Back in the 1950s, the “Sauerland" was already a popular holiday destination. Including for two men from Warendorf who regularly spent their holidays there, motor biking, paddle boating and camping. One exceptionally rainy night as the water streamed through their tent, Austermann the designer and Hartmann the coachbuilder had an idea: they devised, designed, drew – and finally developed – their first caravan: the Falter I..
In 1966, Wilhelm Saure from Herdecke acquired Austermann in Sassenberg, which had since enjoyed success with its legendary Knospe. “Wilhelm Saure KG” was founded. Until 1970, the expansion of operations on Drostenstraße in Sassenberg resulted in further growth.
Due to the rapid growth in orders until 1974, much of the production was handled in cooperation with Karmann in Rheine. Model ranges: Lord, Münsterland. In 1978, additional facilities were built in Warendorf in order to produce motorhomes.
From 1986, Liberty motorhomes (alcoves) were built. Market share grew rapidly. In 1991, the company was acquired by Erwin Hymer. LMC-Caravan GmbH continued its successful growth. From 1993, LMC built caravans for T.E.C.
LMC celebrated its 65th anniversary and looked forward to a bright future. To mark this special occasion, LMC launched the Style 493 K and the Van 643 G “65 years edition” anniversary models, which come with a particularly extensive range of standard equipment.