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This meant the production of all Auto Union models (DKW Junior, AU 1000, AU 1000 Sp, DKW Munga) was concentrated in Ingolstadt. The decision to opt for Ingolstadt as a location was not an easy one for the management of Auto Union; despite plots of land already having been purchased and great encouragement from Ingolstadt city council, for a long time a new building in Zons by the Rhine was the favoured option. The fact that ultimately Ingolstadt won out as the preferred site was thanks not least to Fritz Böhm, who was the chairman of the works council in Ingolstadt for many years. Years 65 Audi Tradition 24 Anniversary Dates 2024 Years 75 Founding of Auto Union GmbH, Ingolstadt The political situation in Germany in the early post-war years meant that the former factories of Auto Union AG in Saxony were seized by order of the Russian Military Administration. Auto Union AG was finally removed from the commercial register of the City of Chemnitz in 1948. However, this order did not apply in the three Western occupation zones, which meant that in November 1948 a subsidiary of Auto Union AG was created in Ingolstadt. As the legal situation was unclear, on 3 September 1949 a second Auto Union was founded as a limited- liability company that, in purely legal terms, was independent of the Auto Union joint stock company. By August of this year, production of DKW delivery vans started in Ingolstadt; in November, Auto Union GmbH started manufacturing the DKW RT 125 motorcycle. Audi Tradition 25 Anniversary Dates 2024 Years 75 On 3 September 1949, Auto Union GmbH was founded in Ingolstadt as a manufacturing company. Previously, in August of this year, production of the DKW Schnelllaster started in Ingolstadt; in November, Auto Union GmbH started manufacturing the DKW RT 125 motorcycle. The DKW Schnelllaster F 89 L was the first model to be built by Auto Union after the Second World War and the first car to be produced in Ingolstadt.

Heydekampf ................12 Autumn 1978 45 years Audi five-cylinder diesel engines ..............13 July 1973 50 years end of production of NSU Prinz 4 .............14 March 1973 50 years death of Fritz von Falkenhayn ..................15 December 1968 55 years end of production of DKW Munga, very last DKW ......................................................16 October 1963 60 years Ludwig Kraus joins Auto Union GmbH .......17 September 1963 60 years new products presented at Frankfurt IMS – NSU/Wankel Spider..............................................18 Contents Anniversaries in Our Corporate History Audi Tradition 3 Anniversary Dates 2023 September 1963 60 years new products presented at Frankfurt IMS – DKW F 12 und DKW F 12 Roadster ........................20 September 1963 60 years new products presented at Frankfurt IMS – DKW F 102 ..........................................................22 September 1963 60 years end of production of Auto Union 1000 .....23 May 1963 60 years bike production ceased in Neckarsulm ......24 April 1958 65 years takeover by Daimler-Benz, new plant, end of motorbike construction ..............................25 March 1953 70 years DKW F 91 three-cylinder model ...............27 October 1953 70 years NSU Quickly ............................................28 August 1948 75 years deletion of Auto Union AG .......................29 Spring 1933 90 years Audi Front ..............................................30 1928 95 years NSU 6/30 and NSU 7/34 .........................31 1873 150 years foundation of NSU ................................32 Audi Tradition 4 Anniversary Dates 2023 1988 35 years Audi 200 TransAm ..................................33 1983 40 years Hannu Mikkola, World Rally Champion .....34 1978 45 years Audi Motorsport .....................................35 June 1938 85 years Ewald Kluge wins the Lightweight TT on DKW ........................................36 January 1938 85 years Bernd Rosemeyer suffers fatal accident

Anniversary Dates 2021 Audi Tradition Audi Tradition 2 Anniversary Dates 2021 September 1996 25 years Audi A3 ...................................................4 March 1991 30 years Audi Cabriolet ..........................................5 May 1991 30 years End of production of Audi quattro .............6 August 1991 30 years Audi S4 ....................................................7 September 1991 30 years Audi 80 (B4) .............................................8 September 1991 30 years Audi quattro Spyder and Audi Avus quattro concept cars ...............................9 September 1986 35 years Audi 80 (B3) ...........................................10 August 1976 45 years Audi 100 (C2) .........................................11 January 1971 50 years Vorsprung durch Technik ........................12 March 1966 55 years Last DKW passenger car ..........................13 April 1956 65 years DKW Electric Schnelllaster ......................14 December 1956 65 years Start of production of DKW Munga off-road vehicle ...................................................15 February 1951 70 years ago August Horch died ............................16 October 1931 90 years Horch twelve-cylinder .............................17 February 1931 90 years DKW F1 .................................................18 October 1926 95 years First Horch eight-cylinder ........................19 End of 1916 105 years DKW Dampfkraftwagen .........................20 1901 120 years First Horch automobile..........................21 Contents Anniversaries in Our Corporate History Audi Tradition 3 Anniversary Dates 2021 1996 25 years “Seven countries – seven victories” ...........22 1991 30 years Audi V8 DTM title defence .......................23 August 1956 65 years NSU speed records ..................................24 1956 65 years “Gustl” Hobl runner-up in World Motor- cycle Championship and German Champion ...........25 December 1956 65 years DKW 3=6 Monza records ................

There is yet another special contemporary automotive witness to find its way into the exhibition - however not as a replacement for another exhibit but to represent an extremely important moment in the company's history: the DKW Munga which was built by Auto Union GmbH from 1956. The off-road vehicle was ordered by the German armed forces founded 65 years ago. It thus helped the young company from Ingolstadt to survive the hard post-war era and contributed towards making the future possible where AUDI AG finds itself today.