Early History
The first models were three-wheeler trucks derived from the Blitzkarren previously built by Borgward. The first passenger car was the Goliath Pionier in 1931, which still had three wheels and a one-cylinder engine. Until 1934, 4,000 of these small cars where produced in various types of body. The Pionier was considered as a forerunner of the Hansa models 400 and 500.
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