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Karl Benz's 1885 Patent Motorwagen (replica). It is considered the world's first I.C.E.-driven car to be series-produced. Opel Olympia (1935–1937). Motor-car pioneers Karl Benz (who later went on to start Mercedes-Benz) and Nicolaus Otto developed four-stroke internal combustion engines in the late 1870s; Benz fitted his design to a coach in 1887, which led to the modern-day motor car.
In March 2017, PSA Peugeot Citroën agreed to acquire Opel, the British twin sister brand Vauxhall and the European auto lending business from General Motors for €2 billion ($2.3 billion), making the French automaker the second biggest in Europe, after Volkswagen. [8] Opel is still headquartered in Rüsselsheim am Main.
Ford Rheinland 1932. In March 1929 General Motors purchased a controlling 80% holding in Opel. Henry Ford's reaction was a prompt decision to build a complete Ford auto-factory in Germany, and before the end of 1929 a site at Cologne made available by the mayor of the city, Konrad Adenauer, [4] was acquired by Ford. [5]
In Uruguay, the Prinz 4 was built by Nordex S.A., and a new model, the P6, combined the engine and mechanics of the NSU model with a separate body completely redesigned by Carlos Sotomayor. From 1970, the P10 was built as the successor model to the NSU P6. This had the larger engine of the NSU Prince 1000 and a 21 cm extended wheelbase.
The following list of Audi vehicles, including past and present production models, as well as concept vehicles and limited editions.The current era of Audi production dates to 1968, when present-day owner Volkswagen Group, which had purchased Auto Union from Mercedes-Benz in 1965, debuted the first modern Audi-branded vehicles.
Model Timeline Generations Size Chronology Body Style(s) Platform Related Started Ended US Euro Predecessor Successor S-series: 1990 2002 3 compact: C: Ion 2-door coupe. 4-door sedan. 5-door estate. Z: L-series: 1999 2005 1 midsize: D: Aura 4-door sedan 5-door estate GM2900: Opel Vectra. Saab 9-3. Saab 9-5. Vue: 2002 2010 2 compact SUV: J ...
Tempo Matador (Restored) Tempo was founded as Vidal & Sohn Tempo-Werke in 1924. During the 1940s, Tempo produced small military vehicles. Post-war the requirement of the Bundesgrenzschutz, in West Germany, to acquire a suitable vehicle for Border patrol led to production of the 80" and 86" Tempo from 1953 to 1957.