2017 Audi Q5 - Production
Founded in 1873 by Christian Schmidt in Riedlingen, production of the knitting machine.
1880 - Moved to Neckarsulm seven workers, two staff members.
1886 - Start of production Hoch-Niederrad bikes.
1888 - Production chassis for the first wheel car steel Daimler four-wheeled vehicle.
1906 - Start of production of original car Neckarsulm Motorcar.
1909 - Three cars reach the end of the Prinz Heinrich Fahrt 1839 km, first speed record on an NSU, by Lingenfelder in Los Angeles, at 124 km h.
1923 - Wins the Avus circuit with the race car supercharged 5 15 manufacturing a car every 2 hours, a motorcycle every 20 minutes, a bike every 5 minutes.
1925 - Winner of the first Grand Prix for sports cars, with the NSU June 60 PS supercharged racing car.
1926 - NSU accomplishes quadruple class win in the German Grand Prix on the Avus circuit.
1927 - NSU is the first German car plant to introduce the assembly line.
1929 - Fiat of Turin buys the NSU plant in Heilbronn.
1930 - William Moore becomes chief designer at NSU his bicycle NSU vertical axis are the fastest of their time Tom Bullus became one of the most successful riders of his age on an NSU.
1934 - NSU built the Type 32 Porsche prototype with Ferdinand Porsche plans is the predecessor of the Volkswagen Beetle.
1936 - NSU Quick becomes the motorcycle of the people, with more than 240,000 built.
1940 - Start of production NSU motorcycle half-track.
1949 - First new post-war design - NSU Fox four-stroke Followed by Lux, Max, Lambretta and quickly.
1950 - Victory in the German Championship in the 350 cc category, won by Heiner Fleischmann win in the German Championship in the class 500cc sidecar, won by Hermann B hm.
1951 - Absolute record speed for supercharged 500 cc motorcycles, Wilhelm Herz to 290 km h, supercharged 500cc sidecar Hermann B hm to 248 km h, construction of early Lambretta under license.
1953 - World Championship in the 125 und 250 cc class, won by Werner Haas German Championship in classes 125 and 250 cc Haas.
1954 - World Championship in the 125 cc class and Hollaus in class 250 cc records Haas speed GA Baumann in classes 50 cc and 100 cc to 127 km h and 178 km h German Championship in the 125 and 250 classes cc Haas and class 350 cc HPM ller.
1955 - World Championship on a Sportmax in the 250 cc class, won by HPM ller German Championship on a Sportmax in the 250 cc class, won by Hans Baltisberger largest two-wheeler plant in the world 350,000 units per year The bike most sold in Germany NSU Max 23 000 per year NSU holds all the speed records in all solo classes of 50 cc to 500 cc.
1956 - Absolute record speed for motorcycles on a supercharged 500 cc NSU at 339 km h, Wilhelm Herz.
1957 - Start of engine development Wankel.
1958 - Re-introduction of automobile production; the production of the NSU Prinz starts.
1964 - First production car in the world with a rotary engine Wankel NSU Spider.
1966 - The victory in the German Rally Championship by NSU Wankel Spider.
1967 - Series production of the NSU Ro 80 begins the first German car to be named, Car of the Year.
1970 - Production of the Audi 100 LS starts at the Neckarsulm plant Construction of a modern training center and a center Wankel.
1972 - Production of the Audi 100 S kick starts the Neckarsulm plant.
1973 - Reconstruction of the body shop, the press shop, storage and paint shop.
1975 - Production of the Porsche 924 and Porsche 944 starts.
1976 - Production of the second generation Audi 100 began the modernization and rationalization in the production department.
1977 - The first 5-cylinder Audi 100 Production of the Audi 100 Avant starts.
1978 - Partial renovation of the paint shop and the expansion of the protection of the cavity.
1980 - Audi has permanent four-wheel drive the expansion of the body shop.
1982 - drag coefficient 0 30 world record for the new, third generation Audi 100.
1983 - The Audi 100 is chosen as the 1983 Car of the Year of production of the Audi 200 starts.
1985 - Introduction of the fully galvanized body Renowned AUDI AG, with headquarters in Ingolstadt.
1986 - District offers heating, official opening of the exhaust and acoustic center in the Research and Development department.
1987 - All petrol engines now have control of exhaust emissions standard opening vehicle sales center for customers to collect their own cars.
1988 - Production of the Audi V8 starts 10-year warranty against rust penetration of the body construction of a new center of the whole restructuring training.
1989 - Presentation turbodiesel engine with direct injection modernization of the paint shop.
1990 - Production of the 4th generation Audi 100 starts, more for the first time with a motor 6 built in a cylinder body storage facility.
1991 - Production of the Audi 100 Avant starts contract production ceases Porsche.
1992 - The three-millionth Audi 100 since the beginning of the production leaves the Neckarsulm line is the first car factory in Germany CFC.
1994 - Production of the Audi A8 starts the first production car in the world with the all-aluminum body Production Starts in front of lifting Audi A6.
1995 - Official opening of the paint shop and the work of the Northern railway sidings Construction of the aluminum center.
1996 - Inauguration of the commercial and industrial park in Bad Friedrichshall relocation of production of the Audi Cabriolet in Neckarsulm to Ingolstadt.
1997 - Restructuring of the press shop and assembly creation of the new body shop A6 The Neckarsulm plant is presented an award by the Ministry of the Environment of Baden W rttemberg for the production of environmentally conscious management of the Audi A6 C5 starts.
1998 - The production of the Audi A6 Avant starts expanding production of tools and new paint shop The factory celebrates its 125th anniversary.
2000 mass production -vStart an aluminum drive for the first time the Audi A2 Production allroad quattro GmbH and RS 4 starts.
2001 - Launch of the first 3-liter car 100 km 1 2 Audi A2 TDI Plant pass its third EU eco-audit.
2002 - Press launch and start of production of the RS6 quattro GmbH 100,000th Audi A8 leaves the new Audi A8 production assembly line begins.
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