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Audi Models. Post War to Present<\/h1>\n

Important Audi Models – 1940 to Present<\/h3>\n

Full Model List <\/span><\/a>\/ <\/span>Models In-Depth<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

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Important Audi Models (1940 to Present)<\/h2>\n

In 1945, after the war had ended, a depot for Auto Union parts was set up in Ingolstadt. These tentative efforts to relaunch operations led to the founding of a new company named Auto Union GmbH on September 3, 1949, with the purpose of upholding the automotive tradition of the four rings. The first products with the four-ring badge built in this era were well-established DKW models with two-stroke engines. These basic but robust and reliable cars and motorcycles were just right for the austere circumstances of the post-war years.<\/span><\/p>\n

In 1958, Auto Union GmbH was acquired by Daimler-Benz AG and soon thereafter in 1959 a new manufacturing plant goes into operation in Ingolstadt for the production of the DKW Junior small car. In autumn 1965 the Ingolstadt car company, still called Auto Union GmbH in those days, introduced a new model with a four-stroke engine for the first time after the war at the Frankfurt Motor Show. This new car needed a new name, and thus the name “Audi” came into being.<\/span><\/p>\n

The Audi 72 played an important role in the brand’s history as it was the Auto Union’s first post-war car with a four-stroke engine and ushered in a new era for the Ingolstadt-based manufacturer. In 1966 the Audi 80 and the Audi Super 90 appeared in the same guise. Two years later the Audi 60 and Audi 75 models were included in the range. The new Audi 100 was officially introduced in 1968. In 1969 Volkswagenwerk AG engineered the merger of Auto Union GmbH and the Neckarsulm-based NSU Motorenwerke AG, which was renamed AUDI AG on 1st of January 1985. 1974 saw the appointment of Ferdinand Pi\u00ebch and the “Pi\u00ebch era” transformed Audi into a highly innovative car manufacturer.<\/span><\/p>\n

This period also witnessed the gradual raising of the Audi brand’s positioning. The five-cylinder engine (1976), turbocharger technology (1979) and quattro four-wheel drive (1980) are eloquent testimonies to the success of this drive. In 1994 Audi took a quantum leap in automotive engineering with the market launch of the Audi A8 with its revolutionary aluminum Audi Space Frame (ASF).<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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