Audi's founder, August Horch, left Mercedes-Benz at the age of thirty-one and established his own company, August Horch Automobile Company. The year was 1899. Soon, Horch showed his genius with products and inventions, and Horch gradually gained popularity as a car brand. Horch himself has also participated in several automobile competitions and won championships.
But things started to change. In June 1906, an engine test failed, which led to a fierce quarrel between Horch and other investors of Horch Company. Horch, who was unruly by nature, left the company in anger. The company is named after him.
Development History
In 1932, Audi merged with Horch, Wanderer and DKW to form the "United Automobile Company". The Audi logo has four circles, each of which Ring represents the company;
1954 was the company's first year of profit, approximately 400,000 German marks;
On March 10, 1969, Audi-NSU Automobile Alliance Co., Ltd. was established;
In March 1977, NSU cars left the production line. Since then, all cars produced in Neckarsulm are under the "Audi" brand;
In 1985, AUDI AG was established );
On March 20, 2010, the domestically produced Audi Q5 was officially launched in Beijing;
In 2011, Audi’s global sales surpassed Mercedes-Benz and became the world’s second-largest car in terms of sales after BMW. Big car factory.
Reference for the above content? Baidu Encyclopedia-Audi