History
| 1883 |
Clockmaker Christian Johannes Schlenker gave the Watch Manufactory Johannes Schlenker in Schwennigen on the Neckar river over to his son Johann and his later son-in-law Jakob Kienzle. |
| 1892 |
November: installation of taximeters into hackney-coaches allowed in Berlin |
| 1897 |
Jakob Kienzle is now sole holder. |
| 1905 |
In Villingen Carl Werner founds the „Taximeter“ with model T1
» in Berlin duty for taximeters in 1. class hackney-coaches |
| 1913 |
Kienzle Uhrenfabrik in Schwennigen buys Jakob Kienzle buys the Watch Manufactory C. Werner in Villingen.
»Onset of the production of the taximeter model T3 and T4 |
| 1910 - 26 |
40 000 taximeters model T3 (front/ rear) sold |
| 1929 |
With Dr. Herbert Kienzle took the separation from the watch manufactory place and the new foundation of KIENZLE TAXAMETER UND APPARATE AG was effected in Villingen
»Initiation of the production of taximeters T7 and T8 |
| 1926 - 50 |
50 000 taximeters model T4 (front/ rear) sold
» just in the USA 20 000 taximeters T4 in 1930 |
| 1930 |
November: Berlin large entrepreneur for Taxi
„KraftAG“ equips 1 000 hachney-coaches with receipt printer-taximeter T7 |
| 1934 |
Model T8 |
| 1944 |
Renaming in Kienzle Apparate GmbH. |
| 1958 |
Model T12 (front/ rear) , first taximeter without flag,
loss free switch Time/Distance |
| 1975 |
Model 1140-02, first electronic taximeter |
| 1979 |
An advanced version, Model 1140-20 (front/rear) and the version 1140-30 are build. |
| 1982 |
Complete integration of the company into the Mannesmann corporate group proceeded. The company was now called MANNESMANN KIENZLE. |
| 1984 |
Model 1144, first flat taximeter
End of the production of mechanical T12. |
| 1990 |
Start of taxameter generation 1145 (front/rear) |
| 1993 |
"Mini giant" Model 1150 first DIN-radio compartment-taximeter |
| 1994 |
Mannesmann has completed acquisition of VDO. Mannesmann Kienzle is renamed in VDO Kienzle. |
| 1996 |
First roof sign with silent alarm for more security, here a prototype (ON/OFF) |
| 1998 |
December: Foundation of
Kienzle Argo Taxi International GmbH, a subsidiary of Kienzle Argo GmbH in Leipzig and Berlin. |
| 2000 |
Taximeter 1155 is launched. |
| 2001 |
April: Begin of production of the
taximeter 1150 in Leipzig |
| 2002 |
July: Begin of distribution of
all roof signs from Leipzig |
| 2004 |
Begin of production of the receipt printer 1157
for taximeters 1145/1150 |
