Career
Nallinger joined Daimler Benz AG in 1922. He played an important part in the development of all-round independent suspension for passenger cars and in the introduction of (relatively) high speed diesel engines to passenger cars in the 1930s, something which has remained a key strength for the company ever since. During the Nazi period, he enjoyed the status of Wehrwirtschaftsführer, reflecting the important war-time contribution from European auto-makers to military equipment production in the principal belligerent states.
He was appointed a director on the research and development side of the business in 1940, and in 1941 was appointed to the executive board.
(German Academy of aircraft research). After the war, he continued to play a leading role in the Daimler Benz Research and Development department, associated in particular with the company’s return to racing in 1954.
Fritz Nallinger retired from Daimler-Benz in December 1965.