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The Story behind Majorette 1961 Emil Véron founds Rail-Route, initially a Model Railway Company. 1964 The first Majorette Cars come on the market 1967 The company changes its name from Rail-Route to Majorette. Soon More

The Story behind Majorette

1961
Emil Véron founds Rail-Route, initially a Model Railway Company.

1964
The first Majorette Cars come on the market

1967
The company changes its name from Rail-Route to Majorette. It soon has the largest turnover of any French car manufacturer. Production will initially take place in France, and later also in Portugal.

1976
The first TV Ads for Majorette models appear.

1980
Majorette takes over SOLIDO, a famous French manufacturer of collector's models. Majorette moves in the 1980s.

1987
Production moves to Thailand. The factory in the "Nava Nakorn Industrial Promotion Zone", in the province: Pathum Thani, has grown from its original 1,000 square meters to 13,000 square meters and now employs 650 people.

1990
In the 90s, the first cars with light and sound and garages are added to the Majorette range.

1992
The company is forced into bankruptcy and is taken over by "Idéal Loisirs" in 1993. In 1996 this company was taken over by Triumph-Adler.

2000
In the new millennium, new products will be added to the Majorette range, such as: Playground systems, radio-controlled vehicles and much more.

2003
Majorette and SOLIDO become part of the Smoby group, which gives them the collective name: "Smoby Majorette".

2008
Majorette is taken over by the French investor MI 29.

2010
Majorette becomes part of the SIMBA DICKIE GROUP.

Translated from English, original text: "The Majorette Story"

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