The company was founded in 1980 byBen Pon, Jr., a former racing car driver and son ofBen Pon Sr., who became the importer ofVolkswagen in the Netherlands in 1947. As of 2021[update] it is still owned by the Pon family.
2024: Sale of Pon Equipment Pon Power B.V., or Pepp B.V. for short, to the German Zeppelin Group. This division sold Caterpillar products in the Netherlands and Norway
^abcdefghFrothingham, Steve (18 August 2021)."UPDATED: Bay Area retail powerhouse Mike's Bikes sold to Pon Group, the owner of Santa Cruz and Cervelo".Bicycle Retailer & Industry News....Pon, the Dutch parent of Santa Cruz, Cervelo, Gazelle, Focus, Urban Arrow, and other bike, mobility, and auto brands. Pon also acquired Public Bikes, ... Migndert Pon opened a retail store in Holland in 1867 that sold general goods including bicycles. The Pon business later began to import and distribute auto brands including Opel, Volkswagen and General Motors. Today the company remains owned by the Pon family and has more than 13,000 employees. In addition to the brands mentioned above, Pon owns the Union and Kalkhoff bike brands,