Auto Union

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Auto Union was a German automotive conglomerate formed in the 1930s that became famous for its innovative and powerful Grand Prix racing cars and later evolved into what is now Audi.

All labels observed (4)

Label Occurrences
Auto Union canonical 47
Auto Union racing cars 3
Auto Union 1000 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (50)

Predicate Object
instanceOf automotive manufacturer ⓘ
conglomerate ⓘ
defunct company ⓘ
acquiredBy Volkswagen ⓘ
linked to: VW

Volkswagen Group ⓘ
acquisitionDate 1964 ⓘ
activeInPeriod 1930s ⓘ
brandPortfolio Audi ⓘ
DKW ⓘ
linked to: DKW automobiles

Horch ⓘ
Wanderer ⓘ
competedIn Grand Prix motor racing ⓘ
competedWith Mercedes‑Benz ⓘ
linked to: Mercedes-Benz
country Germany ⓘ
dissolved 1969 ⓘ
formedByMergerOf Audi ⓘ
DKW ⓘ
linked to: DKW automobiles

Horch ⓘ
Wanderer ⓘ
foundedBy Jørgen Skafte Rasmussen ⓘ
Sächsische Staatsbank ⓘ
Sächsische Werke ⓘ
hasPart Audi ⓘ
DKW ⓘ
linked to: DKW automobiles

Horch ⓘ
Wanderer ⓘ
headquartersLocation Chemnitz ⓘ
Germany ⓘ
Saxony ⓘ
historicalPredecessorOf Audi AG ⓘ
linked to: Audi
inception 1932 ⓘ
industry automotive industry ⓘ
logo four interlinked rings ⓘ
logoMeaning symbolizes four founding companies ⓘ
mainProductionSite Ingolstadt ⓘ
Zwickau ⓘ
notableFor Auto Union racing cars ⓘ
linked to: Auto Union

Grand Prix racing cars ⓘ
mid‑engine racing car design ⓘ
supercharged V12 engines ⓘ
supercharged V16 engines ⓘ
product motorcycles ⓘ
passenger cars ⓘ
small two‑stroke cars ⓘ
receivedSubsidyFrom Nazi Germany ⓘ
sponsoredBy NSDAP government of Germany ⓘ
successor Audi ⓘ
Audi NSU Auto Union AG ⓘ
linked to: NSU Motorenwerke
usedTechnology independent suspension in racing cars ⓘ
rear‑mid‑engine layout in racing cars ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (52)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Auto Union factory team → backedBy → Auto Union ⓘ
Auto Union factory team → parentCompany → Auto Union AG ⓘ
linked to: Auto Union
Mercedes-Benz W25 → rivalTeam → Auto Union ⓘ
Auto Union Type A → manufacturer → Auto Union ⓘ
Auto Union Type C → manufacturer → Auto Union ⓘ
Auto Union Type D → manufacturer → Auto Union ⓘ
August Horch Museum Zwickau → exhibits → Auto Union racing cars ⓘ
linked to: Auto Union
Audi Museum Mobile → brandCovered → Auto Union ⓘ
Bernd Rosemeyer → employer → Auto Union ⓘ
Bernd Rosemeyer → carNumber → Auto Union racing cars ⓘ
linked to: Auto Union
Audi 100 → predecessor → Auto Union 1000 ⓘ
linked to: Auto Union
Auto Union → notableFor → Auto Union racing cars ⓘ
linked to: Auto Union
Hans Stuck → employer → Auto Union ⓘ
1938 Pau Grand Prix → featuredTeam → Auto Union ⓘ
Auto Union Type B → manufacturer → Auto Union ⓘ
Ernst von Delius → employer → Auto Union ⓘ
Ernst von Delius → racedForTeam → Auto Union ⓘ
Achille Varzi → memberOfSportsTeam → Auto Union ⓘ
1936 Swiss Grand Prix → winnerTeam → Auto Union ⓘ