He is a famous automobile designer and engineer, and the founding contribution of Volkswagen and Porsche. As a car designer, Porsche's contribution to the car lies in its superb product design level, and his concept of making cars popular is also worthy of our admiration.
Porsche, who came from a blacksmith's family, entered night university at the age of 15, and later studied at the Institute of Technology by working. As early as 22 years old (1897), he designed a motor that can be safely installed in the wheel of a car, and thus obtained the first patent in his life. Perhaps this is not Porsche's idea of developing new energy vehicles, but his patent idea is indeed forward-looking. Porsche used to work for Mercedes-Benz, but he didn't agree with the company's thinking, which led him to choose to leave. Porsche finally established its own company-Porsche Automobile Design and Research Institute on 1930. Four years later, the first Porsche racing car came out. Racing cars equipped with 16-cylinder turbocharged engines have broken many world records in succession, and the design of Porsche cars is well known.
Ferdinand Porsche ferdinand porsche (1875- 195 1)
He is a famous automobile designer and engineer, and the founding contribution of Volkswagen and Porsche. As a car designer, Porsche's contribution to the car lies in its superb product design level, and his concept of making cars popular is also worthy of our admiration.
Porsche, who came from a blacksmith's family, entered night university at the age of 15, and later studied at the Institute of Technology by working. As early as 22 years old (1897), he designed a motor that can be safely installed in the wheel of a car, and thus obtained the first patent in his life. Perhaps this is not Porsche's idea of developing new energy vehicles, but his patent idea is indeed forward-looking. Porsche used to work for Mercedes-Benz, but he didn't agree with the company's thinking, which led him to choose to leave. Porsche finally established its own company-Porsche Automobile Design and Research Institute on 1930. Four years later, the first Porsche racing car came out. Racing cars equipped with 16-cylinder turbocharged engine have broken many world records in succession, and Porsche car design is well known.
At the same time, Mr Porsche's idea of developing civilian cars has never stopped. 1936, Volkswagen V 1 car passed the technical appraisal; 1937, Volkswagen was established; 1939 produced the first batch of V 1 cars, but World War II stopped his idea. After the end of World War II, Volkswagen was forced to produce the Beetle model designed by Porsche before, and it was this model that became the largest sales model in the civilian car market, with a cumulative total sales volume of more than 2,654,380+100,000.
Porsche was also in prison, but after he was released from prison, he still insisted on car design, continued his car work, led the employees of Porsche car design company, and finally designed the famous 356 model. The 356 model became famous in World War I and won many honors for Porsche. At this time, Porsche quietly left. Assuming that without the influence of the two world wars, Porsche, a genius of automobile design, will definitely exert his design talent to the extreme, then the pattern of the automobile world may be another scene.
Enzo Ferrari, Enzo Ferrari (1898- 1988)
Enzo Ferrari, a famous name, as a die-hard fan of Ferrari, absolutely can't help but know who he is. It was he who founded the Ferrari brand in 1947, and in the next few decades, he was madly sought after by fans all over the world without stopping.
When he was a child, Enzo was deeply attracted by watching a car race under the influence of his father. At the age of 22, he got a job as a test driver from Alfa Romeo's boss because he won the second place in the competition. At the age of 32, he has taken the position of captain of the company's racing team. At the age of 39, he led the team named after himself, Ferrari Racing Team, to win many races in succession, which contributed to the establishment of Alfa Romeo's corporate image.
But in the end, it ended because of disagreement with my boss and colleagues. After World War II, 48-year-old Enzo founded Ferrari Automobile Manufacturing Company in the northern Italian city of Maranello on 1947. At this point, the flag of Ferrari officially fluttered in the air. But Ferrari was not born for cars at this time, and many models manufactured by the factory are mainly racing cars. Enzo believes that a good car can only be tested on the track, so Ferrari actively participates in various car races. Ferrari's car didn't disappoint. They won the championship in many competitions. It is these achievements in the field of racing that have established Ferrari's position in the racing world.
Today's Ferrari is not the Ferrari of that year. It has stood at the top of the sports car and has been worshipped by fans all over the world.
Henry Ford Henry Ford (1863- 1947)
At the beginning of last century, before cars entered ordinary families, this four-wheeled vehicle was usually regarded as a pleasure tool for aristocratic families. It's not that car manufacturers don't want cars to enter ordinary people's homes, but that the lack of production technology and production equipment at that time led to high car costs and the inability to realize the price close to the people.
Henry Ford is a thoughtful entrepreneur. 1903 After the Ford Motor Company was established with friends, 1908 introduced the Model T car marked by Ford. This model was formally produced in 19 13, which greatly improved the production efficiency and reduced the cost. Ford Model T, which has an absolute advantage in price and output, naturally became the darling of American consumers in that era. Henry Ford was the first person in the world to introduce the assembly line into the automobile production line, which really changed the American way of life, made Americans enter the wheel age for the first time, and took the lead in realizing the popularization of automobiles in the world. In fact, this mode of production has brought revolutionary changes to the automobile industry. Without Henry Ford's assembly line production mode, maybe we can only stay in the bicycle era.
Andre Citroen A. Citroen (1878- 1935)
The leaders of every company will think about how to expand the influence of their own enterprises. Today, it seems that all kinds of propaganda methods are too much. However, in the 1920s and 1930s, it was a very bold move to let the cars produced by ourselves be interpreted in the way of "trip to Asia" and "trip to Africa". In addition, he also erected Citroen signs at intersections all over France to strengthen people's impression of Citroen; He let the car roll down from the mountain to prove the durability of the car body; 1925, he advertised with neon lights in the Eiffel Tower in Paris, so that it could be seen within 30 kilometers around Paris. At that time, he spread the influence of Citroen to the maximum.
In the technical field, Citroen boldly adopted the advice of engineers and developed the technology of front-wheel drive vehicles. The front-wheel drive technology still used in many models today is the biggest compliment to Mr. Citroen.
augusse horch August Horse( 1868- 195 1)
He was born in a rural blacksmith family on the Moser River. At the age of 365,438+0, he decided to leave his position as the manager of Mercedes-Benz automobile manufacturing department, which looked good at that time, and resolutely set up his own company-Horsey Company (the predecessor of Audi Company). 10 years later, he left his job again. The "Audi" brand was born. Twenty-two years later, namely 1932, Horsey merged four companies, namely Audi, Hodge, DKW and Wanda. Hoshi was the best automobile technical expert in the world at that time, and also the racer of the world's highest-level rally race at that time. Under his leadership, Audi had a strong momentum at the beginning of its establishment. When we see today's achievements of Audi and the impact of Audi cars on the global automobile industry, we must immediately think of the German automobile industry pioneer named Horc.
Felucio Lamborghini Felucio Lamborghini (19 16- 1993)
He is a big fan of Ferrari, and in his eyes, Enzo Ferrari is a god. But before Lamborghini automobile factory was established, he was only a tractor manufacturer. There is a joke that Lamborghini had planned to meet with Enzo Ferrari and put forward some suggestions to improve its products, while the arrogant Enzo had no intention of listening to the opinions of a tractor manufacturer, but Lamborghini's first sports car, the 350GTV, was born a year later. Although the source of this story cannot be verified, it has already been widely circulated in the circle. It is also from the 350GTV that Lamborghini has gradually grown into a well-known super-running manufacturer that can keep pace with Ferrari. An idea of countering Enzo and surpassing Ferrari supported the perfect transformation of a sports car enthusiast from tractor manufacturer to super sports car manufacturer. Whether in the world of cars or in the world of life, this is a legend.
Ferdinand Pearcey Ferdinand Piech (1937 to present)
Pierre was not the pioneer of Volkswagen, but in 1992, he was ordered to take over Volkswagen, the largest automobile manufacturer in Europe at that time. During the period when he took over Volkswagen, he actively developed new models and dared to explore foreign markets, which made the sales of Volkswagen Group increase substantially. He led Volkswagen to acquire a number of automobile brands, and in the family feud with Porsche, he incorporated the Porsche brand into Volkswagen in a clever way. Today, Volkswagen Group is a comprehensive automobile group company integrating Volkswagen, Skoda, Seat, Lamborghini, Bugatti and Audi. This mechanical giant, who comes from an engineer's family, still keeps a clear head and rational thinking in the face of a big ship like Volkswagen. When he stepped down as CEO of Audi, Audi had become the third largest automobile group in the world after GM and Toyota. If it is not Pearcey, Volkswagen may still be stuck in the European market; If it weren't for Piercy, maybe what we are seeing today is the Porsche Group.
Giovanni agnelli giovanni agnelli (192 1-2003)
The early Italian automobile industry was not supported by Enzo Ferrari and Ferrucio Lamborghini, but by Mr. giovanni agnelli, an important shareholder of Fiat. Among the workers in Turin, Italy, there is a slogan: "giovanni agnelli is Fiat, Fiat is Turin, and Turin is Italy." He once owned more than 50% of Ferrari shares and appointed Montezemolo as the general manager of the company. Under the management of Montezemolo, the Ferrari team regained its glory. He is a football fan. 1947, elected president of Juventus Club at the age of 26. During his seven years in power, the team won two Serie A titles. Giovanni agnelli's life can represent an era of Italian automobile industry. His team spirit and business vision have a deeper influence on the Italian automobile industry and the younger generation of autobots.
Christopher Bangor chris bangle (1956 to present)
He is the former chief designer of BMW, and his works make BMW fans love and hate each other. He pushed the design of BMW to the high point of an era. Friends who are familiar with BMW may remember the previous generation BMW 7 Series (E65), which was a sensation when it was launched in 2002. Because it completely changed BMW's previous design tradition and interpreted BMW's luxury in a more imaginative way. Later, in various works of BMW, Bangor led his team and tried to interpret BMW's sports genes with lines. But he always subverts the traditional design ideas and always makes every BMW have different supporters and opponents. Even in 2005, a petition activity "Stop chris bangle's petition" appeared on the Internet. Of course, he wouldn't be fired at that time, but before he stepped down as the chief designer of BMW in 2009, his works stood the test of time. It can't be said that all models are classics, but at least it changed the design language of BMW and laid a new round of classic inheritance for BMW. Klaus Draeger, the development director of BMW Group, made the following comments on Bangor: "His final design has a great influence on BMW's full range of products, and BMW's success cannot be separated from his credit."
At the same time, Mr Porsche's idea of developing civilian cars has never stopped. 1936, Volkswagen V 1 car passed the technical appraisal; 1937, Volkswagen was established; 1939 produced the first batch of V 1 cars, but World War II stopped his idea. After the end of World War II, Volkswagen was forced to produce the Beetle model designed by Porsche before, and it was this model that became the largest sales model in the civilian car market, with a cumulative total sales volume of more than 2,654,380+100,000.
Porsche was also in prison, but after he was released from prison, he still insisted on car design, continued his car work, led the employees of Porsche car design company, and finally designed the famous 356 model. The 356 model became famous in World War I and won many honors for Porsche. At this time, Porsche quietly left. Assuming that without the influence of the two world wars, Porsche, a genius of automobile design, will definitely exert his design talent to the extreme, then the pattern of the automobile world may be another scene.