Private company

FAMO

German vehicle manufacturer

FAMO, short for Fahrzeug- und Motoren-Werke (Automobile and Engine Works) was a German vehicle manufacturer in the early 20th century. They produced tractors and lorries, and other motor vehicle parts.2 It ceased to exist in 1945.1 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

1935Founded1
  • Industryautomotive industry1
  • HeadquartersWrocław1
  • Legal formGesellschaft mit beschränkter Haftung1
SdKfz9FAMO
Photo: Mircea87, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons4

FAMO, short for Fahrzeug- und Motoren-Werke (Automobile and Engine Works) was a German vehicle manufacturer in the early 20th century. They produced tractors and lorries, and other motor vehicle parts.2

Products and brands

Sd.Kfz. 9: Heavy half-track used by German forces in World War II; some were also produced by Vomag and Tatra.

Marder II, produced 1942–1943.

Wespe self-propelled artillery

Rübezahl caterpillar tractor

From Wikipedia’s article on FAMO, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.3

Acquisitions

  1. Succeeded by Traktorenwerk Schönebeck1

Timeline

  1. 1945Dissolved Dissolved1
  2. 1935Founded Founded1

Sources

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