Private company

Barkas

East German vehicle manufacturer

Barkas (VEB Barkas-Werke) was an East German manufacturer of small delivery vans and minibuses named the B 1000. In addition to delivery vans, Barkas also made engines for Trabant cars.2 From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 16, 2026.

Overview

1958Founded1
  • Industryautomotive industry1
  • HeadquartersChemnitz1
  • Founded inHainichen1
  • Legal formVolkseigener Betrieb1

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Products and brands

  • car

Listed on Wikidata.1

Subsidiaries and ownership

Parent company

Owners

From Wikidata.1

Acquisitions

  1. Succeeded Framo1

Timeline

  1. 1991Dissolved Dissolved1
  2. 1958Founded Founded in Hainichen1

Sources

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