Audi

The German company is part of the Volkswagen Group. Headquarters - The apartment is located in Germany (Ingolstadt). As a logo, 4 rings are used, symbolizing the number of independent automakers: Audi, DKV, Horch and Vanderer. Audi specialized in sports cars, Horch - on premium cars, DKV - on motorcycles, Wanderer - on cars of the middle segment.

The first car (labeled "A") was released in 1910. The brand made a loud statement about itself when developing an all-wheel drive model; earlier, all-wheel drive was used only on trucks. Next, there was a car with a fully galvanized body - Audi 80 B3. The all-aluminum body is still considered the hallmark of the brand. The concern has 17 production sites in 13 countries. The company employs up to 85,000 people.

Two all-wheel drive brand models won in 2008, in the competition “4-4 of the Year 2008”. These are the Audi R8 and Audi A4 quattro. In the ranking of the most popular and reliable models of the brand, you can find Audi Q5, Audi A6 C5. On the roads there are Audi legends - A80 and A100 / A6. Since 2006, an advertising confrontation between BMW and Audi has been going on.