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Alexander Leutner & Co. (full name in (ロシア語:''Велосипедная фабрика "Россия" Александра Лейтнера и Ко.''), Bicycle Factory "Rossiya" Alexander Leutner & Co.) was the first manufacturer of bicycles〔''Latvija 19. gadsimtā: Vēstures apceres'' (2000). Riga: LVI apgāds, p. 244. ISBN 9984-601-03-X 〕 and motorcycles, and a pioneer of automobiles, in the Russian Empire. The company was based in Riga. == Company history == The company was originally founded in 1886 by the Baltic German entrepreneur, Alexander Leutner (1864–1923). In 1896 or 1897 it became the limited liability company Alexander Leutner & Co., with stocks being held by Leutner, two Riga German merchants, and three professors from the Riga Polytechnicum.〔 In time, A. Leutner & Co. grew to be not only the largest bicycle manufacturer in Riga, but also in all of the Russian Empire. In 1907 its annual production was 5,000 bicycles.〔''20. gadsimta Latvijas vēsture'' (2000), v. 1 (1900–1918). Riga: LVI apgāds, p. 523. ISBN 9984-601-38-2 〕 The company had 130 employees,〔 who were subjected to Taylorist management methods in order to increase productivity. In 1915, during World War I, the Leutner factory was evacuated to Kharkiv in Ukraine, to protect it from falling into the hands of the invading Imperial German Army. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Alexander Leutner & Co.」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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