Sunday 12 July 2015

50 years of Audi in the UK: in pictures

Audi arrived in the UK in 1965

Audi has been part of the furniture in the UK since 1965. So we thought we’d trawl through the archives to bring you a pictorial history of the famous German marque. Vorsprung durch gallery…
Vorsprung durch technik: we take a look back at Audi’s history in the UK
 
t’s hard to believe that in 1960, Audi was still called Auto Union and was not part of the Volkswagen Group. Instead, it was owned by Daimler-Benz and it produced a number of outdated vehicles. Volkswagen bought the company in 1965, not least to get access to the famous Ingolstadt factory.
 

Volkswagen purchased Audi in 1965

It’s hard to believe that in 1960, Audi was still called Auto Union and was not part of the Volkswagen Group. Instead, it was owned by Daimler-Benz and produced a number of outdated vehicles. Volkswagen bought the company in 1965, not least to get access to the famous Ingolstadt factory.

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