Pon Snapshot
Pon Holdings (PH) really is a wheeler-dealer, whether you're in the market for a new car or industrial-strength materials-handling equipment. The company, which was founded in 1898, began life as a bicycle dealer. Since then PH has expanded in many directions, such that it now sells, leases, or distributes automobiles, tires, building materials, valves, and construction equipment. Pon Automotive focuses on importing, selling, and maintaining cars, fleet vehicles, and tires. Pon Equipment & Power Systems represents the Caterpillar, Linde, and MAN brands of heavy-duty work vehicles. PH operates through dozens of loosely affiliated subsidiaries in Europe (particularly the Benelux countries) and North America.