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10/12/2020

Joint venture in Egypt

Joint venture in Cairo: Egypt relies on German license plate technology
Market leader TÖNNJES invests in North Africa and establishes joint production

Delmenhorst/Cairo, September 2020. On Monday, the Arab Organization of Industrialization (AOI) – one of the largest industrial companies in Egypt – and the German company TÖNNJES signed a contract for a joint venture in Cairo: A local production…

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08/03/2020

New licence plates for motorcycles

RFID Headlamp Tag "IDeSTIX" revolutionises identification of motorised two-wheelers.

Delmenhorst/Manila, August 2020. Not only is the number of cars growing on earth, but there are also more and more motorcycles. The majority of these are located in Asian countries. In India alone, more than 19 million motorised two-wheelers were purchased last year. According to the Federal Motor Transport…

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04/28/2020

Kenya identifies automobiles by using RFID technology from Germany

TÖNNJES C.A.R.D. provides over three million vehicles with high tech windshield labels

Bremen, February 2017. Almost 47 million people are registered citizens of Kenya. However, the government has no backed record on the total number of car owners on Kenya’s streets. As a consequence, the state misses out on tax revenues that are essential to enhance the country’s traffic infrastructure. The…

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03/11/2020

Official Statement regarding Intertraffic 2020

Hosting more than 20.000 visitors from 140 different countries, the INTERTRAFFIC in Amsterdam is the world’s leading trade exhibition for traffic technology professionals. As such, it is one of the most important events in our calendar and has become a tradition for our employees, partners, and clients.

Unfortunately, we will not be able to exhibit at INTERTRAFFIC this year, though. In close…

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02/11/2020

Paraguay introduces MERCOSUR license plate

TÖNNJES fits around 2.3 million vehicles with security license plates

Delmenhorst, February 2020. In order to accelerate economic and political development processes, Latin American states joined together at the end of the 20th century to form the Mercado Común del Sur, or MERCOSUR (Common Market of the South). These currently include Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay and Uruguay, as well as associated…

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12/05/2019

Greater security and data protection through electronic car registration plate

State Secretary of the Federal Ministry of the Interior advocates digital number plate

Delmenhorst, November 2019. If you want a car number plate in Germany, you can buy your desired registration plate in a shop or online without any proof of identity. Only the stamp seal, i.e. the official seal of the registration authority, makes it a valid number plate on the vehicle. According to Allgemeine…

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11/28/2019

TÖNNJES Compact with Africa

Strengthening African states: Plans for Egypt’s own licence plate production facility
TÖNNJES signs cooperation agreement at “Compact with Africa” conference

Berlin, November 2019. More cooperation with African countries and higher direct investments by local companies to strengthen the regional economy – these are the aims of the conference “Compact with Africa”, which took place this week in…

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09/25/2019

Less bureaucracy, more security: vehicles equipped with RFID technology

Less bureaucracy, more security: vehicles equipped with RFID technology

Electronic number plates allow for uniform recognition and payment systems

Delmenhorst, September 2019. Enterprises with large vehicle fleets usually require extensive use of petrol cards in order to refuel tanks. This is an insight from the “Petrol Cards 2018” analysis by the Dataforce market research institute. The use…

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06/24/2019

High tech for the desert state

Dubai uses modern embossing robots developed by TÖNNJES

Delmenhorst / Dubai, May 2019. Dubai is characterised by its modern and innovative spirit, and this is reflected perfectly by its approach to vehicle licence plates. Dubai’s Road & Transport Authority (RTA) has introduced a digitised production management system to emboss and issue number plates with an intelligent embossing system using…

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05/23/2019

Digital licence plates: RFID system identifies vehicles at 220 km/h

Digital licence plates: RFID system identifies vehicles at 220 km/h

TÖNNJES and Kathrein impress customers and public officials at the Sachsenring

Delmenhorst, May 2019. The German company TÖNNJES has developed a revolutionary system for electronic vehicle identification (EVI) with its cooperation partners Kathrein and NXP. The group presented its innovation to customers and…

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04/05/2019

Brazil upgrades its vehicle licensing system for greater security

German company TÖNNJES is supporting the authorities with software and technology   

Delmenhorst/Brazil March 2019. The international company from Delmenhorst, TÖNNJES, is launching a new vehicle licensing system in Brazil, working through its local joint venture with the local authorities. The change will affect the production and administration of Brazilian licence plates. The key feature of…

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02/11/2019

TÖNNJES opens up new strategic base in Dakar with AFRIPLAQUE

German experts set their sights on the West African vehicle identification market
TÖNNJES opens up new strategic base in Dakar with AFRIPLAQUE

Delmenhorst/Dakar, February 2019. The Government of the Republic of Senegal is introducing a new system to register vehicle owners and identify vehicles in the West African state. This should improve the state’s control over vehicle tax and provide…

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12/27/2018

TÖNNJES acquires majority stake in Utsch Tönnjes International – competitor Utsch steps down

Number plates for the world: German SME emerges as global market leader

TÖNNJES acquires majority stake in Utsch Tönnjes International – competitor Utsch steps down

Delmenhorst, December 2018. The German company TÖNNJES has set itself the goal of giving vehicles around the globe an identity, creating a system to connect authorities and motorists, and making the entire…

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07/26/2018

Chaos in megacities: Digital licence plates prevent traffic jams and smog

Chaos in megacities: Digital licence plates prevent traffic jams and smog

German IDePLATE system used as basis for smart traffic management

Delmenhorst, July 2018. The United Nations has classified Tokyo, Delhi and Shanghai as the most heavily populated cities in the world. Economic growth in Asian regions is attracting lots of people from provinces to metropolitan centres.…

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05/22/2018

The world’s biggest oil company is using German vehicle identification technology

The world’s biggest oil company is using German vehicle identification technology

Tönnjes E.A.S.T. supplying Saudi Aramco with 237,000 RFID labels for its access controls

Delmenhorst, May 2018. The Saudi Arabian oil company Saudi Aramco has commissioned the German firm Tönnjes E.A.S.T. to supply 237,000 RFID windscreen stickers. Only vehicles bearing such a label will be…

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