Westfalia trailer group
The history of the Westfalia trailer group began in 1844 when Johann Bernhard Knöbel opened a forge in Wiedenbrück . The company developed continuously until it was renamed in 1922 to Fahrzeugfabrik Westfalia - Franz Knöbel & Söhne OHG.
In 1932, Franz Knöbel developed the ball coupling, which has been used almost unchanged to this day.
On vehicles with well-known names such as For example, Unimog , James Cook , Sven Hedin , Nugget and VW-California, Westfalia was involved to a significant extent. Trailers such. B. Jupiter, Saturn, XXL and Rodeo were manufactured in-house.
In 1999 the Westfalia plants were divided into three independent companies:
- Westfalia-Trailergroup GmbH (trailer)
- Westfalia Van Conversion GmbH (mobile home sector, today Westfalia Mobil )
- Westfalia-Automotive (trailer hitches)
In 2002 the Westfalia Trailergroup went bankrupt .
In 2003, at the instigation of former employees of the Heinemann company, the Westfalia-Heinemann AG company, which also went bankrupt in 2004.
Westfalia Trailer Systems GmbH was founded in 2005. This company acquired the rights of use to the relevant brands, production tools, etc. of the former Westfalia-Heinemann AG from a South African company, which the insolvency administrator bought in 2005.
Today, Westfalia Trailer Systems produces horse and other trailers under the name "Westfalia" in the Saxon town of Obergoseln .
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Coordinates: 51 ° 8 ′ 53.5 ″ N , 13 ° 6 ′ 40 ″ E