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History of Kreidler motorcycles and logo

The history of the Kreidler company started in 1904 at a metal processing factory in Stuttgart. Anton Kreidler was its owner; he organized a successful telegraph cable production venture, but the business was destroyed during the Second World War. His successor, Alfred Kreidler, engaged in the restoration and reorganization of production. He started producing lightweight and economical vehicles - mopeds, which appeared on the market in 1951. The vehicles were affordable and characterized by good quality. As a result, they were in high demand on the market, bringing an excellent reputation and revenue growth to the company.

In the following years, talented engineers and designers developed Kreidler motorcycles and promoted their active participation in different competitions. Focusing on sport models, the company developed batch production, but this strategy led to a fall in demand for its vehicles on the market in the 1970s.

The company ceased to exist in 1982. It was declared bankrupt, and trademark rights were transferred to the entrepreneur Rudolf Scheidt, the owner of the Italian Garelli Motorcycles brand. Mopeds under the Kreidler brand were produced until 1988. After that, all the rights to the company’s trademark were transferred to the Prophete firm, a specialist in moped manufacturing.