ˈæftɚ ðə sˈɛkənd wˈɜːld wˈɔːɹ ðə fˈɜːm wʌz lˈɛft wɪð dˈæmɪdʒd fˈæktɚɹiz ænd mˈʌtʃ ʌv ɪts mˌænjuːfˈæktʃɚɹɪŋ ɪkwˈɪpmənt ɛkspɹˈɑːpɹɪˌeɪɾᵻd æz ɹᵻpɐɹˈeɪʃənz.
After the Second World War the firm was left with damaged factories and much of its manufacturing equipment expropriated as reparations.