Karmann

Wilhelm Karmann GmbH
Company typeGmbH
IndustryAutomotive
Founded1901 (1901)
FounderWilhelm Karmann
Defunct2010
FateBankruptcy
HeadquartersOsnabrück, Germany
Key people
Jobst Wellensiek (chairman of the Supervisory Board)
Products
Services

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]

  1. ^ Wiersch, Bernd (2015). Die Karmann-Story. Bielefeld, Germany: Delius Klasing & Co.KG. ISBN 978-3-667-10121-1.