![]() ![]() This owners manual is for the last year of the EMW 340-2. In 1956 the F9 was retired and replaced by entirely new bodied Wartburg 311. The EMW 327 and 340 were retired and Eisenach began production of an improved F9. The Eisenach workforce were horrified to be tasked with building what they considered a poor man's car, but they had little choice. ![]() By 1953 the factory was under-utilized so the national automotive collective VEB transferred production of the IFA F9 from the former Audi plant at Chemnitz to Eisenach. With BMW in Munich now producing its own cars and motorcycles, the market for EMW's products began to dry up. ![]() In 1952 BMW won the right to the BMW name and logo so the Eisenach factory changed its name to EMW. However, as the socialist regime solidified it nationalized the factory, leading to a protracted legal dispute with BMW in West Germany. Originally these cars were badged as BMW and were exported and sold in West Germany. The company then began building the BMW 321 sportscar from stocks of parts in 1946. The Soviets had intended to strip the BMW plant of its designs and machinery, but the factory managed to convince the occupation authorities to keep the plant running, manufacturing BMW motorcycles for the Soviets. The car had been developed during the war but didn't go into production until after the war. ![]() The EMW 340-2 is not an Auto-Union product but a post-war BMW built in the former BMW plant at Eisenach. ![]()
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