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Carlsson

Logo: The logo is from the following website: http://www.carlsson.de/commstore/objekt.pl?katalog=T_Bild_Marketing&ID=16&Feld=bild_low&inline, Non-free logo, via Wikipedia3

German car tuning manufacturer

Carlsson was a German car tuning manufacturer specialising in Mercedes-Benz cars. The Carlsson tuning house was founded by brothers Rolf and Andreas Hartge in 1989. Carlsson's products were available for the entire current range of Mercedes-Benz models including the R-Class, SL-Class, C-Class and the GL-Class along with many others.2 It employed 50 people.1 It ceased to exist in 2023.1 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

1989Founded1
  • Industryautomotive industry1
  • HeadquartersMerzig1
  • Founded inMerzig1
  • Websitewww.carlsson.de
  • Legal formGesellschaft mit beschränkter Haftung1

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Geneva MotorShow 2013 - Carlsson SLK 340 front view
Photo: Clément Bucco-Lechat, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons5

Carlsson was a German car tuning manufacturer specialising in Mercedes-Benz cars. The Carlsson tuning house was founded by brothers Rolf and Andreas Hartge in 1989. Carlsson's products were available for the entire current range of Mercedes-Benz models including the R-Class, SL-Class, C-Class and the GL-Class along with many others. The company is most popular for its range of alloy wheels.2

The story

The brothers, Rolf and Andreas Hartge, started a company in 1989 named Carlsson in honor of the Swedish rally driver, Ingvar Carlsson, who raced for the Mercedes Rally Team during the 1980s.

Carlsson also made cars based on Citroën, SAAB, Toyota, Lexus, Hyundai, and Genesis models.

In 2012, Zhongsheng Group Holdings Limited acquired 70% of the company's stake.

In 2015, Sambo Motors Co. Ltd., a Korean company, took over with effect from December 4.

From Wikipedia’s article on Carlsson (car company), shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.4

Products and brands

  • car

Listed on Wikidata.1

Timeline

  1. 2023Dissolved Dissolved1
  2. 1989Founded Founded in Merzig1

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