Auto Union AG, was an amalgamation of four German automobile manufacturers, founded in 1932 and established in 1936 in Chemnitz, Saxony.
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10 Facts About Auto Union
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Auto Union racing cars types A to D were built as Grand Prix racing cars from 1934 to 1939.
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Auto Union was crowned European Champion, and took the European Mountain Championship.
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Auto Union became an important supplier of vehicles to Germany's armed forces.
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Production of Junkers aircraft engine under license, Auto Union founded in 1935 the subsidiary "Mitteldeutsche Motorenwerke" at Taucha, northeast of Leipzig.
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Postwar, the Saxon plants of Auto Union were located in the Soviet-occupied zone of communist East Germany.
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Auto Union therefore continued DKW's tradition of producing affordable front-wheel drive vehicles with two-stroke engines.
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In 1969, Auto Union merged with NSU Motorenwerke AG, based in Neckarsulm, near Stuttgart.
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Rumors began to appear in the press the name Auto Union would be revived for the new group holding company.
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