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Did you know that your car might originate from Saxony? Since German reunification, Volkswagen, Porsche and BMW have all set up new factories in car-crazy Saxony and in this way are continuing a century-old tradition. In Dresden you should visit Volkswagen's Transparent Factory, then the "Kraftfahrzeugen Ostmobil" museum of cars from East Germany. In the pleasant setting of the market hall in the New Town, motorcycles and cars from 1949 to 1990 are exhibited. All of them come from the old GDR, and thus most of them from Saxony. On the way to Chemnitz it is worth making a detour to Augustusburg Castle, where the largest motorcycle museum of its kind in Europe is to be found in the old kitchen house. Two-stroke bikes are a specialty. The annual winter bikers meeting is very popular. DKW motorcycles from nearby Zschopau dominated the world market before World War II. MZ still produces in the town in this tradition. 40/41 The old foundry of the Wanderer factory, whose car production was part of the Chemnitz- based Auto Union is now the Industrial Museum of Saxony. The old works on the edge of the city have now become the trade fair and convention center. In the Klaffenbach district is the Museum of Saxon Vehicles in the old moated castle. In 1927, the first motorcycle races took place on the Sachsenring circuit in Hohenstein- Ernstthal, which was modernized in 1996. The August Horch Automobile Museum in nearby Zwickau was opened again in 2004 in a contemporary form. In the Mosel district of the town, Volkswagen produces Golfs und Passats. Leipzig has become a preferred site for car factories. Visitors can view Porsche's futuristic factory, in which sports and sports utility vehicles are produced, and visit the customer center. BMW is also open for visitors to look at the 3-series production. And if you should get fed up with Saxon cars, you can have a look at the museum Rubesams Da Capo, one of the largest collections of American vehicles in Europe. After all, Saxons are very cosmopolitan.

In Dresden you should visit Volkswagen's Transparent Factory, then the "Kraftfahrzeugen Ostmobil" museum of cars from East Germany. In the pleasant setting of the market hall in the New Town, motorcycles and cars from 1949 to 1990 are exhibited. All of them come from the old GDR, and thus most of them from Saxony. On the way to Chemnitz it is worth making a detour to Augustusburg Castle, where the largest motorcycle museum of its kind in Europe is to be found in the old kitchen house. Two-stroke bikes are a specialty. The annual winter bikers meeting is very popular. DKW motorcycles from nearby Zschopau dominated the world market before World War II. MZ still produces in the town in this tradition. The old foundry of the Wanderer factory, whose car production was part of the Chemnitz-based Auto Union is now the Industrial Museum of Saxony. The old works on the edge of the city have now become the trade fair and convention center. In the Klaffenbach district is the Museum of Saxon Vehicles in the old moated castle.

In 1927, the first motorcycle races took place on the Sachsenring circuit in Hohenstein-Ernstthal, which was modernized in 1996. The August Horch Automobile Museum in nearby Zwickau was opened again in 2004 in a contemporary form. In the Mosel district of the town, Volkswagen produces Golfs und Passats. Leipzig has become a preferred site for car factories. Visitors can view Porsche's futuristic factory, in which sports and sports utility vehicles are produced, and visit the customer center. BMW is also open for visitors to look at the 3-series production. And if you should get fed up with Saxon cars, you can have a look at the museum Rubesams Da Capo, one of the largest collections of American vehicles in Europe. After all, Saxons are very cosmopolitan