When I was a little boy in the GDR there were no cars from West Germany, like VW, Mercedes or BMW, instead we in the GDR only had:
BMW/EMW models 321, 327 and 340 (1949–1955)
Sachsenring P 240 (1956–1959), small number, only sold by authorities and party institutions
IFA F 8 (1949–1955)
IFA F 9...