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Auto Union

Auto Union AG was an amalgamation of four German automobile manufacturers, founded in 1932 and established in 1936 in Chemnitz, Saxony. It is the immediate predecessor of Audi as it is known today.

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Founded
Auto Union AG Chemnitz, Germany (29 June 1932; 94 years ago (1932-06-29)) Auto Union GmbH Ingolstadt, Germany (3 September 1949; 76 years ago (1949-09-03))
Industry
Automotive industry, Motor racing
Headquarters
Zschopau (1932–1936) Chemnitz (1936–1948) Ingolstadt (1949–1968) Neckarsulm/Audi NSU (1969–1985) Ingolstadt/Audi AG (1985–present)
Defunct
1 January 1969 (merger with NSU to Audi NSU Auto Union AG)
Fate
acquired by Volkswagen, merged with NSU to create modern day Audi company.
Predecessor
Zschopauer Motorenwerke J. S. Rasmussen (DKW) Audiwerke AG Zwickau Horchwerke AG Zwickau Wanderer plant, Siegmar (now part of Chemnitz)

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The Auto Union racing cars

Second World War

East Germany

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Auto Union

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Auto Union

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related to Bibliography · 59
Auto Union → A-type, Almost, Audi, Auto Review, Auto Union Type, Automobiles, Band, Brooklands Books, Bruintjes, Clarke, Cobham, David Burgess, Deutsche Autos, DKW, Exist, Framo, From P-Wagen, German, German Cars, Germany
related to New Auto Union · 30
Auto Union → Audi, Auto Union GmbH, Auto Union's, Bavaria, Bavarian, Chemnitz, DKW, DKW Motorcycle, DKW RT, DKW Schnellaster, DKW's, Germany, Horch, Ingolstadt, Many, Marshall Plan, Red Army, Saxony, September, Siegmar
related to East Germany · 22
Auto Union → Audi, August, Auto Union AG, Automobile Factory Zwickau, Automobilwerk Zwickau, AWZ, Chemnitz, East Germany, Following, Germany, Horch, In, Moscow, On, People Owned Enterprise, Postwar, Saxon, Soviet Military Administration, Soviet-occupied, The
related to Design · 18
Auto Union → Achille Varzi, Auto Union's, Benz Tropfenwagen, Bernd Rosemeyer, Delius, Ernst, From, Grand Prix, Hans Stuck Sr, Much, Nürburgring, PS, Rosemeyer, Rumpler, The, The Auto Union, They, Unlike
related to Formation · 18
Auto Union → Audi, August Horch, CFO, Chemnitz, Danish, DKW, Germany, Horch, In, It, Jørgen Skafte Rasmussen, Rasmussen, Siegmar, V12, V8, Wanderer, Zschopauer Motorenwerke, Zwickau
related to background · 12
Auto Union → At, Baron, Berlin Motor Show, German, German Chancellor Adolf Hitler, Joy, KdF, Klaus, Oertzen, Strength, The, Volks
related to Second World War · 12
Auto Union → After, Central German Motor Works, Following, For, Germany's, Junkers, Leipzig, May, Mitteldeutsche Motorenwerke, Taucha, The, World War II
related to Logo · 6
Auto Union → Audi, DKW, Horch, The, There, Wanderer
related to External links · 5
Auto Union → August-Horch-MuseumAudi HistoryAUTO UNION Sales, Brochures, Century Press Archives, Union Historic, ZBW
Defunct · 1
Auto Union → 1 January 1969 (merger with NSU to Audi NSU Auto Union AG)

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auto union audi dkw horch german zwickau car ag wanderer nsu racing cars new ingolstadt prix volkswagen company chemnitz became

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
Auto UnionDefunct1 January 1969 (merger with NSU to Audi NSU Auto Union AG)1.00infobox
Auto UnionFateacquired by Volkswagen, merged with NSU to create modern day Audi company.1.00infobox
Auto UnionFoundedAuto Union AG Chemnitz, Germany (29 June 1932; 94 years ago (1932-06-29)) Auto Union GmbH Ingolstadt, Germany (3 September 1949; 76 years ago (1949-09-03))1.00infobox
Auto UnionHeadquartersZschopau (1932–1936) Chemnitz (1936–1948) Ingolstadt (1949–1968) Neckarsulm/Audi NSU (1969–1985) Ingolstadt/Audi AG (1985–present)1.00infobox
Auto UnionIndustryAutomotive industry, Motor racing1.00infobox
Auto UnionPredecessorZschopauer Motorenwerke J. S. Rasmussen (DKW) Audiwerke AG Zwickau Horchwerke AG Zwickau Wanderer plant, Siegmar (now part of Chemnitz)1.00infobox
Auto UnionProductsAutomobiles1.00infobox
Auto UnionSuccessorAuto Union GmbH (1949–1968) Audi NSU Auto Union AG (1969–1985) Audi AG (1985–present)1.00infobox
aerodynamicsinstance ofwell ahead of its time in technical details0.80text
light weightinstance ofwell ahead of its time in technical details0.80text
and safety but teething problems with the rotary engines put an end to the independence of NSUinstance ofwell ahead of its time in technical details0.80text
Auto Unionrelated to backgroundKlaus0.60section

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