Rotax

brand name for a range of internal combustion engines
Organization enterprise Q696808
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Rotax

Summary

Rotax is an enterprise[1]. Rotax ranks in the top 7% of enterprise entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (318 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Rotax's field of work was engine manufacturing[3].
  • Rotax is in the country of Canada[4].
  • Rotax's instance of is recorded as enterprise[5].
  • Rotax's instance of is recorded as brand[6].
  • Rotax's founder is recorded as Friedrich Theodor Gottschalk[7].
  • Rotax's owned by is recorded as Bombardier[8].
  • Rotax's owned by is recorded as ZF Sachs[9].
  • Rotax's owned by is recorded as Lohner-Werke[10].
  • Rotax's logo image is recorded as Rotax Aircraft Logo.jpg[11].
  • Rotax's headquarters location is recorded as Gunskirchen[12].
  • Rotax's GND ID is recorded as 1252281293[13].
  • Rotax's Commons category is recorded as Rotax[14].
  • Rotax's industry is recorded as mechanical engineering[15].
  • Rotax's country of origin is recorded as German Reich[16].
  • +1884-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Rotax[17].
  • +1920-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Rotax[18].
  • +1970-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Rotax[19].
  • Rotax's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/01z025[20].
  • Rotax's location of formation is recorded as Dresden[21].
  • Rotax's parent organization or unit is recorded as Bombardier Recreational Products[22].
  • Rotax's official website is recorded as http://www.rotax.com/[23].
  • Rotax's product or material produced is recorded as internal combustion engine[24].
  • Rotax's official name is recorded as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'BRP-Rotax GmbH & Co KG'}[25].
  • Rotax's legal form is recorded as GmbH & Co. KG[26].
  • Rotax's PM20 film section ID is recorded as h2/co/F2167H/0900/L[27].

Body

Founding

Rotax's founder is recorded as Friedrich Theodor Gottschalk[7]. Recorded inception include +1884-00-00T00:00:00Z[17], +1920-00-00T00:00:00Z[18], and +1970-00-00T00:00:00Z[19]. Rotax's location of formation is recorded as Dresden[21].

Identity

Rotax's official name is recorded as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'BRP-Rotax GmbH & Co KG'}[25].

Operations

Rotax's headquarters location is recorded as Gunskirchen[12]. Rotax's parent organization or unit is recorded as Bombardier Recreational Products[22].

Industry

Rotax's industry is recorded as mechanical engineering[15]. Rotax's field of work was engine manufacturing[3].

Ownership

Owners include Bombardier[8], a public company[28], in Canada[29], founded in 1942[30], headquartered in Dorval[31]; ZF Sachs[9], a business[32], in Germany[33], founded in 1895[34], headquartered in Schweinfurt[35]; and Lohner-Werke[10], a rail vehicle manufacturer[36], in Austria[37], founded in 1821[38], headquartered in Vienna[39]. Rotax's product or material produced is recorded as internal combustion engine[24].

Why It Matters

Rotax ranks in the top 7% of enterprise entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (318 views/month).[2] Rotax has Wikipedia articles in 15 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[40] Rotax is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.[41]

References

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  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
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  5. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  12. [39] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [40] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [41] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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