Simson (company)
Simson was a German company which produced firearms, automobiles, bicycles and motorcycles, and mopeds. Under the Third Reich, the factory was taken from the Jewish Simson family, and was renamed several times under Nazi and later Communist control. The Simson name was reintroduced as a brand name for mopeds produced at the factory in the German Democratic Republic (GDR). Simson mopeds were then produced in Suhl (Germany) until 2002.
| Company type | manufacturing |
|---|---|
| Simson & Co. (1856–1938) Berlin Suhler Waffen- und Fahrzeugwerke (BSW) (1938–45) | |
| Industry | firearms, automobiles, motorcycles; mopeds |
| Founded | 1885 |
| Defunct | 1 February 2003 |
| Fate | bankrupt |
| Headquarters | Suhl, Germany |
Key people | founders Löb and Moses Simson (brothers) |
| Products | Mauser Gewehr 98 rifle, Simson Supra car, AWO/Simson 425 motorcycle, SR and KR series mopeds, etc. |
| Parent | IFA (1948–90) |
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