Robur (truck)

Robur was a brand name of Robur Works Zittau, part of the Industrieverband Fahrzeugbau (a.k.a IFA), which produced light and heavy trucks. The company was created in November 1888 by Gustav Hiller (1863 - 1913). With the money of the sold patent of pompom producing engines, the company started to import English bicycles which were assembled with their own patented parts (hubs). Production was continued 'til the big fire during the night from 18th to 19th April 1919, when the production hall of bicycles and motorcycles was destroyed. In summer 1924 the new production of bicycles started in a new fabrication hall. In 1939 the bicycle race 'Großdeutschlandfahrt' was won by Umbenhauer of the Phänomen-racing-team. Production was canceled by the Nazi government during wartime in summer 1943 in favor of Messerschmitt drop cabins.

In 1916, the corporation started producing also four-wheel passenger cars that offered Phänomen works to Gustav Hiller converted enterprise between 1910 and 1927. In the beginning of 1957 the company changed its name to VEB Robur Works Zittau. The Robur LO 2500, which was presented for the first time at the Leipziger spring fair in 1961, followed the successful guarantor. The modern front steering wheel truck with 2,5 t payload was equipped with an air-cooled carburetor engine of the predecessor increased to 51,5 kW. Production of Robur trucks stopped in 1991. Robur trucks were mainly popular in East Germany, Central and East Europe.