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Re: Historical question

To: scheibe@u.washington.edu
Subject: Re: Historical question
From: Maxim Gatsuts <maxim@hugo.kiev.ua>
Date: Wed, 13 Aug 97 18:15:13 +0300 (UST)
Cc: quattro@coimbra.ans.net
Organization: Hugo International Ltd.
References: <Pine.OSF.3.96.970812221313.524A-100000@saul7.u.washington.edu>
Sender: owner-quattro@coimbra.ans.net

Hi!

>Can anyone tell me the history of the name Audi?  When was it first
>coined?  When was the first real Audi sold? Is it an acronym?  If so, I
>can guess what the A and U stand for, but what about the D and the I?
>
>Rob Scheibe
>

Maybe answer is somewhere in archives but in last issue of lockal automotive
magazine was an article about August Horch. So just a few points...

After Horch left Horch (company) in 1909 he established a new venture in the
same city (Zwickau). Looking for another name for it he has found "audi" which
means in Latin the same as "horch" in German the same as "listen" in English.
The firs model produced in 1910 was Audi-A10/22 with four cilinder, 2612 cubic
santimeter, 22 hp engine.

With best regards,

Maxim

References:
- Historical question
  - From: "R. Scheibe" <scheibe@u.washington.edu>

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