Karmann
Sign in to saveWilhelm Karmann GmbH, commonly known as Karmann, was a German automobile manufacturer and contract manufacturer based in Osnabrück, Germany. Founded by Wilhelm Karmann in 1901, the company specialised in various automotive roles, including design, production and assembly of components for a wide variety of automobile manufacturers, including Chrysler, Porsche, Mercedes-Benz and Volkswagen Group.
Key facts
- Company.name
- Wilhelm Karmann GmbH
- Company.logo
- Karmann logo.svg
- Company.logo_size
- 250px
- Company.type
- GmbH
- Company.fate
- Bankruptcy
- Company.defunct
- 2010
- Company.founder
- Wilhelm Karmann
- Company.location
- Osnabrück, Germany
- Company.key_people
- Jobst Wellensiek (chairman of the Supervisory Board)
- Company.industry
- Automotive
via Wikipedia infobox
Official website
Karmann-Mobil - Kastenwagen, Campingbusse, Campervans
Karmann-Mobil deckt das komplette Marktsegmente der Campingbusse ab. Vom wendigen Mini-Van bis hin zum großen und komfortablen Kastenwagen.
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- automobile manufacturer
- Country
- Germany
- Founded by
- Wilhelm Karmann
- Headquarters
- Osnabrück
- Industry
- automotive industry
- Legal form
- Gesellschaft mit beschränkter Haftung
- Official website
- www.karmann-mobil.de
- Image
- Karmann Osnabrück.jpg
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- Commons category
- Karmann vehicles
- dissolved, abolished or demolished date
- 2010-00-00
- inception
- 1901-01-01
- product or material produced
- car
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Encyclopedic overview
9 sectionsContents
- History
- The Karmann Ghia
- Production to 2010
- Car modules
- Motorhomes
- Insolvency proceedings
- Production after 2010
- References
- External links
Wilhelm Karmann GmbH, commonly known as Karmann, was a German automobile manufacturer and contract manufacturer based in Osnabrück, Germany. Founded by Wilhelm Karmann in 1901, the company specialised in various automotive roles, including design, production and assembly of components for a wide variety of automobile manufacturers, including Chrysler, Porsche, Mercedes-Benz and Volkswagen Group.
The company was broken up in 2010, after filing for bankruptcy the previous year. Its convertible roof components were purchased by Webasto, Magna Steyr and Valmet Automotive, while the Osnabrück assembly plant, vehicle development, tools and assembly systems were transferred to Volkswagen.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Karmann” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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