Re: the 4 companies of Auto Union.....

[ti@amb.org (Ti Kan)]

JordanVw@aol.com writes:
> someone asked me, and i want to just check with you all first - 
> the 4 rings stand for the 4 automakers which converged into Auto Union, being:
> Horch, Wanderer, NSU, and DKW....

Not quite right.  The 4-rings symbolize the union of Horch, Audi,
Wanderer and DKW.  The Auto Union was formed in the late 1920s.
NSU remained a separate company until much later (1960s) when they
were acquired into the VW/Audi umbrella.

-Ti
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