Pon Holdings
Pon Holdings BV is a Dutch conglomerate in the transportation sector. It was founded in 1980 by Ben Pon (junior), a former racing car driver and son of Ben Pon, who became importer of Volkswagen in the Netherlands in 1947.
| Privately held company | |
| Industry | Automotive |
| Founded | 1980 |
| Founder | Ben Pon (junior) |
| Headquarters | Almere, Netherlands |
Key people | Janus Smalbraak (Executive) |
| Products | Cars |
Number of employees | 13,000 |
| Website | http://www.pon.com |
Activities
Transport
Pon Holdings operates in automotive and transportation sectors through many subsidiaries, involving in activities such as:
- Distribution of consumer automotive brands in the Netherlands: Volkswagen, Audi, Seat, Škoda, Lamborghini, Bentley, Bugatti and Porsche.
- Distribution of commercial vehicles in the Netherlands: MAN, Caterpillar and Motrac
- Importer of Continental products.
- Operator of several garages.
- Owner of Reifen Gundlach, Summa Tyre and Euro-Tyre.
- Owner of Swapfiets
Other activities
- Car leasing, such as Dutchlease.
- Owner of Gazelle
- Owner of Derby Cycle in Cloppenburg.
- Owner of Cervélo.
- Owner of Union
- Owner of Santa Cruz Bicycles
History
- 1986: Takeover importership of SEAT
- 1988: Takeover of Transmark Groep, Motrac (Linde)
- 1992: Takeover importership of Škoda
- 1995: Founding of BelCompany in cooperation with Macintosh Retail Group
- 1998: Founding of Pon North America
- 2003: Takeover of Geveke N.V., Founding of Pon Equipment & Power Systems
- 2005: Founding of Pon Logistic Solutions, Shanghai, China
- 2011: Takeover of Gazelle[1]
- 2011: Takeover importership of Cervélo.[2]
- 2015: Takeover of Imtech Marine[3]
- 2019: Acquisition of Urban Arrow[4]
Pre-dating Pon Holding
In 1895 Mijndert Pon, father of Ben Pon (senior) operated a vehicle repairshop. His sons Ben and Wijnand took ownership of the company.
- 1931: Founding of Pon's Automobielhandel (by then a chain of car dealerships) by Ben and his brother Wijnand Pon
- 1936: importership Continental AG and Federal
- 1947: importership Volkswagen
- 1948: importership Porsche
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External links
References
- Elektrische fiets van Gazelle belangrijk voor Pon, De Gelderlander, 2011-06-28.
- PON gaat fietsen Cervélo verkopen, wielerland.nl, 2011-12-27.
- , RH Marine Group, 2015-10-21.
- Pon Bike Acquires Electric Cargo Bike Brand Urban Arrow
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