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==Corporate history==
Donkervoort is a privately-held company controlled by founder Joop Donkervoort until he retired in 2019 and his son [[Denis Donkervoort|Denis]] succeeded him as Managing Director in 2021. Marianne Donkervoort, who is married to Joop, and Amber, their daughter, also have played key roles in developing the business and branding of the company.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.donkervoort.com/en/the-story-of-us/donkervoort-today |title=Donkervoort Today |website=Donkervoort Cars |access-date=17 October 2022}}</ref> Amber was an equestrian who joined the company as the marketing manager following an internship in China.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://fd.nl/fd-persoonlijk/1121854/zo-vader-zo-dochter |title=Zo vader zo dochter |lang=nl |trans-title=Like father like daughter | date=9 October 2015 |work=fd |first1= Martin | last1 = Dijkstra |first2=Fleur | last2 = Baxmeier |access-date=17 October 2022}}</ref> The Donkervoort S8A was named for Amber, while the D8 was named for Denis'.<ref>{{cite tweet |name=Donkervoort |user=donkervoort |number=1514438489185599488 |title=You may know that the children of Donkervoort founder, Joop Donkervoort, are Amber and Denis. But did you know that some of our most famous models are named after them? The S8A is named for Amber, while the "D" in D8 stands for Donkervoort Managing Director Denis'.}}</ref>

Joop started the company as a [[kit car]] importer in 1978, but upon learning he needed to make significant modifications to make the assembled kit cars street legal, began building the first S7 automobiles using a design derived from the [[Lotus Seven]] in a [[Tienhoven, Stichtse Vecht|Tienhoven]] shed.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.speedhunters.com/2009/11/car_builder_gt_gt_donkervoort/ |title=Car Builder >> Donkervoort | last = Willemsen | first = Jeroen |date=November 13, 2009 |website=SpeedHunters |access-date=17 October 2022}}</ref><ref name=HC-10things>{{cite web |url=https://www.hotcars.com/things-we-just-learned-about-donkervoort/ |title=10 Things We Just Learned About Donkervoort | last = Johnson | first = Owen |date=February 8, 2022 |website=Hot Cars |access-date=17 October 2022}}</ref> In 1983, Donkervoort moved to a larger production facility in [[Loosdrecht]], followed by another move in 2000 to its present headquarters and factory in [[Lelystad]].<ref name=History>{{cite web |url=https://www.donkervoort.com/en/the-story-of-us/history |title=From the Beginning |website=Donkervoort |access-date=17 October 2022}}</ref> Chassis production, which previously had been contracted to an external supplier, was brought in-house to Lelystad in 2003.<ref name=History/>

===Future plans===

Donkervoort announced on their website that is expanding its worldwide locations and services, most recently being available as a car brand in the US.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.donkervoort.com/en/donkervoort-to-america/ | title=Donkervoort to America | date=14 July 2022 }}</ref>