NSU Motorenwerke AG, or NSU, was a German manufacturer of automobiles, motorcycles and pedal cycles, founded in 1873. Acquired by Volkswagen Group in 1969, VW merged NSU with Auto Union, creating Audi NSU Auto Union AG, ultimately Audi. The NSU is an abbreviation of the name Neckarsulm.

Nov 18, 2018 · I n the midst of the worst motorcycle market in German history, the NSU factory opted to go big with a remarkable multi-bike assault on the World Speed Record on the Bonneville Salt Flats, taking on six capacity classes: 50cc, 100cc, 125cc, 250cc, 350cc, and 500cc.

Then, in 1914, the “ultimate” NSU was available with a powerful l,000cc 9 hp engine that provided speeds to 60 mph and with a total weight of only 300 lbs. Then came the Kaiser’s war and the NSU...

In 1873 Heinrich Stoll and Christian Schmidt founded a knitting machine factory in Riedlingen, Germany. After some time the founders each went their own way. Stoll moved his part of the factory to Reutlingen in 1879. Schmidt went to Neckarsulm in 1884 and founded NSU: the Neckarsulmer Strickmaschinefabrik.

NSU was a German manufacturer of cars and motorcycles founded in 1873, and which was acquired by Volkswagen in 1969. VW merged the company with Auto Union to eventually evolve into Audi as it is known today.

In the mid-1930s, NSU was the leading motorcycle maker in the world and was trying to succeed as well in the car business. However, in 1932, under pressure from the Dresdner Bank, NSU sold its recently-built car factory in Heilbronn to Fiat.

Mar 24, 2014 · Although NSU no longer produces cars, they still manufacture a fair number of small Wankel engines for utility applications. Today, the former NSU motorcycle factory in Neckarsulm is now a museum housing one of the finest collections of motorcycles on the planet.

NSU Motorenwerke AG, a German manufacturer, made vehicles since 1873. It was later acquired by Volkswagen and merged with Auto Union to create Audi.

The 75 mph win of the 5/15 NSU in the 1923 Avusrennen, in which a team of three cars from the Neckarsulm factory finished in a space of only 42 seconds after more than an hour's racing, brought particular praise.

Acquired by Volkswagen Group in 1969, VW merged NSU with Auto Union, creating Audi NSU Auto Union AG, ultimately Audi. The name NSU originated as an abbreviation of "Neckarsulm", the city...