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| Company type | Public |
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| Industry | Automotive |
| Founded | 1971 |
| Defunct | 2019 |
| Headquarters | Merzig,Germany |
Key people | Herbert Hartge |
| Products | Automobiles |
Hartge was a third partycar tuning company specializing inBMW,MINI,Juno, andRange Rover cars. Founded in 1971 inMerzig,Germany, the company moved to its current location inBeckingen in 1974. The company is known for putting larger, more powerful factory BMWengines in smaller cars, such as engines from the5 Series into the smaller3 Series. In 1985 Hartge was granted manufacturer's status in Germany.[1] All vehicles built from then on received a Hartge MotorsportVIN plate in place on the BMW VIN plate. The company was liquidated in mid-2019 and deleted from the commercial register.
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