Why we never stop?
Because we keep on moving to achieve more.
1933 | The Wackenhut company is founded by Ernst Wackenhut in Altensteig for the manufacture of truck bodywork, trailers and driver cabs. | |
1950 | Wackenhut begins the development and production of driver cabs for Daimler Benz trucks. | |
1953 | Relocation to a new factory in Nagold. | |
1970 | Construction of the press shop (today’s “Werk 2”) marks entry into the car supplier industry. | |
1991 | Production capacity is expanded with automated press installations and assembly lines. | |
1999 | Company acquisition by Oxford Automotive Inc. Troy, MI (USA). | |
2001 | Production facility extended, relocation to the Wolfsberg industrial estate in Nagold. | |
2006 | Corporate merger between Oxford Automotive Inc. and Wagon Automotive plc. | |
2009 | Management buy-out and new shareholders in the form of B&E GmbH and Tiberina Group, Italy. | |
2010 | Expansion of the Wolfsberg plant. | |
2016 | Foundation of new location Wagon Automotive Bremen GmbH in Bremen. | |
2017 | Expansion in Bremen: New production site at industrial area Hansalinie 2. | |
2018 | Further extensions of production facilities Wolfsberg plant and Bremen; Tiberina Group sole shareholder. |