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Audi: A History of Progress

This book presents the history of Audi AG, from its foundation in Germany in 1909 to its position at the start of the 21st century. It offers a clear overview of the company's development and major changes over time.
The complete Audi "family tree" is described, including Wanderer, DKW, Horch, Audi A697, Auto Union and NSU, with attention to their role in motor sport and to the key people who shaped the brand.

This revised edition extends the original work and covers Audi's history up to the Le Mans victory in 2000. It includes hundreds of rare factory photographs and illustrations, showing both past and present in a high-quality hardcover volume.
For Audi owners, enthusiasts and automotive historians, "Audi: A History of Progress" is a valuable reference and a worthy addition to any library.

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Audi - Innovation im Zeichen der Vier Ringe

The Four Rings - today the world-famous symbol of Audi - represent the union of Audi, DKW, Horch, and Wanderer. In 1932, during the crisis following the Great Depression, these companies formed Auto Union. This marked the start of a remarkable automotive history, with Audi emerging as the only remaining brand.

This book, illustrated with many contemporary images, explains how Auto Union was formed. It presents notable cars and motorcycles from the brands and explains why Audi still exists and why the Four Rings did not become five after the 1969 merger with NSU.

Modern innovations and current Audi models are also highlighted, including technologies like quattro, Audi Space Frame, and the five-cylinder engine, design studies, styling trends, and Audi's motorsport achievements. All series from A1 to R8 are presented, along with the history of Auto Union and NSU and the brands Ducati and Lamborghini.

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Die Auto Union AG - Spurensuche Ost

The founding of Auto Union AG in 1932 was the first state-owned German automobile company, which united the car manufacturers Audi, DKW, Horch and Wanderer, which had been hit hard by the global economic crisis, rehabilitated them and led them to new heights. The brand's headquarters were in Chemnitz, although the company's administration was housed in the DKW headquarters in Zschopau in the early years.

Even today there are numerous architectural testimonies of the Auto Union in Saxony that have survived the bombing war, dismantling and planned economy - some renovated at great expense, but some left to decay and with an uncertain future.

The historian Martin Kukowski and the photographer Stefan Warter go on a search for clues and document the current state with impressive photos, accompanied by expert historical classification and photo documents from the archives.

With the support of Audi Tradition.

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Einblicke: Die Fahrzeugsammlung der Audi AG

The history of the Audi brand stretches back to the 19th century. The automotive treasure trove is correspondingly large, encompassing several brands: in addition to Audi, Horch, NSU, DKW, Wanderer and Auto Union.

With this opulent illustrated book, Audi is opening its doors for the first time and allowing us to share in the fascinating range of its brand history, from the first Horch to the Sport-quattro prototype.

The Audi archive contains an impressive collection that is usually not accessible to ordinary mortals. In addition to regular series models, there are mainly one-off pieces: Audi prototypes, test vehicles, studies that were never realized. There are also Audis previously owned by prominent people, custom-made models, racing cars - simply everything that is relevant to the company's history.

In order to document the extremely extensive and extensive archives of Audi AG, in-house photographer Stefan Warter spent several days in the "holy halls". In the process, he tracked down some lost treasures from the brand's history. Special Audi models are examined in more detail in exciting essays. A visually stunning journey through Audi history!

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Audi 1910-2000 - Auto Union, DKW, Horch, Wanderer

Audi AG looks back on a varied and eventful history, with a tradition stretching back to the 19th century. In the course of the first wave of concentration in automobile manufacturing, Audi merged with Horch, DKW and Wanderer to form Auto Union AG in 1932. The four intertwined rings of the Audi logo are still reminiscent of the founding brands today.

Today, Audi is one of the major German premium brands alongside Mercedes-Benz and BMW. Werner Oswald traces the history of this rise and the models with which Auto Union and its heirs achieved this feat in this volume.

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Die Auto Union GmbH - Spurensuche Ingolstadt

After the Second World War, there were still numerous vehicles from Auto Union AG on German roads, but the company was dissolved in 1948. The demand for spare parts and new cars was high, so in 1949 a new company was founded with headquarters in Ingolstadt: Auto Union GmbH. After several takeovers, today's Audi AG emerged.

Anyone who walks through the city with their eyes open can still find numerous architectural witnesses to the early years, even today, 70 years after the company was founded. In impressive photos, accompanied by expert historical classification and photo documents from the archives, this volume shows the current state of the buildings and invites you on an exciting journey of discovery.

With support from Audi Tradition.

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