Audi New Zealand

The history of Audi is certainly one of the most diverse in more than 100 years of automobile history – a history that Audi helped document right from the start. Men like August Horch were there from the very beginning. He was one of those pioneering engineers who got the car up and running.

The history of the Four Rings

The Audi badge – the 'Four Rings' – is the emblem of one of the oldest car manufacturers in Germany. It symbolises the 1932 merger of the four independent motor-vehicle manufacturers: Audi, DKW, Horch and Wanderer. Together with the NSU brand, which joined in 1969, these companies are the roots of the present-day AUDI AG. Join us on a journey through the development of the car and the birth of Audi. Click on "Chronicle" and surf through the years on a timeline. A brief summary of the highlights can be found under "Milestones".


1.	Chronicle Click on the years to find out more about the most interesting developments.
2.	Milestones Here you can experience the most exciting highlights in the history of AUDI AG.

Timeline
Navigate through the years on timeline.

Milestones
Here you will find a summary of highlights in Audi history.

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1994 New name, new material: the Audi A8

In March 1994, AUDI AG presented its new model in the premium segment, the Audi A8, at the Geneva Motor Show. This was the first production model with all-aluminium body. At the same time a new naming process was introduced for the Audi models. From then on the Audi 80 was known as the A4, the Audi 100 was called the A6. They were followed in 1996 by the Audi A3, the first representative of the compact class. Production of the Audi A2, the first volume-built aluminium car, commenced in June 2000.