The reason? Since the mid-1980s, Grundig shortwave radios sold here have been designed, manufactured and distributed by Eton Corp.
"Eton is independent of Grundig Germany and is a licensee for Grundig AG shortwave radios in the North American markets, as well as certain markets outside of North America except EEC markets," explained a news release issued shortly after Grundig's April bankruptcy by the Palo Alto, California-based radio firm.
"Eton, as an independent company, will continue to supply products and fulfill all obligations to its customers as usual."
Eton won't just continue to sell Grundig-branded shortwave radios in North America, but it will likely also remain the continent's dominant player. Thanks to the business savvy of founder, president and CEO Esmail Hozour, Eton has transformed North America into "the one region in the world where Sony is not number one," said Larry Magne, editor-in-chief of Passport to World Band Radio.
The company "has taken the market, and walked away with it. They own North America, pure and simple," he said."
Grundig began in 1945 with the establishment of a store named Fürth, Grundig & Wurzer (RVF), which sold radios and was headquartered in Fürth, northern Bavaria. After the Second World War, Max Grundig recognized the need for radios in Germany, and in 1947 produced a kit, while a factory and administration centre were built at Fürth. In 1951, the first television sets were manufactured at the new facility. At the time Grundig was the largest radio manufacturer in Europe. Divisions in Nuremberg, Frankfurt and Karlsruhe were established.[3][4]
In 2013, Grundig launched its home appliances (white goods) product range, becoming one of the mainstream manufacturers in Europe.[5][6] Parent Arcelik A.Ş., has more than 27,000 employees worldwide. Grundig has manufacturing plants in several European cities that deliver Grundig products to more than 65 countries around the world.[7][8][6]
Look all the article here:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grundig
https://web.archive.org/web/20171123192804/http://myweb.tiscali.co.uk/grundigradioboy/myhistory.htm
https://web.archive.org/web/20171114034039/http://myweb.tiscali.co.uk/grundigradioboy/satlist.htm
https://www.rigpix.com/grundig/grundig.htm
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