Pon Holdings

Pon Holdings BV is a Dutch conglomerate in the transport sector. It was founded in 1980 by Ben Pon (junior), a former racing car driver and son of Ben Pon, who became the importer of Volkswagen in the Netherlands in 1947.

Pon Holdings BV
TypePrivately held company
IndustryAutomotive
Founded1980
FounderBen Pon (junior)
HeadquartersAlmere, Netherlands
Key people
Janus Smalbraak (Executive)
ProductsCars
Number of employees
13,000
Websitehttp://www.pon.com

Activities

Transport

Pon Holdings operates in the automotive and transport sectors through many subsidiaries, involved in activities, such as:

Other activities

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

References

  1. Elektrische fiets van Gazelle belangrijk voor Pon, De Gelderlander, 2011-06-28.
  2. PON gaat fietsen Cervélo verkopen, wielerland.nl, 2011-12-27.
  3. , RH Marine Group, 2015-10-21.
  4. Pon Bike Acquires Electric Cargo Bike Brand Urban Arrow
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