Borgward was founded in Bremen, Germany in 1929 by Carl Borgward, growing into one of West Germany's largest automakers by the 1950s. The company collapsed in 1961 amid financial controversy, remaining dormant for over five decades. The brand was spectacularly revived in 2015 by Chinese investors, relaunching in China and select global markets with modern SUVs. Borgward's story is one of automotive history's most dramatic rise, fall and second-act narratives.