HQM Sachsenring GmbH

Following the reunification of Germany in 1990, Sachsenring transitioned from a government-owned company under a centrally planned economy to a private corporation in a free market economy. After three years in bankruptcy, Sachsenring AG was purchased in February 2006, by Härterei und Qualitätsmanagement GmbH (HQM) of Leipzig. Formerly the dominant major automaker in East Germany, Sachsenring has since departed from making motor vehicles. Today, it supplies, among other things, the Volkswagen factory with parts for the Golf and Passat models.

• Name — HQM Sachsenring GmbH • Type — Private • Hq Location City — Zwickau, Saxony • Hq Location Country — Germany • Num Employees — 300 • Industry — Automotive • Products — Vehicle frames, vehicle body parts • Website — http: www.hqm-gmbh.de

• AWZ P70 Zwickau (1955–1959) • Trabant P50 (1957–1962) • Trabant 600 (1962–1965) • Trabant 601 (1964–1990) • Trabant 1.1 (1990–1991) • Sachsenring UNI 1 (prototype, 1996) • Trabant nT (prototype, 2009)

• Sachsenring P240 (1954–1959) • Sachsenring P240 Repräsentant (1969)

• IFA H3A (1957–1958) • IFA S4000 (1959–1960)

The German bitpop pioneers Welle:Erdball have been using a rotated version of the Sachsenring emblem as their band logo since 1996.

• Illustration — 1983 Trabant 601L • Illustration — AWZ P70 Zwickau • Illustration — 1957 Sachsenring P240 • Illustration — 1969 P240 Repräsentant • Illustration — Trabant 1.1 • Illustration — IFA S4000 • Illustration — IFA H3