Plauen / Saxony

Our Plauen site is located in the Vogtland region of Saxony.

More than 80 people are currently employed at the Plauen site. Every year, around 1,500 vehicles leave our workshops to go into service in Germany and around the world.

You can find the location and detailed directions on our contact page.

Address

BINZ Automotive Sachsen GmbH
Leuchtsmühlenweg 12
08523 Plauen

Contact

Phone: +49 3741 28110-0
E-mail: info@binz-automotive.com

Plant overview

The plant site is located in the southwest of Plauen in Leuchtsmühlenweg.

Gate 1 at the main entrance is used for visitor registration and as access to the plant premises. Gate 2 is used for registration and access to the goods receiving department.

Gate 1 – main entrance

Gate 1 is the main entrance to the Plauen plant and the visitor registration desk.
From here you can reach our administration building with vehicle handover and the production areas incl. Paint shop.

Gate 2 – goods receiving and logistics

At gate 2 there is a bell pillar for registration with our logistics.

Site History

1881 - establishment of the factory for the production of textile machinery

The local textile production is still known beyond the borders under the name “Plauener Spitze”.

1895 - Foundation of Vogtländische Maschinenfabrik AG (VOMAG)

Construction of textile machines and other industrial machines

1919 - Expansion of the machine shop and production of the first buses

Die VOMAG vehicles were known for their individual implementation of customer wishes. The first 4-axle Long-distance bus on Reichsautobahnen (German Highway) came from VOMAG

1945 - Maintenance and repair plant in the GDR

Mainly for IKARUS products.

1990 - Cooperation with AUWÄRTER GmbH & Co KG

Letter of intent and expansion of ready-to-run skeletons as an extended workbench in the plant network

1991 - Foundation of NEOPLAN Omnibus GmbH Plauen

Production of complete vehicles of the types Starliner, Cityliner , Euroliner, Jetliner , Skyliner, as well as special vehicles such as airport buses and double-deckers for Dubai and Berlin of the brand MAN after the takeover of MAN in 2001

2015 - Foundation of the Bus Modification Center ( BMC )

2019 - Anniversary 100 years of bus competence from Plauen

2021 - Foundation of BINZ Automotive Sachsen GmbH

The takeover of the plant saved numerous jobs. Start of production of BINZ special vehicles.

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