oto M eter , ▁M oto - M eter , ▁MM ) ▁is ▁a ▁brand , ▁known ▁for ▁meas uring ▁and ▁displaying ▁instruments ▁for ▁work sh ops ▁and ▁vehicle ▁equipment . ▁The ▁originally ▁independent ▁company ▁was ▁founded ▁at ▁the ▁beginning ▁of ▁the ▁ 2 0 th ▁century ▁in ▁the ▁area ▁of ▁Stuttgart ▁( S outh ▁Germany ). ▁Until ▁its ▁ins ol ven cy ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 5 , ▁the ▁M oto ▁Meter ▁AG ▁was ▁listed ▁on ▁the ▁Frankfurt ▁Stock ▁Exchange . ▁ ▁History ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁year ▁ 1 9 1 2 , ▁a ▁Sw ab ian ▁invent or ▁started ▁the ▁development ▁of ▁practical ▁tools ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁meas uring - ▁and ▁displaying ▁instruments ▁for ▁work sh ops ▁and ▁vehicle ▁equipment ▁companies . ▁Some ▁of ▁the ▁instruments ▁developed ▁at ▁the ▁beg inn ings ▁of ▁Mot ometer ' s ▁traditional ▁history ▁can ▁still ▁be ▁found ▁in ▁work sh ops ▁today , ▁such ▁as ▁the ▁Rec ording ▁Com pression ▁T ester ▁or ▁the ▁Ty re ▁Press ure ▁T ester . ▁In ▁ 1 9 2 5 ▁the ▁M oto - M eter - G mbH ▁( Fran k furt ▁a . M .) ▁was ▁mentioned ▁in ▁business ▁documents ▁for ▁the ▁first ▁time . ▁One ▁year ▁later , ▁the ▁company ▁was ▁listed ▁in ▁the ▁Com mer cial ▁Reg istry ▁Stuttgart ▁as ▁“ M oto ▁Meter ▁Hermann ▁Sch la ich ▁GmbH ”. ▁▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 6 6 , ▁the ▁M oto ▁Meter ▁Hermann ▁Sch la ich ▁GmbH ▁owned ▁four ▁production ▁plants ▁( St