Company overview
Brennabor-Werke AG was a German manufacturer established in Brandenburg an der Havel in 1871. The Reichstein brothers initiated the company’s operations, initially producing child buggies and bicycles. By 1901, Brennabor began manufacturing motorbikes, and in 1903, it started producing three- and four-wheeled powered vehicles. The company became Europe’s largest producer of infant buggies by the 1930s and was a leading bicycle manufacturer. Production of automobiles began in 1908, with series production commencing in 1919. Brennabor employed approximately 6,000 people by 1924 and was Germany’s second-largest car producer behind Opel in 1927/28. The company formed a tripartite alliance with NAG and Hansa-Lloyd in 1919, which lasted until 1928. Brennabor pioneered US-style production line techniques in the early 1920s, but lacked a small car model to compete with Opel. Production ceased in 1933 and the company continued as a component and motorcycle manufacturer until 1945, when it was dismantled due to Soviet occupation. Following World War II, the factory site was used for a heavy tractor factory until the 1960s. Since 1991, it has housed a training center belonging to ZF Group.
