Dautel is a German company, headquartered in

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, manufacturing

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s and

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s for trucks. It is one of the several German companies that returned production back to Germany in the mid-2000s.

History

The blacksmith Ernst Dautel did fitting work for horse driven wagons. His son, Emil Dautel learned the trade from him and founded the manufacturing company in 1933. The company profited heavily by the demand in construction work after the

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* Manufacturing companies established in 1933 Truck manufacturers of Germany 1933 establishments in Germany {{Germany-company-stub