Osthügel Motorenwerke

Osthügel Motorenwerke was a small manufacturer of heavy vans, medium trucks and trailers based in Neu Ludwigshafen. The company was founded in 1696 by Ayreon Friedrichssohn, son of a refugee from Sankt Ludwigshafen. Ayreon started his entrepreneurial career with a transport and logistics company, but was upset with the poor quality of second-hand trucks from Jingdao that he was able to import. In co-operation with Baicha Heavy Vehicle Industries the company has developed two diesel engines that were also capable of running on a variety of other fuels when diesel is not to be found including oils from the fishing and whaling industries. Like the rest of Neu Ludwigshafen, the company was not able to survive the extreme cold of the winter of 1696. Assets belonging to the company were recovered in the spring of 1697 by an expedition sent by the Stadtparlement of the Third Republic of Sankt Ludwigshafen, including engines, vehicles and designs. Relatives of Ayreon Friedrichssohn petitioned with the Stadtparlement that their claim on the inheritance of Osthügel Motorenwerke and its assets was recognized. After lengthy negotiations the relatives agreed to pay for the costs of the recovery of the assets and pledged to restart production in Sankt Ludwigshafen. The company started small-scale production of the OMW Kaufmann in Autumn 1697.

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Trade name	Vehicle type	Engine	Loading capacity	Towing capacity
OMW Kaufmann Lichte Ausführung	Van	OMW 3L4C 200BHP	500 kg	2,000 kg
OMW Kaufmann Schwere Ausführung	Van	OMW 3L4C 3000BHP	1,000 kg	4,000 kg
OMW Handelsmann Lichte Ausführung	Cab-over truck	OMW 3L4C 300BHP	4,000 kg	4,000 kg
OMW Handelsmann Schwere Ausführung	Cab-over truck	OMW 5L4C 400BHP	10,000 kg	16,000 kg