PUCH
8 entries
Austrian maker of bicycles, motorcycles and cars founded in Graz in 1889, later part of Steyr-Daimler-Puch.
- Founded
- 1889, by Johann Puch
- Location
- Graz, Austria
- Products
- Bicycles, mopeds, motorcycles, cars
- Parent
- Steyr-Daimler-Puch, formed in 1934
Johann Puch worked from 1889 as an agent for Humber vehicles and a maker of Styria safety bicycles in Graz, and in 1890 he founded his first company with 34 workers. Engine production started in 1901 and cars followed in 1904.
Puch merged with Austro-Daimler in 1928, and that company merged with Steyr-Werke in 1934 to form the Steyr-Daimler-Puch conglomerate. Under it, Puch kept building motorcycles, mopeds and bicycles under its own name.
- 1889Johann Puch works in Graz as a bicycle agent
- 1890First company, Johann Puch & Comp., founded
- 1901Engine production begins
- 1904Car production begins
- 1928Merger with Austro-Daimler
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PUCH Puch X30: the Sprinter moped that came before the Maxi
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PUCH Puch MS 50: the moped that stayed in production for 28 years
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PUCH Puch DS 50: the two-seat moped-scooter built for 22 years
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PUCH Steyr-Puch Pinzgauer: the Graz off-roader with portal axles
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PUCH Puch G: the Geländewagen that Graz built for Mercedes-Benz
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PUCH Puch 125 SV and 175 SV: split-single motorcycles of the 1950s
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PUCH Puch 250 SGS: the split-single Twingle from Graz
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PUCH Puch Maxi: the Austrian moped that sold 1.8 million