Auto Union

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Auto Union was a German automotive conglomerate formed in the 1930s that became famous for its innovative and powerful Grand Prix racing cars and later evolved into what is now Audi.

All labels observed (4)

Label Occurrences
Auto Union canonical 47
Auto Union racing cars 3
Auto Union 1000 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (50)

Predicate Object
instanceOf automotive manufacturer
conglomerate
defunct company
acquiredBy Volkswagen
linked to: VW

Volkswagen Group
acquisitionDate 1964
activeInPeriod 1930s
brandPortfolio Audi
DKW
linked to: DKW automobiles

Horch
Wanderer
competedIn Grand Prix motor racing
competedWith Mercedes‑Benz
linked to: Mercedes-Benz
country Germany
dissolved 1969
formedByMergerOf Audi
DKW
linked to: DKW automobiles

Horch
Wanderer
foundedBy Jørgen Skafte Rasmussen
Sächsische Staatsbank
Sächsische Werke
hasPart Audi
DKW
linked to: DKW automobiles

Horch
Wanderer
headquartersLocation Chemnitz
Germany
Saxony
historicalPredecessorOf Audi AG
linked to: Audi
inception 1932
industry automotive industry
logo four interlinked rings
logoMeaning symbolizes four founding companies
mainProductionSite Ingolstadt
Zwickau
notableFor Auto Union racing cars
linked to: Auto Union

Grand Prix racing cars
mid‑engine racing car design
supercharged V12 engines
supercharged V16 engines
product motorcycles
passenger cars
small two‑stroke cars
receivedSubsidyFrom Nazi Germany
sponsoredBy NSDAP government of Germany
successor Audi
Audi NSU Auto Union AG
linked to: NSU Motorenwerke
usedTechnology independent suspension in racing cars
rear‑mid‑engine layout in racing cars

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Referenced by (52)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Auto Union factory team backedBy Auto Union
Auto Union factory team parentCompany Auto Union AG
linked to: Auto Union
Mercedes-Benz W25 rivalTeam Auto Union
Auto Union Type A manufacturer Auto Union
Auto Union Type C manufacturer Auto Union
Auto Union Type D manufacturer Auto Union
August Horch Museum Zwickau exhibits Auto Union racing cars
linked to: Auto Union
Audi Museum Mobile brandCovered Auto Union
Bernd Rosemeyer employer Auto Union
Bernd Rosemeyer carNumber Auto Union racing cars
linked to: Auto Union
Audi 100 predecessor Auto Union 1000
linked to: Auto Union
Auto Union notableFor Auto Union racing cars
linked to: Auto Union
Hans Stuck employer Auto Union
1938 Pau Grand Prix featuredTeam Auto Union
Auto Union Type B manufacturer Auto Union
Ernst von Delius employer Auto Union
Ernst von Delius racedForTeam Auto Union
Achille Varzi memberOfSportsTeam Auto Union
1936 Swiss Grand Prix winnerTeam Auto Union