DKW Archives - Audi Club North America

16 Jun 2020

Why Does the Audi Logo Have Four Rings?

[gallery link="none" columns="1" size="full" ids="48397"] source: Audi AG Editor's note: This article was originally written in German so please excuse any errors. The video at the end is also in German. Logo? Logo! That is what Auto Union AG thought when it was founded almost 90 years ago. How four companies became four rings and a global brand, which later became AUDI AG. And why sand painting in logo design is so important: "A logo is good when you can scratch it in the sand with your big...

2 Feb 2020

Audi Racing Drivers Thrill Fans At GP Ice Race

[gallery link="none" columns="1" size="full" ids="42788"] source: Audi Sport Daniel Abt, René Rast and Benoît Tréluyer put in a spectacular show in Zell am See Audi e-tron FE06 and Audi RS 5 DTM sideways on ice and snow Rally legend Stig Blomqvist drives historic Audi Sport quattro Spectacular drifts on ice and snow: at the second running of the GP Ice Race in Austria’s Zell am See, Formula E driver Daniel Abt and DTM champion René Rast tackled slippery terrain with their Audi race ...

30 Jan 2020

Audi Anniversary Dates 2020

[gallery link="none" columns="1" size="full" ids="42573"] source: Audi Tradition Audi Tradition has released its latest "Anniversary Dates 2020" digital booklet which provides you with the most important dates concerning Audi's company and product history. This year, there are around three dozen anniversary dates to keep in mind. 40 years ago, the company with the four rings presented the Audi quattro and in doing so caused quite a stir at the Geneva International Mo...

27 Feb 2019

With Audi Tradition on the 2019 Classic Car Tour

source: Audi AG Start of the season at the "Techno Classica" classic car show in Essen Audi in Ingolstadt for 70 years This year too Audi Tradition will be taking part in more than a dozen events within and outside Germany, to celebrate many an anniversary. Exactly 70 years ago, the predecessor of Audi, Auto Union GmbH, was established in Ingolstadt. Classics in the event calendar are the Goodwood Festival of Speed, Classic Days at Castle Dyck and the Donau Classic, this y...

25 Apr 2018

Find of the Day: 1962 DKW Munga

For those hoping to build an esoteric collection of vintage Audi models, we have just the thing. A 1963 DKW Munga Jeep has popped up as a lot in the Lucky Collector Car Auctions Spring Classic. While not exceptionally rare in Europe, few of these Jeep-like 4x4s ever made it to the USA and so they're a treat when encountered. Like many post war pre-turbocharger Audi models, the Munga isn't the fastest option in this segment. It sports a 2-stroke 3-cylinder engine with 900cc displacement. A...

24 Feb 2018

Audi Tradition: The 3=6 Monza Story

words: Peter Elias, photos: Audi Tradition Editor’s Note: This story originally ran in the Summer 2017 issue of the Audi Club North America quattro quarterly print magazine. If you don’t receive quattro quarterly and wish to subscribe, join the Audi Club North America HERE. Long before Chevrolet built their "Monza" automobile (1975-1980), Auto Union (via DKW) built a "Monza" sports car in the 1950's! Never heard of the Auto Union "3=6 Monza"? Very few people have, especially h...