The story of FUCHS reflects the courage of Rudolf Fuchs, an entrepreneur who was only 21 years old when the company was founded in 1931. He refused to be put off by the global economic crisis and founded the company "RUDOLF FUCHS" in Mannheim in May 1931. The crisis situation of 1931 suggested modesty. A simple box in the Mannheim abattoir was the first place of business. There, Rudolf Fuchs filled his "Guaranteed Pennsylvania Motor Oil" into canisters, signed them with the meaningful brand name PENNA PURA and sold them to transport companies in the harbor of Mannheim.
Even then, the top priority was to respond quickly and flexibly to customer needs. For example, Rudolf Fuchs was not afraid to personally cycle through Mannheim with an oil can when a customer urgently needed lubricant. Even though the Fuchs bicycle has since given way to other means of transport, our customers and their needs are still at the center of our activities today.