Framo (car)

Framo-Werke GmbH
IndustryAutomotive industry
PredecessorMetall-Werke Frankenberg GmbH Frankenberg/Sa. (1923-1934)
Founded1923
SuccessorVEB Barkas-Werke Hainichen
HeadquartersFrankenberg, Germany, since 1934 Hainichen, Germany
Key people
J. S. Rasmussen
ProductsAutomobiles
Number of employees
1,000

Framo was a minivan, motor tricycle and car manufacturer in Saxony, Germany. It was established by Danish engineer Jørgen Skafte Rasmussen, the founder of DKW, in 1923. Framo became the core of the Barkas minivan manufacturer in 1957.