On average, the small cars that were once ridiculed as “plastic bombers” and “racing cardboard” are currently offered for around 7,300 euros, said Gerd Heinemann from the consulting firm BBE Automotive to the German Press Agency. It regularly produces market analyzes for classic and classic cars in Germany. For some special Trabi variants, prices of 25,000 euros and more are charged online. “Prices will tend to continue to rise,” estimates Heinemann. Five percent per year is quite realistic.
2.8 million units: Trabant 601 best-selling model
60 years ago, the Trabant 601 was presented to the international public at the Leipzig Spring Fair. It replaced the previous models Trabant 500 (P 50) and 600 (P 60). Until reunification in 1990, more than 2.8 million of the 601 were built in Zwickau, making it the best-selling Trabant model. After reunification, it was no longer in demand as a car in everyday life, but it became a star on the big screen in films such as “Go Trabi Go” and “Trabbi goes to Hollywood”.
The number of registrations in Germany has been rising again for several years: according to the Federal Motor Transport Authority, the 40,000 mark was broken again in 2023.
