1868 |
Company founded under Gebr Ottenbacher. Production of Surrey. |
1900 |
Company name under carriage factory Gebr Ottenbacher.Production of the first motor car bodies. |
1920 |
Karosseriefabrik Biberach, owner G. Ottenbacher.Beginning with the bus production. |
1940 |
Company name under body factory Gebr Ottenbacher, Gustav and Otto Ottenbacher. Production of a wide variety of jobs in the field of car body. |
1950 – 1960 |
Karosseriefabrik Ottenbacher GmbH, after separation from Gustav and Otto Ottenbacher. Production relocation and new construction in the Freiburger Str in Biberach.Expansion of bus production and entry into the cabin construction, and manufacturing of vehicles for the fire department. |
1970 – 1982 |
After comparing (now insolvent), and death of Otto Ottenbacher sen. followed turbulence and financial constraints, the bus production was discontinued. Rescue attempts, inter alia, with the production of motorhomes. |
1983 |
Capital of the GmbH increased by introduction of Roland Denz by 100%. |
1984 |
Following the departure of Otto Ottenbacher jun. took place over the company Karosseriefabrik Ottenbacher GmbH by family Denz and renaming the company in Karosseriefabrik Biberach GmbH. There was a manufacturing Cleanup and commencement of production of bodies and trailers for commercial vehicles. |
1990 |
After years of consolidation with expansion of production in the cab and cab construction, as well as in the field of commercial vehicles, the body factory Biberach GmbH has established itself firmly in the market. |
2003 |
Award for eco-profit company in the city Biberach an der Riss
Introduction of an internal quality management system |
2010 |
Our company is now established far beyond the country’s borders in the market. More than 100 employees manufacture in Biberach for customers in Germany and in other European countries, which speaks for our healthy growth.
Our strength lies in the individual one-off production as well as in series production.
Approx. 60% of our turnover comes from the range cabs and cabins, about 30% to the special bodies and trailers for commercial vehicles and 10% for spare parts and merchandise. |
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What started as
is now Karosseriefabrik Biberach
Only from the beginning are next pictures: