Private company

NSU Motorenwerke

German manufacturer (1873–1967/1977)

NSU Motorenwerke AG, or NSU, was a German manufacturer of automobiles, motorcycles and pedal cycles, founded in 1873. Acquired by Volkswagen Group in 1969, VW merged NSU with Auto Union, creating Audi NSU Auto Union AG, ultimately Audi.2 From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 16, 2026.

Overview

1873Founded1
  • IndustryManufacture of motorcycles, automotive industry, vehicle construction1
  • HeadquartersNeckarsulm1
  • Founded inNeckarsulm1
  • Legal formAktiengesellschaft1

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Products and brands

  • car
  • motorcycle

Listed on Wikidata.1

Subsidiaries and ownership

Parent company

Subsidiaries

  • Comobil
  • Neckar

From Wikidata.1

Acquisitions

  1. Succeeded by Audi AG1

Timeline

  1. Aug 21, 1969Dissolved Dissolved1
  2. 1873Founded Founded in Neckarsulm1

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