In 1966 Lang was awarded his doctorate from the Technical University of Dresden for a thesis on the problems of automobile construction. From 1970-83 he was director of science and technology at Sachsenring and, as such, was responsible for the further development of the Trabant.

What was the worst car ever made?

AMC Pacer (1975–80)

A 2007 survey conducted of its clients by the Hagerty Insurance Agency named the Pacer the worst car design of all time.

How many Trabants are still registered?

Trabant 601 (1964)

The car's moment in the spotlight came with the fall of the Berlin wall, as citizens of the DDR spilled over the newly open East-West border in their "Trabis." There are still some 33,000 Trabants roaming the streets of Germany today.