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Hartge

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Herbert Hartge GmbH & Co. KG
Company typePublic
IndustryAutomotive
Founded1971
Defunct2019
HeadquartersMerzig, Germany
Key people
Herbert Hartge
ProductsAutomobiles

Hartge was a third party car tuning company specializing in BMW, MINI, Juno, and Range Rover cars. Founded in 1971 in Merzig, Germany, the company moved to its current location in Beckingen in 1974. The company is known for putting larger, more powerful factory BMW engines in smaller cars, such as engines from the 5 Series into the smaller 3 Series. In 1985 Hartge was granted manufacturer's status in Germany.[1] All vehicles built from then on received a Hartge Motorsport VIN plate in place on the BMW VIN plate. The company was liquidated in mid-2019 and deleted from the commercial register.

References

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  1. ^ "Über Hartge" [About Hartge]. sport auto (in German). Motor Presse Stuttgart GmbH & Co. KG. Retrieved 2014-08-16.