Auto Union

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automotive manufacturer conglomerate defunct company

Auto Union was a German automotive conglomerate formed in the 1930s that became famous for its innovative and powerful Grand Prix racing cars and later evolved into what is now Audi.

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Auto Union AG 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf automotive manufacturer ⓘ
conglomerate ⓘ
defunct company ⓘ
acquiredBy Volkswagen NERFINISHED ⓘ
Volkswagen Group NERFINISHED ⓘ
acquisitionDate 1964 ⓘ
activeInPeriod 1930s ⓘ
brandPortfolio Audi NERFINISHED ⓘ
DKW NERFINISHED ⓘ
Horch NERFINISHED ⓘ
Wanderer NERFINISHED ⓘ
competedIn Grand Prix motor racing NERFINISHED ⓘ
competedWith Mercedes‑Benz NERFINISHED ⓘ
country Germany NERFINISHED ⓘ
dissolved 1969 ⓘ
formedByMergerOf Audi NERFINISHED ⓘ
DKW NERFINISHED ⓘ
Horch NERFINISHED ⓘ
Wanderer NERFINISHED ⓘ
foundedBy Jørgen Skafte Rasmussen NERFINISHED ⓘ
Sächsische Staatsbank NERFINISHED ⓘ
Sächsische Werke NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasPart Audi NERFINISHED ⓘ
DKW NERFINISHED ⓘ
Horch NERFINISHED ⓘ
Wanderer NERFINISHED ⓘ
headquartersLocation Chemnitz NERFINISHED ⓘ
Germany ⓘ
Saxony NERFINISHED ⓘ
historicalPredecessorOf Audi AG NERFINISHED ⓘ
inception 1932 ⓘ
industry automotive industry ⓘ
logo four interlinked rings ⓘ
logoMeaning symbolizes four founding companies ⓘ
mainProductionSite Ingolstadt NERFINISHED ⓘ
Zwickau NERFINISHED ⓘ
notableFor Auto Union racing cars NERFINISHED ⓘ
Grand Prix racing cars ⓘ
mid‑engine racing car design ⓘ
supercharged V12 engines ⓘ
supercharged V16 engines ⓘ
product motorcycles ⓘ
passenger cars ⓘ
small two‑stroke cars ⓘ
receivedSubsidyFrom Nazi Germany NERFINISHED ⓘ
sponsoredBy NSDAP government of Germany NERFINISHED ⓘ
successor Audi NERFINISHED ⓘ
Audi NSU Auto Union AG NERFINISHED ⓘ
usedTechnology independent suspension in racing cars ⓘ
rear‑mid‑engine layout in racing cars ⓘ

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Silberpfeile → associatedManufacturer → Auto Union ⓘ
Auto Union factory team → backedBy → Auto Union ⓘ
European Championship (pre-war Grand Prix) → featuredManufacturers → Auto Union ⓘ
Auto Union Type A → manufacturer → Auto Union ⓘ
Auto Union Type C → manufacturer → Auto Union ⓘ
Auto Union Type D → manufacturer → Auto Union ⓘ
Auto Union factory team → parentCompany → Auto Union ⓘ
this entity surface form: Auto Union AG
Mercedes-Benz W25 → rivalTeam → Auto Union ⓘ