For Karman, see Kármán (disambiguation). For the Volkswagen car, see Volkswagen Karmann Ghia.
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Wilhelm Karmann GmbH
Company type
GmbH
Industry
Automotive
Founded
1901 (1901)
Founder
Wilhelm Karmann
Defunct
2010
Fate
Bankruptcy
Headquarters
Osnabrück, Germany
Key people
Jobst Wellensiek (chairman of the Supervisory Board)
Products
Convertible automobiles
niche vehicles
convertible roof components
Services
Automotive design
research and development
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.[1]
^Wiersch, Bernd (2015). Die Karmann-Story. Bielefeld, Germany: Delius Klasing & Co.KG. ISBN 978-3-667-10121-1.
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work on the car during the early 1970s as the replacement for the aging Karmann Ghia coupe, and designated it the Typ 53 internally. Although the platform...
enlarged to fit the BMW M30 six-cylinder engine. The E9 bodywork was built by Karmann. As a racing car, the E9 was very successful in the European Touring Car...
C, or the SC when it had the optional, more powerful engine. A unique "Karmann hardtop" or "notchback" 356 B model was produced in 1961 and 1962. The...
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