Company Story
1864 - Nikolaus August Otto founded the first engine factory in Cologne-Deutz, Germany.
1867 - The company was renamed N.A. Otto & Cie.
1872 - Gottlieb Daimler and Wilhelm Maybach joined the company.
1880 - The company was renamed Gasmotoren-Fabrik Deutz AG.
1892 - The company started producing internal combustion engines.
1906 - The company was renamed Motorenfabrik Deutz AG.
1910 - The company started producing diesel engines.
1936 - The company was renamed Klöckner-Humboldt-Deutz AG.
1949 - The company started producing tractors.
1969 - The company was renamed KHD AG.
1994 - The company was renamed DEUTZ AG.
2007 - The company was renamed DEUTZ Aktiengesellschaft.
2012 - The company celebrated its 150th anniversary.