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With experience only in building the Italian Vespa under license, when it came to fabricating its own newly-designed boxer twin in a new factory opened in 1952, Hoffmann learned that its team lacked adequate experience, especially in maintaining the required manufacturing tolerances.
BMW (who did have a licence to make Isettas) successfully sued Hoffmann, who had to cease production after just over 100 vehicles had been sold.
With experience only in building the Italian Vespa under license, when it came to fabricating its own newly-designed boxer twin in a new factory opened in 1952, Hoffmann learned that its team lacked adequate experience, especially in maintaining the required manufacturing tolerances.
BMW (who did have a licence to make Isettas) successfully sued Hoffmann, who had to cease production after just over 100 vehicles had been sold.