History of the creation of Audi car

Audi German company specializes in producing cars the same name. Corporation enters into a concern "Volkswagen". The main office is located in Ingoldshtadte. History of the creation of Audi car will tell you many interesting and exciting information. Corporation "Audi" was established long ago - in 1909 by August Horch. The roots of the company go to non-existent today, but no less famous in the past, the company Horch ("Horch"), which was popular at the time horizon of the German Third Reich. Already in 1899, quite a talented inventor named August Horch took over the base in Mannheim firm "Horch and the Company, which for over 4 years, stayed there, and then moved to Zwickau. Soon, in August 1909 took up the construction of a new and very unsuccessful 6-cylinder engine, which at one time, just was not led the company to the brink of bankruptcy. And this, in turn, are very indignant at his companions, who decided to get rid of the inventor, and for this have chosen to expel him from his own same company. But in August all learned at the same time, created near and yet another company, which, of course, also began to wear the name "Horch". Former companions in August immediately sensed that something was wrong, and felt in the young company is really strong competitor, he had nothing to do, and they filed a lawsuit in August with a request to change the company name. But according to the court, as is stipulated in advance, the new company to produce cars could not carry the name Horch, and August, in turn, appealed to the Latin version of the previous name: the word horch, means in German, "Listen," was the Audi. That's it this way in 1909 and was born until now popular brand of the famous company of Audi. The first car that bore the name of the Audi-A release was accompanied in 1910. The following year, immediately after the production of the first vehicle was followed by a new model - Audi-In. Several of these vehicles, August Horch put to bid in June 1911 in the first few races Auto Alpenfart held in the Austrian Alps, length about 2500 km, which soon began to arrive to replace the famous runs in the competition for the prize of the German Prince Henry. In 1912, immediately appeared a well-known model of the car - Audi-S. The very first cars of this model immediately passed a tough test in serious participation in the following Alpine races, and even achieved good results, for which the C-Series cars were called "Alpenziger" or meaning in translation from German - "Conqueror of the Alps." Soon the 20-th years of the company Audi was almost totally bankrupt. And corporations still had to merge their shares with another company. By 1928 the company acquired German brand Audi DKW (DHQ), and the ultimate owner of the Audi Group is Skafte Jorgen Rasmussen. Soon after the economic crisis, he has pushed a number of German companies to establish corporate "Auto Union". The structure of this corporation is also included along with the DKW and Wanderer "firm" Horch and Audi. After a global association, the Group produces two models with front wheel drive engines Wanderer. Such vehicles have enough profitable sales up before World War II began. Once was over the Second World War were nationalized and other firms, partners of the company. Such concerns were converted to units of automobile production. In 1949, Auty Union have been reformed by the fact that attracted over a majority stake in the Mercedes-Benz. Shortly thereafter, namely in 1958, Daimler-Benz AG was engaged in the acquisition of controlling stakes in Auty Union, but not for long enjoyed, so sold them shortly. Once a package of control of shares was transferred to Volkswagen, have become once again be based on the use of the name Audi. After all these great events have been producing cars with front drive, but by the end of 1968 Audi once again suffered a return of the automotive market, while having a good enough and a full range of car models and good at the time statistics of sales of own motor transport. The emblem was the sign, symbolizing the company in all its glory - were saved four laps, which at the same time, came to symbolize the merger of four companies, which took place in 1932. Soon after the development of logos for cars and the company itself, appeared the car model 100 in 1968, shortly after that did not have a lot of waiting, and the light hatched Audi Quattro. This hunk was very comfortable, with a sporty profile and drive on all 4 wheels. He soon became a new milestone in the automotive industry in Germany. Want more say about the model of the Quattro, it is definitively appeared before the viewers' review in 1980, at the same time, giving great impetus to the further development of the general automotive industry. This is a great company and brought fame and international renown. Throughout 1969 Volkswagen still decided to buy a new car plant in Neckarsulm. Subsequently, this company name has changed completely, well, the firm eventually became known as the Audi. The summer of 1985 the company name in the final result was converted into Audi AG. Since the beginning of 1970 started fairly wide export cars Audi in the U.S.. The first export of limited supply of sedans and station wagons, as well as new cars, which carried the name Audi 80. But with the advent of 1973 in the world for such supplies is also joined by model cars Audi 80. This model feature described himself with the best hand compared with the European variant of this car, there was also a wagon, and as an alternative model of car brands Volkswagen, which bore the name Passat. But all the same the second car was a fairly high level of configuration compared with the first. The latest Audi model cars at the time began to receive the U.S. car market its own new notation, for example: Audi 4000 Audi 80, Audi 5000 Audi 100. But with all prietom recurring violations of producer responsibility for their own products from the late 80's led to the loss of supply Audi cars in the United States. In 1980 he was made the new car, which attracted over a lot of attention from buyers at the Geneva Motor Show. This was a fairly "strong and handsome, a new sports car coupe, bringing with it not only the concept of all-wheel drive, but also the drive, which until now could only be used in trucks and SUVs. The idea to create a fairly light car, and at the same time, the best among all car-coupe settled back in 1976-1977,. This happened when during test drives engineers have been developing for the Bundeswehr SUV Volkswagen Iltis. Impressed with the toga of engineers is not how was "wearing" the car, and then, as this SUV behaved on the ice and snow. This has brought in the automotive world concern the Audi idea to create a four-wheel drive. But that's not all, because the four-wheel drive has been created specifically to be much more increased power. On the basis of automobile production model Audi Group has produced and the Audi 80. It is quite attractive sports coupe revealed its debut in 1993. Version of the car was a convertible with the body, and presented it first in Geneva in 1991. This is a true veteran of the Audi family, and how not to pity, but in about the middle of 2000 this car was removed from production. The only thing that remains famous to this day, because that's what this car since 1992, was issued in an amount not less than 72 pieces. In December 1990, the review was submitted to all, again a new car brands Audi, Model 100 with an internal designation of C4. This car is the first time in the history of the group was offered to buyers with six-cylinder V-shaped. This model was very short and light machine in its class. Audi A4 class to date is the successor of Audi 80 car, which was released as far back as 1986-1994 years. The model of the car was submitted in late October 1994. Oh, and in 2001 finally came to light long-awaited A4 Avant wagon, and followed immediately came coupe-cabriolet model, the A4 Cabrio, which, in turn, and got a folding hard roof and fairly. In late May 1994 to review the public was provided with a model car - a five-RS2 Avant, which differed from the rest-injected 2.2-liter turbo engine. In the same year, engineers have released another litter - Audi A8 flagship series. Another model car called the Audi A3 has been created on the platform Golf IV. First showed the model of the car at the end of June 1996. Production of the Audi A3 was launched in 1997. Audi A6 car for the very first time presented with a sedan in 1997 in Geneva. Well, in February of the next 1998, was a model car Avant station wagon. All the familiar platform car C4 were removed from production in the early summer of 1997, because as soon mastered the art and the new - car Audi A6 Type 4B. In the history of Audi car indicated a set of numbers and dates, but we will not tell you all this, after all, so everything is generally understood. So we offer you feel comfortable and cozy, and this will help you notorious famous German car brand Audi.