The communist era gave life to numerous cars, but it’s debatable whether they were any good. However, among them, there was the Trabant, which used to be a common sight on Eastern European roads a few ...

Anyone who remembers Communist automobiles probably heard about the VEB Sachsenring Trabant series. It should not be too hard. Given the lengthy 1957 to 1991 production and many cardboard jokes.

A group of European documentary film-makers will soon set out from Perth to cross the country in what could be the world's most notoriously unreliable car - a Communist-era East German Trabant. Their ...

Let's paint the scene for you. It's 1991, and you're a former East German peasant factory laborer from one of the cities unfortunate enough to fall on the wrong side of the Iron Curtain. The Berlin ...

That horrid rumor we heard in August is hideously true -- there is a new Trabant on the way, it is an electric car and it could be on the road by 2012 if the company finds some investors willing to ...

The small, smoke-belching Trabant is remembered as the model that put East Germany on wheels. Most Trabants disappeared when motorists discovered more modern economy cars from West Germany and France ...

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...

East Germany's most famous icon doesn't officially turn 50 until the autumn. But this weekend, Trabant fans from all over Europe gathered to pay homage to the beloved automobile. East German flags ...

Father and son in Apex restored a rare East German Trabant into driving condition. Only two Trabants are registered in North Carolina, highlighting their rarity. The Trabant draws attention at local ...