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About Amigo Mobility International
Since 1968, Improving Lives Through Mobility® has remained our number one priority.
Our family-owned business has grown to include three product lines – Healthcare, Grocery/Retail and Industrial – each serving various markets while meeting different mobility needs. Amigo is dedicated to manufacturing high quality products, and is proud to be a Michigan-based small business. Amigo, not only in leadership but company-wide, is a family that cares about customers, employees and the local community.
Timeline of Amigo
| 1968 | Allan R. Thieme invents and sells the first Amigo mobility scooter, a small yellow front drive model |
| 1970 | First Amigo Shopper (motorized shopping cart) is sold to Meijer Thrifty Acres store in Michigan |
| 1977 | Social Security law is changed to include POVs |
| 1981 | Al Thieme received the United States Small Business Person of the Year award |
| 1981 | 10,000th Amigo is built |
| 1982 | Amigo Mobility is first recognized on the Inc. 500 list, no. 212 |
| 1987 | Rear wheel drive introduction expands mobility to outdoor terrain |
| 1992 | Amigo receives the Michigan New Product Award |
| 1999 | Introduction of the TravelMate; world’s first folding power operated vehicle/mobility scooter |
| 2008 | Green Business Certified; Certified by the Women’s Business Enterprise National Council as a woman-owned business by Beth Thieme |
| 2009 | Beth Thieme was named a Top Woman in Grocery |
| 2009 | Amigo Mobility received the Best of the Best Michigan Business in Manufacturing award |
| 2009 | Amigo Mobility named to the Inc. 5000 list, no. 2,717 |
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2010 |
Amigo Mobility named to the Inc. 5000 for the second year in a row, no. 3,450 |
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2012 |
Al & Beth Thieme received the Michigan Manufacturer of the Year award from the Michigan Manufacturer's Association |
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2014 |
Amigo Mobility received the Michigan 50 Companies to Watch award |
| 2018 | 50 Years of Amigo Mobility |
It's not just a scooter, it's an AMIGO.
News Flash
Supporting Families in Many Helpful Ways
Supporting Families in Many Helpful Ways
Friendly Wheels, Issue 123
August 2018
Amigo owners often share inspiring stories. From overcoming a mobility challenge to figuring out innovative ways to go to new places to helping people in their communities, the experiences they share never cease to amaze us.
In this edition of Friendly Wheels, we get to meet Shannon DeWall, JD, an attorney, wife, mother and community volunteer in metro Detroit. Learn more about her story below.
A Family's Story of Reclaiming Hope
A Family's Story of Reclaiming Hope
Friendly Wheels, Issue 122
July 2018
In a time of crisis, it may be reassuring to know that there is another family that's experienced a similar situation: the Shepherds. James Shepherd and his mother founded the Shepherd Center, a not-for-profit hospital located in Atlanta, Georgia specializing spinal cord injury rehabilitation, in 1975 in response to an accident James endured as a young man. Learn more about his family's inspiring story.
This Amigo Owner Adds a Little Magic
This Amigo Owner Adds a Little Magic
Friendly Wheels, Issue 121
June 2018
Carrie Rostollan, a longtime member of the Amigo family, recently visited our Bridgeport facility for the Amigo Mobility Center open house. She shared with us some of her upcoming summer plans and entertained us with her magic tricks! Discover more about Carrie's 'magical' adventures.
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