Automobilwerk Eisenach (AWE)

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Automobilwerk Eisenach (AWE) was a major East German automobile manufacturer based in Eisenach, best known for producing Wartburg cars during the GDR era.

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instanceOf East German company
automobile manufacturer
state-owned enterprise
abbreviation AWE NERFINISHED
ceasedProductionOfWartburg early 1990s
country German Democratic Republic NERFINISHED
employed thousands of workers in Eisenach
exportedTo Eastern Bloc countries NERFINISHED
Scandinavia NERFINISHED
United Kingdom NERFINISHED
Western Europe NERFINISHED
formedBy nationalization of BMW’s Eisenach plant
founded 1952
fullName Automobilwerk Eisenach NERFINISHED
hadBodyStyleRange estates
light commercial vehicles
sedans
historicalSignificance major car producer in the GDR
industry automotive industry
knownFor production of Wartburg passenger cars
languageOfName German
locatedIn East Germany NERFINISHED
Thuringia NERFINISHED
location Eisenach NERFINISHED
mainBrand Wartburg NERFINISHED
notableModel Wartburg 353 Tourist NERFINISHED
Wartburg 353 Trans NERFINISHED
operatedDuring GDR era
operationalForm Volkseigener Betrieb
ownedBy GDR state
predecessor BMW Eisenach NERFINISHED
Eisenacher Motorenwerk NERFINISHED
product Wartburg NERFINISHED
Wartburg 1.3 NERFINISHED
Wartburg 311 NERFINISHED
Wartburg 312 NERFINISHED
Wartburg 353 NERFINISHED
siteSuccessor Opel Eisenach plant NERFINISHED
statusAfterGermanReunification liquidated
usedEngineType four-stroke engine
two-stroke engine

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Eisenach historicallyHadCompany Automobilwerk Eisenach (AWE)