Audi Service and Maintenance Engineering Excellence
Audi – a reputation for technical innovation and quality built
As an experienced driver, you know how important you keep your Audi in tip-top condition. Regular car servicing will extend your car’s life and identify defects before they are catastrophic.
When you consider the history of Audi and how the company has its global reputation for quality and performance built, booking an Audi service will be conducted with care and precision is crucial in maintaining the characteristics of this prestige car.
Audi facts you may not know
Audi is one of the oldest car manufacturer in Germany with the Audi name, originating in 1910 as a limited Audiwerke.
Audi began in 1889, when August Horch founded Horch & Cie and launched a first Horch car in 1901. In 1904, the Company issued shares to raise capital for expansion, but ultimately led to August Horch, leaving the company in 1909 after a dispute with the Board.
Hark, a new company in 1909 and created the Audi brand in 1910, under his new company Audi Werke GmbH, the Audi name is the Latin translation of Horch, that means listening in English.
The Audi brand has been created because Horch Horch lost a dispute with his former company to the use of the name.
In 1912 Audiwerke test drove his first car, the traveler, who had a four-cylinder engine. Following successful trials, the car went into production in 1913 and 1914, Audi won the Alpine Challenge Trophy, one of the most famous races of the time.
In 1921 the first German Audi have produced left-hand drive car, the Audi Type K. The improved driver visibility means that the left-hand drive and was established by the end of the decade.
In 1928, the Audi name was actually by JS Rasmussen, has acquired a majority interest in the Audi AG. Four years later, Audi merged with four other German car manufacturers from the region of Saxony. Audi, DKW, Horch and Wanderer were all Auto Union AG in 1932. The larger company could supply the car on the market, from motorcycles to luxury sedans.
The Audi logo, consisting of four rings, symbolizes the connection of four historical names in the German automobile.
However, the Audi name disappear in danger, in postwar Germany. Developed in the 1930 Auto Union AG develops and produces military vehicles and set during World War II, the civilian production and the company has been exclusively produced military vehicles.
Post-war, the Soviet administration reduced the production facilities in the Auto Union 1945 was removed as reparations, and in 1948 the Auto Union AG in the commercial register.
However, support from the Bavarian State Government and the Marshall Plan aid means that the Audis name. In 1949, Auto Union GmbH was founded Audi in Ingolstadt and in 1950 the new company its first car, the DKW masterclass.
In 1958, Daimler-Benz and Auto Union won in 1966 the company was bought by Volkswagenwek AG, and saw this production focused on the four-stroke engine, as developed previously under Daimler-Benz. In 1965, this engine with the DKW F 102 was married under the name Audi launched.
In 1968, the Audi 100 was called into life. This quickly became a top seller among the upper middle class cars, and became the building block for a new Audi range. In 1972, the Audi was 80 was launched.
The Audi 80 was a great success and more than one million were built within six years and adopted their four-cylinder engine was developed by the Volkswagen Group.
In 1974, the Audi was 50 in the small car market. Six months later, the production of synergies with the Volkswagen and the VW Polo was launched on the used Audi 50 basis.
In 1980, there was the famous Audi Quattro was launched as the first sports car with four-wheel drive.
The company officially became Audi AG in 1985, which testifies to the success of the Audi brand is known.
Audi has a history of technical innovation and quality, and their design strategy have Audi, BMW and Mercedes prestige today’s automotive market challenge.
Book your Audi service with confidence
So if your next Audi owner, you can be confident that Service A Car understands the heritage of Audi and Audi service deserves leading with passion and precision of the car.
Happy motoring, Howard.
Chairman Service A Car
Audi History
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