Wanderer (company)
German manufacturer of bicycles, motorcycles and automobiles / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Wanderer was a German manufacturer of bicycles, motorcycles, automobiles, vans and other machinery. Established as Winklhofer & Jaenicke in 1896 by Johann Baptist Winklhofer and Richard Adolf Jaenicke, the company used the Wanderer brand name from 1911, making civilian automobiles until 1941 and military vehicles until 1945.
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Industry | Bicycles, Automobiles |
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Founded | 1896 by Johann Baptist Winklhofer und Richard Adolf Jaenicke |
Defunct | 1945 |
Fate | merged into Auto Union (car division only) |
Headquarters | Saxony, Germany |
Parent | Auto Union |
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Wanderer was last active as a financial holding company without its own business operations and went bankrupt in July 2010. The brand was then acquired by Cologne-based manufacturer Zweirad Einkaufs Genossenschaft (ZEG).[1]