Audi Wikipedia. Audi AG1Public, Aktiengesellschaft. Traded as. FWB NSUIndustry. Automotive. Predecessor. Auto Union. Gmb. HNSU Motorenwerke AGFounded. Check out news and reviews on 2017 2018 Audi Q7 See exclusive insights, specs, photos, prices and more on Top Speed. System check Software index Infotainmentsystem MMI High Press the buttons RADIO SETUP SETTINGS VERSION Example SWindex 5170 Fig. Fig. 2 Fig. 3. CarBuyer helps you decide which new car to buy, with expert car reviews, car news, helpful buying guides and detailed video test drives. Historic. Zwickau, Germany2. April 1. 91. 0 1. Modern era. Neckarsulm, Germany1 January 1. Founder. August Horch2Headquarters. Ingolstadt, Germany. Number of locations. Area served. Worldwide. Key people. Products. Luxury vehicles. Production output 2,0. Revenue 5. 8. 4. Profit 4. Total assets 1. 6. Audi A6 Mmi Software Version' title='Audi A6 Mmi Software Version' />Total equity 3. Owner. Volkswagen Group 9. Number of employees. Divisions. Subsidiaries. Websitewww. audi. Footnotes  references. Audi A6 Mmi Software Version' title='Audi A6 Mmi Software Version' />AUDI VAGCOM CODES PART 1 2 P a g e The audiportal. MMI 3G hidden menu for a price, although. Audi A8 D3 D4 MMI versions of firmware. Version history D3. European ROW Rest of the World versions 0890 0. Audi History Chronicle,7 2. Annual Financial Report8Audi AG pronouncedadi age  listen is a German automobile manufacturer that designs, engineers, produces, markets and distributes luxury vehicles. Audi is a member of the Volkswagen Group and has its roots at Ingolstadt, Bavaria, Germany. Audi branded vehicles are produced in nine production facilities worldwide. The origins of the company are complex, going back to the early 2. Horch and the Audiwerke founded by engineer August Horch and two other manufacturers DKW and Wanderer, leading to the foundation of Auto Union in 1. The modern era of Audi essentially began in the 1. Auto Union was acquired by Volkswagen from Daimler Benz. After relaunching the Audi brand with the 1. MtJINuwz4/hqdefault.jpg' alt='Audi A6 Mmi Software Version' title='Audi A6 Mmi Software Version' />Audi F1. Volkswagen merged Auto Union with NSU Motorenwerke in 1. The company name is based on the Latin translation of the surname of the founder, August Horch. Horch, meaning listen in German, becomes audi in Latin. The four rings of the Audi logo each represent one of four car companies that banded together to create Audis predecessor company, Auto Union. Audis slogan is Vorsprung durch Technik, meaning Advancement through Technology. However, Audi USA had used the slogan Truth in Engineering from 2. Audi, along with BMW and Mercedes Benz, are among the best selling luxury automobile brands in the world. History. Birth of the company and its name. Automobile company Wanderer was originally established in 1. Audi AG. Another company, NSU, which also later merged into Audi, was founded during this time, and later supplied the chassis for Gottlieb Daimlers four wheeler. On 1. 4 November 1. August Horch 1. 86. A. Horch Cie. Ehrenfeld district of Cologne. In 1. 90. 2, he moved with his company to Reichenbach im Vogtland. On 1. 0 May 1. 90. August Horch Cie. Motorwagenwerke AG, a joint stock company in Zwickau State of Saxony. After troubles with Horch chief financial officer, August Horch left Motorwagenwerke and founded in Zwickau on 1. July 1. 90. 9, his second company, the August Horch Automobilwerke Gmb. H. His former partners sued him for trademark infringement. The German Reichsgericht Supreme Court in Leipzig,1. Horch brand belonged to his former company. Since August Horch was prohibited from using Horch as a trade name in his new car business, he called a meeting with close business friends, Paul and Franz Fikentscher from Zwickau. At the apartment of Franz Fikentscher, they discussed how to come up with a new name for the company. During this meeting, Franzs son was quietly studying Latin in a corner of the room. Several times he looked like he was on the verge of saying something but would just swallow his words and continue working, until he finally blurted out, Father  audiatur et altera pars. Horch in German means Hark or hear, which is Audi in the singular imperative form of audire to listen in Latin. The idea was enthusiastically accepted by everyone attending the meeting. On 2. 5 April 1. 91. Audi Automobilwerke Gmb. H Zwickau from 1. Audiwerke AG Zwickau was entered in the companys register of Zwickau registration court. The first Audi automobile, the Audi Type A 1. W Sport Phaeton, was produced in the same year,1. Type B 1. 02. 8PS in the same year. Audi started with a 2,6. Type A, followed by a 3,5. These cars were successful even in sporting events. The first six cylinder model Type M, 4,6. August Horch left the Audiwerke in 1. Audi as a member of the board of trustees. In September 1. 92. Audi became the first German car manufacturer to present a production car, the Audi Type K, with left handed drive. Left hand drive spread and established dominance during the 1. The merger of the four companies under the logo of four rings. In August 1. 92. 8, Jrgen Rasmussen, the owner of Dampf Kraft Wagen DKW, acquired the majority of shares in Audiwerke AG. In the same year, Rasmussen bought the remains of the U. S. automobile manufacturer. Rickenbacker, including the manufacturing equipment for eight cylinder engines. These engines were used in Audi Zwickau and Audi Dresden models that were launched in 1. At the same time, six cylinder and four cylinder the four with a Peugeot engine models were manufactured. Audi cars of that era were luxurious cars equipped with special bodywork. In 1. 93. 2, Audi merged with Horch, DKW, and Wanderer, to form Auto Union AG, Chemnitz. It was during this period that the company offered the Audi Front that became the first European car to combine a six cylinder engine with front wheel drive. It used a powertrain shared with the Wanderer, but turned 1. Before World War II, Auto Union used the four interlinked rings that make up the Audi badge today, representing these four brands. However, this badge was used only on Auto Union racing cars in that period while the member companies used their own names and emblems. The technological development became more and more concentrated and some Audi models were propelled by Horch or Wanderer built engines. Reflecting the economic pressures of the time, Auto Union concentrated increasingly on smaller cars through the 1. DKW brand accounted for 1. German car market, while Audi held only 0. After the final few Audis were delivered in 1. Audi name disappeared completely from the new car market for more than two decades. Post World War IILike most German manufacturing, at the onset of World War II the Auto Union plants were retooled for military production, and were a target for allied bombing during the war which left them damaged. Overrun by the Soviet Army in 1. Soviet Union military administration the factories were dismantled as part of war reparations. Following this, the companys entire assets were expropriated without compensation. On 1. 7 August 1. Auto Union AG of Chemnitz was deleted from the commercial register. These actions had the effect of liquidating Germanys Auto Union AG. The remains of the Audi plant of Zwickau became the VEB for People Owned Enterprise Automobilwerk Zwickau or AWZ in English Automobile Works Zwickau. With no prospect of continuing production in Soviet controlled East Germany, Auto Union executives began the process of relocating what was left of the company to West Germany. A site was chosen in Ingolstadt, Bavaria, to start a spare parts operation in late 1. Auto Union in 1. 94. The former Audi factory in Zwickau restarted assembly of the pre war models in 1. These DKW models were renamed to IFA F8 and IFA F9 and were similar to the West German versions. Monopoly Spongebob Squarepants Edition Crack on this page. West and East German models were equipped with the traditional and renowned DKW two stroke engines. The Zwickau plant manufactured the infamous Trabant until 1. Volkswagen controleffectively bringing it under the same umbrella as Audi since 1.