German Automotive manufacturers from the 1930s
Auto Union History (1932–1962)
Manufacturers
Auto Union History Automotive manufacturers Chemnitz, Germany; from 1932 until 1969 The Auto Union AG , Chemnitz was the first German state automotive group. The foundation took place in June 1932 with the entry in the commercial register Chemnitz. The head office was initially in the DKW main plan ...
Auto Union race cars (1934-1939)
Race cars Auto Union race car history The Auto Union racing cars ( Grand Prix cars type A to D) were used between 1934 and 1939 at national and international major racing events. The vehicles developed in Zwickau in the Horch plant of the Chemnitz Auto Union AG were based on a racing car project of the Stutt ...
Auto Union Type A (1934)
Race cars Auto Union Type A race car 1934 Auto Union was formed by businessma Jorgen Skafte Rasmussen from the Germa motor companies Audi, Horch, Wanderer an DKW. In an effort to promote their image high-grade automotive technicians, Auto Union considered building cars for the new 750 kg Formula due to take ...
AVA Aerodynamic laboratory
Manufacturers AVA Aerodynamic laboratory Automotive manufacturer of Germany The Aerodynamic Research Institute (AVA) in Göttingen was one of the four predecessor organizations of the 1969 founded German Research and Experimental Institute for Aerospace , which was renamed the German Aerospace Center (DLR) in 199 ...
Bleichert (1925-1939)
Adolf Bleichert & Co. Automotive manufacturer of Leipzig Germany from 1925 to 1939. The Adolf Bleichert & Co. was a company active in the field of cable car construction and trucks and located in Leipzig - Gohlis . After a 1874 founded by Adolf Bleichert cable car factory was terminated by the chan ...
BMW history
Manufacturers BMW history From 1916 on Type Aktiengesellschaft (AG) Traded as FWB: BMW Industry Automotive Predecessors Rapp Motorenwerke Bayerische Flugzeugwerke AG (BFW) Dixi Automobil Werke AG Founded 7 March 1916 Founders Franz Josef Popp Headquarters Munich, Bavaria, Germany Area served Worldwide Products L ...
Borgward History (1929–1961)
Borgward Automotive History Automotive manufacturers Bremen, Germany from 1929 until 1961 Borgward is an automobile manufacturer that was founded by Carl F. W. Borgward (November 10, 1890 – July 28, 1963). The original company, based in Bremen in Germany, ceased operations in 1961. The Borgward gro ...
Brennabor History (1903-1933)
Manufacturers Brennabor Automotive manufacturer Brandenburg; Germany From 1903 to 1933. The Brennabor works Gebr. Reichstein , later Brennabor-Werke AG , were a German manufacturer of strollers , bicycles , cars and motorcycles based in Brandenburg on the Havel . The company's name comes from the allegedly old ( ...
Bully (1933-1934)
ManufacturersBully Automotive manufacturers Berlin; Germany from 1933 to 1934 The Bully Automotive AG was a German manufacturer of automobiles . Company History The Bully Fahrzeugbau AG from Berlin began in 1933 with the production of automobiles. In 1933 by 1934 the production ended. The brand name was Bully . ...
Butz (1934)
Manufacturers Bungartz Butz German automobile manufacturer Munich Germany. Produced from 1934 Bungartz Butz is an automobile that was built in 1934 by Bungartz from Munich. History Towards the end of 1933, Dr. Everhard Bungartz, director of the newly established company Bungartz & Co., contacted Josef Ganz becau ...
DKW History (1916-1966)
Manufacturers DKW History 1916 to 1966 Industry Automotive Fate merged to Auto Union in 1932, last DKW branded car was made in 1966 Founded 1916 Defunct 1966 Headquarters Saxony, Germany Key people Dr Jørgen Skafte Rasmussen, founder of DKW Products Automobiles, motorcycles DKW (Dampf-Kraft-Wagen, English: steam ...
EBS (1924-1931)
Manufacturers EBS Automotive manufacturers Berlin-Baumschulenweg; Germany From 1924 to 1931 EBS (Ernst Bauermeister & Sons) was a German motorcycle and automobile manufacturer that produced vehicles in Berlin-Baumschulenweg between 1924 and 1931. Under the name EBS three-wheeled passenger cars - also called moto ...
Goliath History (1931-1963)
Manufacturers Goliath (History) Automotive manufacturers Bremen; Germany from 1931 until 1963 Goliath-Werke Borgward & Co. was a German car manufacturer started by Carl F. W. Borgward and Wilhelm Tecklenborg in 1928, and was part of the Borgward group. Goliath was based in Bremen and specialized in three-wheeler ...
Gutbrod (1933-1954)
Manufacturers Gutbrod Automotive manufacturer Plochingen Germany From 1933 to 1954 Gutbrod was a German manufacturer of cars, motorcycles and small agricultural machinery. The firm was founded in Ludwigsburg by Wilhelm Gutbrod in 1926. It originally built "Standard" branded motorcycles. In 1933 the company reloc ...
Hanomag (1925-1952)
Manufacturers Hanomag Automotive manufacturers Hanover, Germany From 1925 to 1952 Hanomag (Hannoversche Maschinenbau AG) was a German producer of steam locomotives, tractors, trucks and military vehicles in Hanover. Hanomag first achieved international fame by delivering a large number of steam locomotives to Fi ...
Hansa (1905-1939)
Manufacturers Hansa Automotive manufacturers Bremen; Germany from 1905 to 1939 Hansa-Automobil Gesellschaft m.b.H was a German car brand established in 1905, which in 1914 was merged with Norddeutsche Automobil und Motoren AG(NAMAG) into Hansa-Lloyd-Werke A.G.. From 1929 to 1931 it was taken over by the Borgward ...
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