Steyr-Daimler-Puch

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{{Infobox Company | company_name = Steyr-Daimler-Puch Spezialfahrzeug GmbH | company_logo = Image:Steyr logo.PNG | company_type = Subsidiary of General Dynamics Corporation| | foundation = 1864 | location = Steyr, Austria | key_people = Hans Michael Malzacher, CEO | industry = Defense | products = vehicles, weapons | revenue = Image:Green up.png | num_employees = ~ (2004) | homepage = www.steyr-ssf.com }} Steyr-Daimler-Puch was a large manufacturing conglomerate based in Steyr, Austria. The company was founded as Josef und Franz Werndl and Company in 1864 as a rifle manufacturer, but became known as Steyr-Werke AG in 1924. The company began producing bicycles in 1894, and automobiles in 1915. In 1934, Steyr merged with Puch and Austro-Daimler to form Steyr-Daimler-Puch. The conglomerate was broken up in 1990, with Steyr Tractor being sold to Case Corporation, Puch's motorcycle division going to Piaggio, Steyr Mannlicher producing weapons, and Steyr's automobile production combined with Magna as Magna Steyr.

SDP was the initial designer and manufacturer of the Pinzgauer. They produced the Pinzgauer from 1971 till 2000.

In 1998 the production of heavy armed vehicles was sold to an Austrian investor company which sold the company called Steyr-Daimler-Puch Spezialfahrzeug (SSF) in 2003 to the US-company General Dynamics.

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