D'Ieteren

D'Ieteren Group SA (Euronext: DIE) is a company, based in Belgium that is engaged in automobile distribution and vehicle glass repair and replacement (VGRR) and other industrial activities related to spare parts.

The company started to manufacture car bodies at the beginning of the 20th century, with production being exported.

In 1948 a deal was struck by Peter D'Ieteren whereby the company would assemble Volkswagens under license.

Work began on a factory on the south side of Brussels in October of that year, and by 1949 cars were emerging from it.

There was also an agreement to assemble Studebakers, but most of the volume over the next couple of decades came from the Volkswagen business.

15 HP 4-cylinder car with 4-speed gearbox and 4-wheel brakes and a body by coachbuilder D'Ieteren, made in Belgium by Fabrique d'Armes et d'Automobiles Nagant Frères ; front-side view