Description
Audi AG Public Relations, Softbound, 223 Pages, ISBN: B003F1F4VQ - First Edition, 1992 **Very rare factory-issued material in excellent condition*
Contents
The founding years Page Marque established at luxury end Page
1873-1918 7 of market: 1985 onwards
NSU 1873-1918 10 1985: A new name: AUDI AG 180
Wanderer 1885-1918 18 1986: The new Audi 80 184
Horch 1899-1918 22 1987: Record Pikes Peak hillclimb 188
0KW1904-1918 30 1988: A new flagship 192
Audi 1910-1918 32 1989: Gross sales exceed 12 billion DM 198
Chronology of developments 1873-1918 38 1990: The new Audi 100 206
1991: Year of new model launches 214
From war to crisis
1918-1932 41 Board of Management of AUDI AG 222
NSU 44 The Companies Chairmen 223
Wanderer 48
Horch 54
DKW 62
Audi 68
Chronology of developments 1918-1932 72
Expansion and collapse
1932-1945 77
Auto Union AG 82
Auto Union AG expands 92
Sporting tradition of Auto Union AG 96
Auto Union "complies with the times" 106
NSU 108
NSU sporting tradition 110
Chronology of developments 112
Reconstruction and success
1945-1969 115
Auto Union GmbH 120
DKW sporting tradition 138
NSU 140
NSU sporting tradition 150
Chronology of developments 152
The automobile in the ascendant
1969-1984 157
Audi NSU Auto Union GmbH 162
The Audi sporting tradition 174
Chronology of developments 178