Bachmann Industries
Overview
Bermuda
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registered Chinese
China
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owned company, globally head quartered in Hong Kong
Hong Kong
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; specializing in model railroading.
Founded in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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, the home of its North American
North American
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headquarters, Bachmann is today part of the Kader
Kader
Kader Industrial Company Limited was founded in Hong Kong in 1948 by Ting Hsiung Chao. It was listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange in 1985 and presently trades under the name of "Kader Holdings Company Limited"....
group, who model products are made at a Chinese Government
Government of the People's Republic of China
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joint-venture plant in Dongguan
Dongguan
Dongguan is a prefecture-level city in central Guangdong province, People's Republic of China.An important industrial city located in the Pearl River Delta, Dongguan borders the provincial capital of Guangzhou to the north, Huizhou to the northeast, Shenzhen to the south, and the Pearl River to...
, China
China
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. Bachmann's brand is the largest seller, in terms of volume, of model trains in the world. Bachmann primarily specializes in inexpensive high quality entry-level train sets sold in the mass market.
