nevertheless, after several financially challenging years as the world economic crisis unfolded, and following the cancellation of a major contract by general motors gläser-karosserie found itself in financial difficulties, and in summer 1932 georg heuer shot himself. his brother emil, now aged 74, took on sole responsibility for the company, but the financial difficulties persisted and in 1934, with the business undergoing an extensive restructuring at the direction of the dresdner bank, emil also died.