50 years of HYMER. A success story .

Erwin Hymer: a pioneer for 50 years and his name a synonym for motorhomes.

Erwin Hymer has accomplished something which few have achieved in the industrial history of Germany: his name has become a generic term for the product he developed — the motorhome.
“Hymermobil” or “HYMER” stand for integrated motorhomes — no matter what their make, and not just in German-speaking countries.

There's no simple recipe for this “cultural” success, but there are reasons: “You have to put the right product on the market at the right price and at the right time,” says Erwin Hymer, trying to capture this phenomenon in words.

And it calls for pioneering spirit and vision geared to customer needs. So it is that Erwin Hymer's ideas have helped to shape the last 50 years' history of travel and camping. It all began in 1957 in his father's small workshop ...

50 years ago the very first Troll hit the road, blazing the trail for many generations to come.

“Puck”, “Faun” and “Troll” are the names of the first caravans developed by Erwin Hymer together with his partner Erich Bachem, building on ideas derived from aircraft and vehicle construction.

that fifty years down the road these principles would still be going strong: most of the original models are still in the range today, continuously updated and optimised, but still featuring the optical and technical details typical of the first series.

This impressively documents what a great coup the two inventors pulled off! In 1959 the young company was already producing 455 caravans a year — today HYMER is one of Europe's leading motorhome and caravan manufacturers!

From day one, we designed not “just” leisure vehicles but “Hymermobils”.

Alongside caravans, Erwin Hymer turned his attention in 1960 to a new vehicle category: the “motor holiday flat” — the motorhome for extra mobility and a new dimension of travel experience.

The Caravano based on the Borgward 611 was produced in 3 different models until Borgward dropped out as a partner in 1961. 10 years later Erwin Hymer again broached the subject of motorhomes and started an unprecedented success story.

First came the semi-integrated “Hymermobils” (the generic term is born!) and then a move which caused a furore: the production of fully integrated motorhomes incorporating the driver's cabin in the living area and a distinct front design.
This concept revolutionised the industry — and changed the face of traffic. It doesn't take long until anyone travelling on European roads meets a Hymermobil.

Over 200,000 HYMER vehicles have so far left the workshops to roam the holiday resorts of this world. That is well over 200,000 globetrotters, couples and families across several generations to whom HYMER has offered a home away from home, wherever their travels took them.

How many photo albums are brimming with holiday memories, how many places have been explored and how many miles travelled? How many discoveries have been made, how often have pleasures been enjoyed and the comfort revelled in — with a dependable partner from the house of HYMER.

Experience tomorrow today.

Erwin Hymer: a pioneer for 50 years and his name a synonym for motorhomes.
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