German Automakers

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German Automakers

• By Joseph Deblois

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Table of Contents

• List of Cars
• Audi
• Volkswagon
• Gumpert
• Porsche
• Mercedes Benz
• BMW

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List of German Car Brands
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erer Yes!
BMW Mercedes Benz Porsche Audi Volkswagon Gumpert
Maybach Opel Isdera
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Audi

• In 1909 Audi Automobilwerke was established in
  Zwickau, Germany
• In 1910 got a new company name Audiwerke GmbH
• In 1932 the four german automakers came together
  to create the Auto Union AG
• In 1969 Audi enters the U.S. market

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Audi cont..

• Owned by Volkswagon
• Audi has 10 different car models.
• Sedans, Wagons, SUVs and Sports Cars
• Diesel and gasoline engines
• Participate in all types of auto racing

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Volkswagon

• Headquarters in Wolfsburg, Germany
• In 1937 the "Gesellschaft zur Vorbereitung des
  Deutschen Volkswagens mbH" company is founded
• In 1938 it was renamed "Volkswagenwerk GmbH".
• In 1955 Volkswagon enters the U.S. auto market

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Volkswagon cont..

• One of the worlds leading automobile
  manufacturers and the largest carmaker in Europe.
  
• The Volkswagen Group sells its vehicles in more
  than 153 countries.
• The Volkswagon Group is made up of nine brands
  from seven European countries Volkswagen, Audi,
  Bentley, Bugatti, Lamborghini, SEAT, Škoda,
  Scania and Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles.

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Volkswagon cont..

• Today Volkswagon has 9 different models
• Sedans, Wagons, SUVs, Minivans, and Convertibles
• Diesel, hybrid, and gasoline

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Gumpert

• In 2001 Roland Gumpert, founded GUMPERT
  Sportwagenmanufaktur GmbH
• The headquaters is in Altunberg, Germany
• Intended to be a street-legal car ready for the
  race track.
• Combines engineering excellence with a broad
  automotive and racing competence.

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Gumpert cont..

• Only produce one model, the Apollo
• Its a 2-seater mid engine sports car
• Top speed 224 mph

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Porsche

• Dr. Ing h.c. F. Porsche AG was
  founded by Ferdinand Porsche
• Headquarters in Stuttgart, Germany
• In 1948 first car with Porsche name was made
• Ferdinand Porsche was a engineer that worked for
  many car manufacturers
• In 1950 Porsche was introduced to U.S

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Porsche cont..

• Porsche is the the smallest German car
  manufacturer and also the most profitable
• There is a Porsche Museum in Stuttgart-Zuffenhause
  n, Germany
• There are 5 different car models
• Sedans, Sports Cars and SUVs

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Mercedes Benz

• Founded in 1886 by Karl Benz, Emil Jellinek,
  Gottlieb Daimler and Wilhelm Maybach
• In 1901 the first Mercedes Benz was built
• In 1926 Daimler and Benz merged to form
  Daimler-Benz AG, and Mercedes-Benz was born.
• Daimler Corporate headquarters is located in
  Stuttgart, Germany
• In 1952 Mercedes Benz came to US

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Mercedes cont..

• Mercedes Benz is responsible for many
  technologies in cars, i.e. airbags and ABS
  (anti-lock brakes)
• Cars, Trucks, SUVs, Sports Cars, Buses,
  Commercial Trucks
• 13 different car models
• Diesel, Gasoline, Hybrid

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Mercedes Benz AMG

• High performance division of Mercedes Benz
• In 1967 Hans Werner Aufrecht and Erhard Melcher
  founded AMG
• Focus on high horsepower and great handling.

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BMW

• Founded in 1917 Bayerische Flugzeug-Werke (BFW)
• In 1918 became BMW AG
• At the beginning they did not focus on building
  cars the did airplanes
• In 1945 the BMW Munich plant was ordered, by US
  government, to be dismantled
• In 1975 BMW USA was established

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BMW cont

• Cars, SUVs, Sports cars, Motorcycles and Airplane
  engines
• 9 different car models
• Diesel, Gasoline, and Hyrbid

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