Robur (truck)

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Robur was a label name of Robur works Zittau, brand 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 was assembled with own patented parts (hubs). The production was continnued till the big fire during the night from 18th to 19th April 1919, where the production hall of bicycles and motorcycles was destroyed. In summer 1924 the new production of bicyles started in a new fabrication hall. In 1939 the bicyles race 'Großdeutschlandfahrt' was won by Umbenhauer of the Phänomen-racing-team. The production was canceled by the Nazi-gouvernement during wartime in summer 1943 in favor of Messerschmidt drop cabbins.

In 1916, the corporation started producing also four-wheel passenger cars that offered Phänomenon 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 to the Leipziger spring fair in 1961, followed the successful guarantor. The modern front steering wheel truck with 2,5 t pay load was equipped with an air-cooled carburetor engine of the predecessor increased on 51,5 KW. Production of Robur trucks stopped in 1991. Robur trucks were mainly popular in East Germany, Central and East Europe.