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DKW Information | |
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Successor | Auto Union AG (1932-1969) Audi NSU Auto Union AG (1969-1985) Audi AG (1985-present) |
Founded | 1916 |
Founder | Dr Jørgen Skafte Rasmussen |
Headquarters | Zschopau, Germany (1906-1932) Chemnitz (1932-1949) Ingolstadt (1949-1969) |
Products | Automobiles Motorcycles |
Defunct | 1966 |
Overview | DKW is a German car and motorcycle marque. The company and brand is one of the ancestor companies of the modern day Audi company as one of the four companies that formed Auto-Union. |
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In 1932, DKW merged with Audi, Horch and Wanderer to form Auto Union. After World War II, DKW moved to West Germany, with the original factory becoming MZ. Auto Union came under Daimler-Benz ownership in 1957 and was purchased by the Volkswagen Group in 1964. The last German-built DKW car was the F102, which ceased production in 1966. Its successor, the four-stroke F103, was marketed under the Audi brand, another Auto Union marque.