KTM Since 2012, KTM has been the largest motorcycle manufacturer in Europe for four consecutive years. Globally, the company is among the leading off-road motorcycle manufacturers. In 2016, KTM sold 203,423 motor vehicles worldwide. In 1934, an Austrian engineer Johann (Hans) Trunkenpolz set up a fitter's and car repair shop in Mattighofen. In 1937, he started selling DKW motorcycles, and Opel cars the following year. His shop was known as "Kraftfahrzeug Trunkenpolz Mattighofen", but the name was unregistered. During the Second World War, his wife took care of the business which was thriving mainly on account of diesel engine repairs. After
Philip Corbin (manufacturer) Philip Corbin (manufacturer) Philip Corbin was an American industrialist who founded P&F Corbin Company, a major manufacturer of decorative hardware. Corbin was born on October 26, 1824 in Willington, Connecticut. He was the third of ten children. When Corbin was seven, the family moved to Farmington, Connecticut, then to West Hartford, Connecticut and finally settled in Ellington, Connecticut. When he was age 15, the family returned to their homestead known as Corbin's Corners, in West Hartford. There, Corbin and his brothers worked on the family farm, were contracted to other farmers, and attended district schools. Corbin attended the West Hartford