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How the four rings became the Audi trademark: Auto Union AG founded 90 years ago

On June 29, 1932, on the initiative of the State Bank of Saxony, the former Audiwerke AG, Horchwerke AG, and Zschopauer Motorenwerke J. S. Rasmussen AG (DKW) companies merge to form Auto Union AG. The new entity simultaneously concludes an agreement with Wanderer Werke AG on the purchase and lease of Wanderer’s automotive division. The […] June 21, 2022 at 05:30AM

Audi Sport relies on three customer teams in DTM title fight

The driver lineup at Team Rosberg of former Formula 1 world champion Keke Rosberg remains unchanged. The squad led by Kimmo Liimatainen is based in Neustadt an der Weinstrasse and has won the drivers title three times in the past five years. Swiss Audi Sport driver Nico Müller, DTM runner-up in 2019 and 2020, shares […] April 28, 2022 at 05:30AM

Two strong teams and 13 drivers from Audi Sport at the Nürburgring 24 Hours

In 2022, three former winners will share the cockpit with an up-and-coming talent in Audi Sport Team Car Collection: Christopher Haase, winner in 2012 and 2014, Nico Müller, winner in 2015, and René Rast, who finished first in 2014, will start the race with their Audi Sport colleague Patric Niederhauser. He won a major endurance […] April 20, 2022 at 05:30AM

Ex-Nissan exec Greg Kelly’s suspended sentence lets him go home

TOKYO — A Tokyo court gave Greg Kelly, a former American executive at Nissan Motor charged with underreporting his boss Carlos Ghosn’s pay, a suspended sentence, but cleared him of most of the charges. The verdict announced Thursday of a 6-month sentence suspended for three years will allow Kelly to return to the U.S. during […] March 04, 2022 at 07:31AM

GM PowerBase trademark hints at Silverado EV’s onboard outlets

Pro Power Onboard, meet PowerBase. The former is Ford’s name for the electrical power supply for accessories found on the F-150, the latter is General Motors‘ version of the same that was introduced with the all-electric Silverado. GM Authority found a trademark application the automaker filed with the Canadian Intellectual Property Office on January 3 […] January 14, 2022 at 06:45AM