The German-built version, renamed Ford Köln to stress the vehicle's German provenance, was first seen at the 1933 Berlin Motor Show.

The early cars were built with components and other support from the company's English associate, but during the first year of production componentry was increasingly sourced locally.

Subsequently, the German company offered alternative bodied cars of its own design, including notably, for 1934/35, a cheap open topped "Cabrio-Limousine" that used timber-frame construction with synthetic leather covering after the manner of some of the smaller DKWs and Adlers.

[2] The Köln had a four-cylinder, four-stroke engine of 933 cc giving 21 hp (16 kW) at 3400 rpm.

[3] Public response to the car was lukewarm due to a rigid axle based front suspension and a perpendicular body style which was by now perceived as old fashioned.