In 1821 German Heinrich Lohner (1786–1855) established a workshop in Vienna, Austria, establishing himself as a wagonmaster. In 1823 he formed a joint venture with master saddlemaker (
Sattlermeister) Ludwig Laurenzi,
Laurenzi & Lohner. After the death of Ludwig Laurenzi in 1863 the company became
Jacob Lohner & Co. under Heinrich Lohner's son Jacob Lohner (1821–92). Jacob Lohner transformed his father's craft business into a factory eventually manufacturing between 300 and 500 vehicles per year. The company supplied vehicles to the courts of the royal houses of Norway, Sweden, and Romania, as well as to the Austrian emperor; the company received the distinction
k.u.k. Hofwagenlieferant ("Royal
carriagemakers"). aircraft In 1909, the firm undertook aircraft manufacture, which were later copied by the Italian
Macchi aviation firm for the Italian military in World War I. Lohner also produced aircraft for the budding
Spanish Air Force. After World War I the company abandoned aircraft production, and shifted its production to the manufacturing of
trams, and coachbodies. During the
Great Depression the factory in
Floridsdorf shut down. a production range that would include the well-known of which was the
Lohner L125. The scooter range included popular models such as the
Sissy, L125 and L98, The company moved to a new plant in the
Donaustadt district of Vienna in 2007. As of 2012 the company operates as
Bombardier Transportation Austria GmbH & Co. KG, and manufactures trams. ==Aircraft==