Photo Gallery «Vorsprung durch Plastik - Auto Union's failed plastic car project»
In 1956, Auto Union GmbH laid to rest a project that was not only ambitious but also highly innovative. The company had spent six years developing new models, focusing almost consistently on the development of a production body made of plastic. This report describes the history of the project and the reasons for its failure, illustrated with many previously unseen images.
DKW F9 (1939) - Auto Union consistently developed the DKW F9 as a competitor to the KdF-Wagen. The plan was to produce 100,000 vehicles per year. Also with a plastic body
© Unternehmensarchiv der Audi AG / Audi Mediadatenbank / Sammlung Holger Merten", 1939
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