Seiler, Georg T.: Motorized two-wheelers of the GDR in foreign trade. Export history of MZ, Simson, EMW and IWL from 1945 to 1990.
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The export history of motorized two-wheelers produced in the GDR by the manufacturers MZ, Simson, EMW and IWL in the period from 1945 to 1990. The procurement of foreign currency was of central importance for the functioning of the GDR planned economy and the motorcycles and mopeds sold in over one hundred countries also made their contribution. To make sales possible, technical adaptations were necessary on the one hand, and special methods such as catalog mail order or assembly production on the other.