Auto Union

GPTKB entity

Statements (54)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:automotive_industry
gptkbp:acquired_by gptkb:Volkswagen_AG
gptkbp:acquisition Volkswagen AG in 1965
gptkbp:dissolved gptkb:1980
gptkbp:famous_for gptkb:Auto_Union_Silver_Arrows
high-performance vehicles
innovative engineering
racing success
gptkbp:founded gptkb:1932
gptkbp:founder gptkb:Julius_von_Bismarck
gptkb:Fritz_F._von_Opel
gptkb:Hermann_von_Schreiber
gptkb:August_Horch
gptkbp:headquarters gptkb:Ingolstadt,_Germany
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Auto Union
gptkbp:industry automotive
gptkbp:key_people gptkb:Jürgen_Schrempp
gptkb:Hans_Stuck
gptkb:Fritz_F._von_Opel
gptkb:August_Horch
gptkbp:location gptkb:Germany
gptkbp:merged_with gptkb:Audi
gptkb:Horch
DKW
Wanderer
gptkbp:motto Four interlocking rings
gptkbp:notable_achievements Introduced the first all-wheel drive system in a passenger car
First car with a turbocharged engine
First car with front-wheel drive
Pioneered lightweight construction techniques
Developed the first diesel engine for passenger cars
gptkbp:notable_models gptkb:NSU_Ro_80
gptkb:Auto_Union_1000
gptkb:DKW_F89
gptkb:DKW_Munga
gptkb:Audi_100
gptkbp:parent_company gptkb:Volkswagen
gptkbp:products gptkb:motorcycles
commercial vehicles
cars
gptkbp:racing_series gptkb:Le_Mans
gptkb:Grand_Prix
gptkb:Formula_One
gptkbp:subsidiary gptkb:Audi
gptkb:Horch
DKW
Wanderer
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Audi_AG
gptkbp:type gptkb:public_company
gptkbp:website www.audi.com
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Audi_AG
gptkb:Hans_Stuck
gptkb:Hermann_Lang
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5