Soviet Union, United States, China, and others Axis Powers: Germany, Italy, Japan, and others Casualties Military dead:17 million Civilian dead:33 million Total dead:50 million Military dead:8 million Civilian dead:4 million Total dead:12 million World War II...

The history of the company began in 1930 with the establishment of a store named Fuerth, Grundig & Wurzer (RVF), which sold radios. After World War II Max Grundig recognized the need in Germany for radios and in 1947 produced a kit, while construction of a factory and administration centre was in progress at Fürth. In 1951 the first televisions were manufactured in the new facility with the company and the surrounding area growing rapidly. At the time Grundig was the largest radio manufacturer in Europe. Divisions in Nuremberg, Frankfurt and Karlsruhe were set up. In 1960 tape recorders were manufactured in Ireland, the first outside Germany. 1930 (MCMXXX) is a common year starting on Wednesday. ... 1947 (MCMXLVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1947 calendar). ... South part of the city, seen from the Alte Veste (Zirndorf), 2004 The city of Fürth is located in northern Bavaria, Germany in the district of Middle Franconia. ... 1951 (MCMLI) was a common year starting on Monday; see its calendar. ... Skyline of Frankfurt (help· info) is the largest city in the German state of Hesse and the fifth-largest city in Germany. ... Map of Germany showing Karlsruhe Coat of Arms of Karlsruhe Karlsruhe castle at night Karlsruhe (population 282,595 in December 2003) is a city of Germany, in the Bundesland Baden-Württemberg, located near the French-German border. ... 1960 (MCMLX) was a leap year starting on Friday (the link is to a full 1960 calendar). ...

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At the end of June 2000 the company relocated its headquarters in Fürth and Nuremberg, and Grundig took a loss of €1.281 million the following year. In the autumn of 2002, the Grundig's banks did not extend the company's lines of credit, leaving the company with an April 2003 deadline to announce insolvency. Grundig AG declared bankruptcy in 2003, selling its satellite equipment division to Thomson. In 2004, England's Alba plc and Turkey's Beko Elektronik A.S. jointly took over Grundig Home InterMedia System (HIS), Grundig's consumer electronics division. This article is about the year 2000. ... Headquarters denotes the location where most, if not all, of the important functions of an organization are concentrated. ... Hl. ... Fall redirects here. ... For the Cusco album, see 2002 (album). ... Credit as a financial term, used in such terms as credit card, refers to the granting of a loan and the creation of debt. ... 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... This article is in need of attention. ... Notice of closure stuck on the door of a computer store the day after its parent company, Granville Technology Group Ltd, declared bankruptcy (strictly, administration - see text) in the UK. Bankruptcy is a legally declared inability or impairment of ability of an individual or organization to pay their creditors. ... 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... This article concerns the media and entertainment company. ... It has been designated the: International Year of Rice (by the United Nations) International Year to Commemorate the Struggle against Slavery and its Abolition (by UNESCO) 2004 World Health Day topic was Road Safety (by World Health Organization) Year of the Monkey (by the Chinese calendar) See the world in... Alba PLC is a consumer electronics company in the United Kingdom. ... A takeover in business refers to one company (the acquirer) purchasing another (the target). ...

Currently, the Alba/Beko consortium retain control of Grundig, although in the United States, products marketed under the Grundig brand are manufactured by the Eton Corporation (formerly Lextronix), based in Palo Alto, California. Vitelcom of Spain are also licensed to manufacture mobile telephones using the Grundig Mobile brand. McDonalds, represented by the Golden Arches, is one of the worlds most famous brands In marketing, a brand is the symbolic embodiment of all the information connected with a company, product or service. ... The Eton corporation is an American company based in California. ... Nickname: Motto: Official website: http://www. ... Vitelcom Group is a Spanish manufacturer and distributer of consumer electronics, concentrating on the home entertainment and mobile phone markets. ...

External links

• Grundig AG
• Grundig Radio Boy — History of Grundig, 1945–1997
• Eton Corporation
• Grundig Mobile