what does the name "Audi" mean????
ian at harlequin.hplx.net
ian at harlequin.hplx.net
Thu Dec 23 13:45:09 EST 2004
On Thu, 23 Dec 2004 JordanVw at aol.com wrote:
> what are the orgins of the name "Audi"?
>
> iirc, "Audi" is latin for "listen"??
Yeah. Play on August Horch's last name, also meaning "listen" (or
something similar) because he was disallowed the rights to his own name
after he left/was dumped by his Horch auto company.
> also was Auto Union comprised of Horch, Wanderer, NSU, and DKW??
Auto Union was Horch, Wanderer, DKW, and Audi. Until they bought up NSU
and became NSU-Auto Union.
> When did Auto Union become "Audi"?
The marque was gone after WWII and ressurected only after VW bought
NSU-Auto Union in the late 60's, IIRC.
ian
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