Fritz Nallinger (6 August 1898 in Esslingen am Neckar – 4 June 1984 in Stuttgart) was a German automobile engineer and executive.
Nallinger played an important part in the development of all-round independent suspension for passenger cars and in the introduction of (relatively) high speed diesel engines to passenger cars in the 1930s,[1] something which has remained a key strength for the company ever since.
During the Nazi period, he enjoyed the status of Wehrwirtschaftsführer, reflecting the important war-time contribution from European auto-makers to military equipment production in the principal belligerent states.
At this time, he was also appointed a member of the "Deutschen Akademie der Luftfahrtforschung".
After the war, he continued to play a leading role in the Daimler Benz Research and Development department, associated in particular with the company's return to racing in 1954.