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Piko (stylizedPIKO, pronounced "peek-oh") is a Germanmodel train brand inEurope that also exports to theUnited States and other parts of the world.[1][2]
PIKO was founded in 1949 as a state-owned enterprise in the German Democratic Republic (East Germany) to make model trains forEastern Europe. In 1992, after thereunification of Germany, the company was purchased by PIKO Spielwaren GmbH.[2] PIKO Spielwaren GmbH was founded in April 1992 by Dr. René F. Wilfer, PIKO’s president, who had been working in the toy industry since 1986 and had previously managed a model building company.[citation needed]
PIKO manufactures more than 1,500 products in these model train scales[3]:
Its headquarters factory inSonneberg (Thuringia) Germany makes the G-scale and some HO-scale products, while its PIKO China factory inChashan, China, makes the HO-scale "Expert", "Hobby", "SmartControl", "SmartControlLight" and "myTrain" lines, as well as the N-scale and TT-scale lines.
In Germany, PIKO products are distributed from the firm's headquarters in Sonneberg to a network of retailers. In other countries, PIKO distributors and representatives perform a similar function. In America, sales and distribution to retailers is handled by PIKO America inSan Diego, California.
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