The car company Auto Union was formed in 1932 by the amalgamation of four manufacturers, by what name is it now known?
Auto Union Auto Union Auto Union AG, Chemnitz, was an amalgamation of four German automobile manufacturers, founded in 1932 and established in 1936 in Chemnitz, Saxony. It is the immediate predecessor of Audi as it is known today. As well as acting as an umbrella firm for its four constituent brands (Audi, Horch, DKW, Wanderer), Auto Union is widely known for its racing team ("Auto Union Rennabteilung", based at Horch works in Zwickau/Saxony). The Silver Arrows of the two German teams (Mercedes-Benz and Auto Union) dominated not only GP car racing from 1934 onwards but set records that would take decades to
Auto Union racing car Varzi. Their main competition came from the Mercedes Benz team, with Auto Union proving particularly successful in the 1936 and 1937 seasons. Known as the "Silver Arrows", the cars of the two German teams dominated Grand Prix racing until the outbreak of World War II in 1939. Having been made redundant from Steyr Automobile, Dr. Ferdinand Porsche founded Porsche in Stuttgart, with engineering colleagues including Karl Rabe, and financial backing from Adolf Rosenberger. Unfortunately, car commissions were low in the depressed economic climate, so Porsche founded the subsidiary company "Hochleistungsfahrzeugbau GmbH (HFB)" (High Performance Car Ltd.) in 1932 to develop