Audi

The modern era of Audi essentially began in the 1960s when Auto Union was acquired by Volkswagen from Daimler-Benz.^[12] After relaunching the Audi brand with the 1965 introduction of the Audi F103 series, Volkswagen merged Auto Union with NSU Motorenwerke in 1969, thus creating the present day form of the company.

The current era of Audi production dates to 1968, when present-day owner Volkswagen, which had purchased Auto Union from Mercedes Benz in 1965, debuted the first modern Audi-branded vehicles. This revived the Audi nameplate, which was first used in 1910, but was largely supplanted by Auto Union in the 1930s.

Audi has a new CEO. Bram Schot was just named the car company's chief executive after serving in that role on an interim basis since June. He was appointed to the spot after then-CEO Rupert Stadler was arrested in Germany on charges surrounding the emissions scandal. The CEO appointment takes effect on January 1, 2019.

Audi has a new CEO. Bram Schot was just named the car company's chief executive after serving in that role on an interim basis since June. He was appointed to the spot after then-CEO Rupert Stadler was arrested in Germany on charges surrounding the emissions scandal. The CEO appointment takes effect on January 1, 2019.