The leading German car brands are Audi, BMW and Mercedes-Benz brands. Audi was relatively recently woven behind the rest of the German brands. A real breakthrough has occurred since the mid-80s.
The modern history of Audi began after the Second World War. All production capacities were destroyed by bombing, those crumbs that remained, fell into the Soviet occupation zone and were subsequently taken out. The leadership of the plant was evacuated to the city of Ingolstadt. At first, a warehouse of spare parts was created here, then production itself began to restore in 1949: motorcycles began to be produced. In 1964, the brand became part of the VW concern without the right to develop its own models. As a result, the design department was engaged in the design of the Audi of the first first generation secret from the VW leadership. In the end, the leadership found out about this, however, the car turned out to be successful and was launched into mass production.
In the 1970s, a real breakthrough occurred-Mark began to go to the leaders, developing more and more new models, using new technologies. In 1976, the first five -cylinder engine appeared, which became a branded “chip” of the brand, in 1978 a gasoline turbocharger engine was released, in 1980 the legendary all -wheel drive Qttro appeared.
The 80s became the golden era Audi in races. The Audi Sport team won 23 wins at various stages of WRC rally, in the same years, technical improvement and civilian cars continued. New aerodynamic galvanized bodies, economical turbodiesel engines came to the lineup, aluminum began to be widely used in the design. Today, for example, the repair of starters Audi does not cause any problems: various types of parts are on sale, many specialists will help you solve the problems of your car.
By the end of the 80s, V-shaped engines with eight and twelve cylinders appeared, electronic injection systems began to be used in the engines. In 1988, the first Audi V8 representative car was launched, with which the brand became a powerful competitor of the absolute leaders of the BMW 7-Series and Mercedes S-Class.
In the 1990s, the Audi brand began to occupy a leading position in the market of cars in all segments. The lineup began to expand and branch. High quality, modern technologies and reliability have become characteristic features of Audi cars. So, Mark, which was a small branch 40 years ago, turned into a magnificent and powerful brand.
