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Van Doorne's Automobiel Fabriek

DAF is a Dutch automobile company, with its main offices in Eindhoven.

The DAF company was founded in 1932, when a machine construction company led by Hub[?] and Wim van Doorne[?], changed name to Van Doorne's Aanhangwagen Fabriek (Van Doorne's Trailer Factory), abbreviated DAF.

In 1949, the company started producing trucks, changing name to Van Doorne's Automobiel Fabriek (Van Doorne's Automobile Factory). In 1958, DAF produced its first person-car, with automatic transmission (VARIOMATIC).

The division of DAF producing these person-cars was sold to the Swedish Volvo in 1975, leaving the company with the production of trucks.

External Links

Official DAF Website (http://www.daf.com/)

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