Private company

Auto Union

German automobile manufacturer

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.2 From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 16, 2026.

Overview

Jun 29, 1932Founded1
  • Industryautomotive industry, manufacture of motor vehicles, vehicle construction1
  • HeadquartersChemnitz1
  • Founded inChemnitz1
  • Legal formjoint-stock company1

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Products and brands

  • car

Listed on Wikidata.1

Subsidiaries and ownership

Subsidiaries

From Wikidata.1

Acquisitions

  1. Succeeded by Audi AG1

Timeline

  1. 1969Dissolved Dissolved1
  2. Jun 29, 1932Founded Founded in Chemnitz1

Sources

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