Goliath (company)
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| Automobile Manufacturing | |
| Industry | Automotive |
| Founded | 1928 |
| Founder |
Carl F. W. Borgward Wilhelm Tecklenborg |
| Defunct | 1961 |
| Headquarters | Bremen, Germany |
| Products |
Vehicles Automotive parts |
| Parent | Borgward |
Goliath-Werke Borgward & Co. was a German car manufacturer started by Carl F. W. Borgward and Wilhelm Tecklenborg in 1928, and was part of the Borgward group. Goliath was based in Bremen and specialized in three-wheeler cars and trucks and medium-sized cars. Their vehicles were sold under the Goliath brand.
The first models were three-wheeler trucks derived from the Blitzkarren previously built by Borgward. The first passenger car was the Goliath Pionier in 1931, which still had three wheels and a one-cylinder engine. Until 1934, 4,000 of these small cars were produced in various types of body. The Pionier was considered as a forerunner of the Hansa models 400 and 500.
These were front-wheel-drive two-door sedans, station wagons and coupes.
From 1958, the Goliath 1100 models were sold under the brand Hansa; the Borgward group wanted to downplay the two-stroke engine and three-wheeler image.
Three years later, in 1961, the Borgward group collapsed.
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