
Lohr Industrie is a private French group near
Strasbourg
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, in
Alsace
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. The Lohr Group is a global specialist in the design, manufacture and marketing of transportation systems for people and goods and is also involved in the manufacture of defense and security products.
Core businesses
* Automotive: A leader in car-transporter vehicles offering a combination of reliability, performance and longevity,
* Railway System: road-rail transport reference technology with Modalohr wagons for the safe, economical transport of standard road semi-trailers on the European rail network
* New Mobilities: The company is a player in innovative, full-electric, modular and connected mobility solutions (Cristal driven shuttles). The company has launched the Draisy rail system for regional and rural public transport in 2024.
* Defense and Security: the subsidiary Soframe
[https://www.soframe.com]is specialized in the design and manufacture of tactical and logistic protected vehicles meeting the needs of armed forces and security forces.
* Lohr Service: These departments are supported by a network of technical assistance, maintenance, service contracts, spare parts networks, present and available worldwide.
In the early 2010s the company experienced financial difficulties, which led the company to sell its
Translohr
Translohr is the name of a rubber-tyred tramway technology, originally developed by Lohr Industrie of France and now run by a consortium of Alstom Transport and Fonds stratégique d'investissement (FSI) as ''newTL,'' which took over from ...
division (tramway on tires) to
Alstom
Alstom SA () is a French multinational rolling stock manufacturer which operates worldwide in rail transport markets. It is active in the fields of passenger transportation, signaling, and locomotives, producing high-speed, suburban, regional ...
and the French state investment agency FSI (now
Bpifrance
Bpifrance also known as the ''Banque publique d'investissement'' () is a French public sector investment bank. It is a joint venture of two state owned enterprises: the Caisse des dépôts et consignations and EPIC Bpifrance Group (formerly EPI ...
), for the amount of 35 million euros. Translohr continued as NTL.
See also
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Car carrier trailer
A car carrier trailer, also known as a car-carrying trailer, car hauler, or auto transport trailer, is a type of trailer (vehicle), trailer or semi-trailer designed to efficiently transport passenger vehicles via truck.
Modern car carrier trailer ...
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Modalohr road car carrier trailers
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Translohr
Translohr is the name of a rubber-tyred tramway technology, originally developed by Lohr Industrie of France and now run by a consortium of Alstom Transport and Fonds stratégique d'investissement (FSI) as ''newTL,'' which took over from ...
References
External links
Groupe Lohr
Manufacturing companies of France
French companies established in 1963
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