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{{Infobox company | {{Infobox company | ||
| name = | | name = DKW | ||
| logo = DKW | | logo = DKW-logo.svg | ||
| logo_size = | | logo_size = 100 | ||
| logo_caption = | | logo_caption = | ||
| | | founded = 1916 | ||
| fate = Merged into [[Auto Union]] in 1932 | |||
| fate = | | successor = Auto Union (1932–1969)<br>Audi [[NSU Motorenwerke|NSU]] Auto Union AG (1969−1985) <br>Audi AG (since 1985) | ||
| successor = Auto Union | | hq_location = [[Germany]]:<br>[[Zschopau]] (1916–1932)<br>[[Chemnitz]] (1932–1948)<br>[[Ingolstadt]] (since 1949) | ||
| | | industry = [[Automotive industry|Automotive]] | ||
| industry = [[Automotive]] | | key_people = [[Jørgen Skafte Rasmussen]], founder<ref name="MC">[[The Motor Cycle|Motor Cycle]]. 27 August 1964. "DKW man dies". Added 2014-06-16</ref> | ||
| key_people = [[ | | products = [[car]]s, [[motorcycle]]s | ||
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}} | }} | ||
'''DKW''' | '''DKW'''{{Efn|DKW is derived from the compound word "Dampfkraftwagen" (''steam car''); other meanings for DKW include "des Knaben Wunsch" (''the boy's wish''), "das kleine Wunder" (''the little wonder''), and "der korrekte Wagen" (''the correct car'').}} was a [[Germany|German]] [[automobile|car]] and [[motorcycle]] [[marque]]. DKW was one of the four companies that formed [[Auto Union]] in 1932 and thus became an ancestor of the modern-day [[Audi]] company.<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.seriouswheels.com/art-four-rings-1.htm|title=History of the Four Rings—Part 1—Audi Auto Union|website= www.seriouswheels.com|access-date=8 May 2018|url-status=live|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20161210010605/http://www.seriouswheels.com/art-four-rings-1.htm|archive-date=10 December 2016}}</ref> | ||
In 1916, Danish [[engineer]] [[Jørgen Skafte Rasmussen]] founded a factory in [[Zschopau]], [[Saxony]], Germany, to produce steam fittings. That year he attempted to produce a steam- | In 1916, Danish [[engineer]] [[Jørgen Skafte Rasmussen]] founded a factory in [[Zschopau]], [[Saxony]], Germany, to produce steam fittings. That year he attempted to produce a [[steam car]], {{langx|de|Dampfkraftwagen}} (lit. steam power-wagon), from which the acronym ''DKW'' is derived.<ref name=Odin>Odin, L.C. ''World in Motion 1939 – The whole of the year's automobile production''. Belvedere Publishing, 2015. ASIN: B00ZLN91ZG.</ref> That steam car was unsuccessful, and in 1919 he made toy [[two-stroke engine]]s under the name ''des Knaben Wunsch''<ref>{{cite web|url= https://katalog.arthistoricum.net/id/67-b2FpOmRldXRzY2hlZm90b3RoZWsuZGU6YTg0NTA6Om9ianw3MDAwODAxNnxkZl9oYXVwdGthdGFsb2dfMDE1NTQ1MQ |title= DKW Des Knaben Wunsch |date=1919-01-01|publisher= arthistoricum |access-date=2025-08-02}}</ref> – ''the boy's wish''. He put a slightly modified version of the toy engine into a motorcycle and called it ''das kleine Wunder''<ref name= Odin /> – ''the little wonder'', and by the late 1920s DKW had become the world's largest motorcycle manufacturer. | ||
In September 1924, DKW bought {{ill|Slaby-Beringer|de | In September 1924, DKW bought {{ill|Slaby-Beringer|de}}, saving them from Germany's [[hyperinflation in the Weimar Republic|hyperinflation]]. Rudolf Slaby became chief engineer at DKW.<ref> | ||
{{ | {{ | ||
cite web | cite web | ||
| title=1919 Slaby-Beringer Elektrowagen | | title=1919 Slaby-Beringer Elektrowagen | ||
| url=http://heinkelscooter.blogspot.com/2017/04/1919-slaby-beringer-elektrowagen.html | | url=http://heinkelscooter.blogspot.com/2017/04/1919-slaby-beringer-elektrowagen.html | ||
|website=Heinkel Scooter Project | | website=Heinkel Scooter Project | ||
| date=17 April 2017 | |||
}} | }} | ||
</ref> | </ref> | ||
In 1932, DKW merged with [[Audi]], [[Horch]] and [[Wanderer (car)|Wanderer]] to form Auto Union.<ref name= Odin /> After [[World War II]], DKW moved to [[West Germany]]. The original factory became [[MZ Motorrad- und Zweiradwerk|MZ]].<ref name="MC"/> Auto Union came under [[Daimler-Benz]] ownership in 1957 and was purchased by the [[Volkswagen Group]] in 1964. The last German-built DKW car was the [[DKW F102|F102]], which ceased production in 1966. | In 1932, DKW merged with [[Audi]], [[Horch]] and [[Wanderer (car)|Wanderer]] to form Auto Union.<ref name= Odin /> After [[World War II]], DKW moved to [[West Germany]]. The original factory became [[MZ Motorrad- und Zweiradwerk|MZ]].<ref name="MC"/> Auto Union came under [[Daimler-Benz]] ownership in 1957 and was purchased by the [[Volkswagen Group]] in 1964. The last started German-built DKW car was the [[DKW F102|F102]], which ceased production in 1966 (the last model bas [[DKW Munga]], which production had started already in 1956). F102's successor, the [[four-stroke]] [[Audi F103|F103]], was marketed under the Audi brand, another Auto Union marque. | ||
DKW-badged cars continued to be built under license in Brazil and Argentina until 1967 and 1969 respectively. The DKW trademark is currently owned by Auto Union GmbH, a wholly owned subsidiary of Audi AG which also owns the rights to other historical trademarks and intellectual property of the Auto Union combine. | DKW-badged cars continued to be built under license in Brazil and Argentina until 1967 and 1969 respectively. The DKW trademark is currently owned by Auto Union GmbH, a wholly owned subsidiary of Audi AG which also owns the rights to other historical trademarks and intellectual property of the Auto Union combine. | ||
==Automobiles made between 1928 and 1942== | [[File: DKW 6.3 cc model airplane motor (1938).jpg |thumb|DKW 6.3 cc model airplane motor (1938)<ref>{{cite web|url= https://anno.onb.ac.at/cgi-content/anno?aid=aaz&datum=19380301&seite=12&zoom=33&query=%22Dkw%22&ref=anno-search |title= DKW 6.3 cc Motor |date=1938-03-01|publisher= Allgemeine Automobil-Zeitung |access-date=2025-08-05}}</ref> The smallest engine ever produced by DKW was a 6.3 cc unit for model airplanes and was exhibited at the International Automobile and Motorcycle Exhibition in Berlin in 1938.]] | ||
[[File:DKW mobile sales promotion vehicle (1926).jpg|thumb|DKW mobile sales promotion vehicle (1926) The sales buses built by Vogtländische Maschinenfabrik AG Plauen (Vomag) were designed as a showcase in the rear part of the body, while the front end housed a small office where sales contracts could be issued and signed immediately.]] | |||
== Automobiles made between 1928 and 1942 == | |||
[[File:MHV DKW F1 1931 01.jpg|thumb|1931 DKW F1]] | [[File:MHV DKW F1 1931 01.jpg|thumb|1931 DKW F1]] | ||
[[File:DKW Cyclecar 350 cc Driver Josef Möritz (1935).jpg|thumb|DKW Cyclecar 350 cc Class Driver Josef Möritz (1935)]] | |||
[[File:DKW Geländesportwagen (1936-1938).jpg|thumb|DKW Geländesportwagen (1936-1938)]] | [[File:DKW Geländesportwagen (1936-1938).jpg|thumb|DKW Geländesportwagen (1936-1938)]] | ||
DKW cars were made from 1928 until | [[File:Illustration of the load-bearing capacity of a DKW body. (1937).jpg |thumb|Illustration of the load-bearing capacity of a DKW body. (1937)]] | ||
DKW cars were made from 1928 until 1968, apart from the interruption caused by the Second World War. DKWs always used two-stroke engines, reflecting the company's position by the end of the 1920s as the world's largest producer of motorcycles. The first DKW car, the small and rather crude [[DKW Typ P|Typ P]], emerged on 7 May 1928<ref name="Oswald, p 86">[[#Oswald|Oswald]], p 86</ref> and the model continued to be built at the company's [[Spandau]] (Berlin) plant, first as a roadster and later as a stylish if basic sports car, until 1931. | |||
More significant was a series of inexpensive cars built 300 km (185 miles) to the south in Zwickau in the plant acquired by [[Jørgen Skafte Rasmussen|the company's owner]] Jørgen Skafte Rasmussen in 1928 when he had become the majority owner in [[Audi|Audi Werke AG]].<ref>[[#Oswald|Oswald]], p 85</ref> Models [[DKW F1|F1]] to [[DKW F8|F8]] (F for Front) were built between 1931 and 1942, with successor models reappearing after the end of the [[Second World War|war]] in 1945. They were the first volume production cars in Europe with [[front wheel drive]], and were powered by [[transversely mounted engine|transversely mounted]] two-cylinder two-stroke engines. Displacement was 584 or 692 cc: claimed maximum power was initially 15 PS, and from 1931 a choice between 18 or {{convert|20|hp|abbr=on}}. These models had a generator that doubled as a starter, mounted directly on the [[crankshaft]], known as a [[Dynastart]].<ref>[[#Oswald|Oswald]], p 94 – 103</ref> DKW in Zwickau produced approximately 218,000 units between 1931 and 1942.<ref name="Oswald, p 86"/> Most of those cars were sold on the home market and over 85% of DKWs produced in the 1930s were the little F series cars: DKW reached second place in German sales by 1934 and stayed there, accounting for 189,369 of the cars sold between 1931 and 1938, more than 16% of the market.<ref>[[#Oswald|Oswald]], p 531</ref> | More significant was a series of inexpensive cars built 300 km (185 miles) to the south in Zwickau in the plant acquired by [[Jørgen Skafte Rasmussen|the company's owner]] Jørgen Skafte Rasmussen in 1928 when he had become the majority owner in [[Audi|Audi Werke AG]].<ref>[[#Oswald|Oswald]], p 85</ref> Models [[DKW F1|F1]] to [[DKW F8|F8]] (F for Front) were built between 1931 and 1942, with successor models reappearing after the end of the [[Second World War|war]] in 1945. They were the first volume production cars in Europe with [[front wheel drive]], and were powered by [[transversely mounted engine|transversely mounted]] two-cylinder two-stroke engines. Displacement was 584 or 692 cc: claimed maximum power was initially 15 PS, and from 1931 a choice between 18 or {{convert|20|hp|abbr=on}}. These models had a generator that doubled as a starter, mounted directly on the [[crankshaft]], known as a [[Dynastart]].<ref>[[#Oswald|Oswald]], p 94 – 103</ref> DKW in Zwickau produced approximately 218,000 units between 1931 and 1942.<ref name="Oswald, p 86"/> Most of those cars were sold on the home market and over 85% of DKWs produced in the 1930s were the little F series cars: DKW reached second place in German sales by 1934 and stayed there, accounting for 189,369 of the cars sold between 1931 and 1938, more than 16% of the market.<ref>[[#Oswald|Oswald]], p 531</ref> | ||
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Between 1929 and 1940, DKW produced a less well remembered but technically intriguing series of rear-wheel drive cars called (among other names) [[DKW Typ 4=8|''Schwebeklasse'' and ''Sonderklasse'']] with two-stroke [[V4 engine|V4]] engines.<ref>[[#Oswald|Oswald]], p 87</ref> [[Engine displacement]] was 1,000 cc, later 1,100 cc. The engines had two extra cylinders that acted as air compressors for [[forced induction]], so they had the external appearance of a [[V6 engine]] but without [[spark plug]]s on the front cylinder pair. | Between 1929 and 1940, DKW produced a less well remembered but technically intriguing series of rear-wheel drive cars called (among other names) [[DKW Typ 4=8|''Schwebeklasse'' and ''Sonderklasse'']] with two-stroke [[V4 engine|V4]] engines.<ref>[[#Oswald|Oswald]], p 87</ref> [[Engine displacement]] was 1,000 cc, later 1,100 cc. The engines had two extra cylinders that acted as air compressors for [[forced induction]], so they had the external appearance of a [[V6 engine]] but without [[spark plug]]s on the front cylinder pair. | ||
In 1939, DKW made a [[prototype]] with the first [[straight-three engine|three-cylinder engine]], with a displacement of 900 cc and producing {{convert|30|hp|kW|abbr=on}}. With a streamlined body, the car could run at {{convert|115|km/h|mph|abbr=on}}. It was put into production after [[World War II]], first as an [[Industrieverband Fahrzeugbau]] (IFA) F9 (later [[ | In 1939, DKW made a [[prototype]] with the first [[straight-three engine|three-cylinder engine]], with a displacement of 900 cc and producing {{convert|30|hp|kW|abbr=on}}. With a streamlined body, the car could run at {{convert|115|km/h|mph|abbr=on}}. It was put into production after [[World War II]], first as an [[Industrieverband Fahrzeugbau]] (IFA) F9 (later [[AWZ P70 Zwickau|AWZ P70]]) in [[Zwickau]], [[East Germany]], and shortly afterwards in DKW-form from Düsseldorf as the 3=6 or F91. | ||
[[Saab Automobile|Saab]] used DKW engines as a model for the [[Saab two-stroke]] in their first production car, the [[Saab 92]]. | [[Saab Automobile|Saab]] used DKW engines as a model for the [[Saab two-stroke]] in their first production car, the [[Saab 92]]. | ||
==Automobiles made after 1945== | == Automobiles made after 1945 == | ||
[[File:Osmo Kalpala - 1956 Rally Finland.jpeg|thumb|Osmo Kalpala servicing his DKW during the 1956 [[Rally Finland]].]] | [[File:Osmo Kalpala - 1956 Rally Finland.jpeg|thumb|Osmo Kalpala servicing his DKW during the 1956 [[Rally Finland]].]] | ||
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The F93 was produced until 1959, and was replaced by the Auto-Union 1000. These models were produced with a 1,000 cc two-stroke engine, with a choice between {{convert|44|hp|kW|abbr=on}} or {{convert|50|hp|kW|abbr=on}} S versions until 1963. During this transition, production was moved from Düsseldorf to [[Ingolstadt]], where Audi still has its production. From 1957, the cars could be fitted with a [[saxomat]], an automatic clutch, the only small car then offering this feature. The last versions of the Auto-Union 1000S had [[disc brakes]] as option, an early development for this technology. A sporting 2+2 seater version was available as the Auto-Union 1000 SP from 1957 to 1964, the first years only as a [[coupé]] and from 1962 also as a [[Convertible (car)|convertible]]. | The F93 was produced until 1959, and was replaced by the Auto-Union 1000. These models were produced with a 1,000 cc two-stroke engine, with a choice between {{convert|44|hp|kW|abbr=on}} or {{convert|50|hp|kW|abbr=on}} S versions until 1963. During this transition, production was moved from Düsseldorf to [[Ingolstadt]], where Audi still has its production. From 1957, the cars could be fitted with a [[saxomat]], an automatic clutch, the only small car then offering this feature. The last versions of the Auto-Union 1000S had [[disc brakes]] as option, an early development for this technology. A sporting 2+2 seater version was available as the Auto-Union 1000 SP from 1957 to 1964, the first years only as a [[coupé]] and from 1962 also as a [[Convertible (car)|convertible]]. | ||
In 1956, the very rare [[DKW Monza]] was put into small-scale production on a private initiative, with a sporting two-seater body of [[glassfiber]] on a standard F93 frame. It was first called Solitude, but got its final name from the long-distance speed records it made on the [[Autodromo Nazionale Monza]] in Italy in December 1956. Running in [[Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile]] (FIA) class G, it set records including 48 hours at an average speed of {{convert|140.961|km/h|mph|abbr=on}}, 10,000 km at {{convert|139.453|km/h|mph|abbr=on}} and 72 hours at {{convert|139.459|km/h|mph|abbr=on}}. The car was first produced by {{ill|Dannenhauer & Strauss|de | In 1956, the very rare [[DKW Monza]] was put into small-scale production on a private initiative, with a sporting two-seater body of [[glassfiber]] on a standard F93 frame. It was first called Solitude, but got its final name from the long-distance speed records it made on the [[Autodromo Nazionale Monza]] in Italy in December 1956. Running in [[Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile]] (FIA) class G, it set records including 48 hours at an average speed of {{convert|140.961|km/h|mph|abbr=on}}, 10,000 km at {{convert|139.453|km/h|mph|abbr=on}} and 72 hours at {{convert|139.459|km/h|mph|abbr=on}}. The car was first produced by {{ill|Dannenhauer & Strauss|de}} in [[Stuttgart]], then by Massholder in [[Heidelberg]] and lastly by Robert Schenk in Stuttgart. The number produced is said to be around 75, 50 survived. Production finished by the end of 1958. | ||
[[File:DKW Junior DeLuxe 1962.JPG|thumb|right|DKW Junior (1962)]] | [[File:DKW Junior DeLuxe 1962.JPG|thumb|right|DKW Junior (1962)]] | ||
A more successful range of cars was sold from 1959, the Junior/F12 series based on a modern concept from the late 1950s. The range consists of Junior (basic model) made from 1959 to 1961, Junior de Luxe (a little enhanced) from 1961 to 1963, F11 (a little larger) and F12 (larger and bigger engine) from 1963 to 1965, and F12 Roadster from 1964 to 1965. The Junior/F12 series became quite popular, and many cars were produced. An assembly plant was licensed in [[Ballincollig]], [[County Cork]], [[Ireland]] between 1952 and c.1964 and roughly 4,000 vehicles were assembled, ranging from saloons, vans and motorbikes to commercial [[combine harvester]]s. This was the only DKW factory outside Germany in Europe and for many years after its closure its large DKW sign could be visible on the wall of the factory. The building was demolished in the late 2000s and was redeveloped into a German [[Aldi]] store and a McDonald's drive-thru. | A more successful range of cars was sold from 1959, the [[DKW Junior|Junior/F12]] series based on a modern concept from the late 1950s. The range consists of Junior (basic model) made from 1959 to 1961, Junior de Luxe (a little enhanced) from 1961 to 1963, F11 (a little larger) and F12 (larger and bigger engine) from 1963 to 1965, and F12 Roadster from 1964 to 1965. The Junior/F12 series became quite popular, and many cars were produced. An assembly plant was licensed in [[Ballincollig]], [[County Cork]], [[Ireland]] between 1952 and c.1964 and roughly 4,000 vehicles were assembled, ranging from saloons, vans and motorbikes to commercial [[combine harvester]]s. This was the only DKW factory outside Germany in Europe and for many years after its closure its large DKW sign could be visible on the wall of the factory. The building was demolished in the late 2000s and was redeveloped into a German [[Aldi]] store and a McDonald's drive-thru. | ||
All the three-cylinder two-stroke post-war cars had some sporting potential and formed the basis for many [[rallying|rally]] victories in the 1950s and early 1960s. This made DKW the most winning car brand in the European rally league for several years during the fifties. | All the three-cylinder two-stroke post-war cars had some sporting potential and formed the basis for many [[rallying|rally]] victories in the 1950s and early 1960s. This made DKW the most winning car brand in the European rally league for several years during the fifties. | ||
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In 1960, DKW developed a [[V6 engine]] by combining two three-cylinder two-stroke engines, with a capacity of 1,000 cc. The capacity was increased and the final V6 in 1966 had a capacity of 1,300 cc, which developed {{convert|83|hp|kW|abbr=on}} at 5,000 rpm using the standard configuration with two [[carburettor]]s. A four-carburettor version produced {{convert|100|hp|kW|abbr=on}}, a six-carburettor one {{convert|130|hp|kW|abbr=on}}. It weighed only {{convert|84|kg|lb|abbr=on}}. The V6 was planned to be used in the [[DKW Munga]] and the F102. About 100 engines were built for testing purposes and 13 DKW F102 and some Mungas were fitted with the V6 engine in the 1960s.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.dyna.co.za/cars/specs.htm |title=DKW Specifications |publisher=Dyna.co.za |date=2008-11-13 |access-date=2010-10-02 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100605035112/http://www.dyna.co.za/cars/specs.htm |archive-date=2010-06-05 }}</ref> | In 1960, DKW developed a [[V6 engine]] by combining two three-cylinder two-stroke engines, with a capacity of 1,000 cc. The capacity was increased and the final V6 in 1966 had a capacity of 1,300 cc, which developed {{convert|83|hp|kW|abbr=on}} at 5,000 rpm using the standard configuration with two [[carburettor]]s. A four-carburettor version produced {{convert|100|hp|kW|abbr=on}}, a six-carburettor one {{convert|130|hp|kW|abbr=on}}. It weighed only {{convert|84|kg|lb|abbr=on}}. The V6 was planned to be used in the [[DKW Munga]] and the F102. About 100 engines were built for testing purposes and 13 DKW F102 and some Mungas were fitted with the V6 engine in the 1960s.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.dyna.co.za/cars/specs.htm |title=DKW Specifications |publisher=Dyna.co.za |date=2008-11-13 |access-date=2010-10-02 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100605035112/http://www.dyna.co.za/cars/specs.htm |archive-date=2010-06-05 }}</ref> | ||
[[File:Remixed HH-AU102H-1 060819 CPS.jpg|thumb|The DKW F102]] | [[File:Remixed HH-AU102H-1 060819 CPS.jpg|thumb|The DKW F102]] | ||
The last DKW was the F102, coming into production in 1964 as a replacement for the old-looking AU1000. However, the F102 sold poorly, largely due to its two-stroke engine technology which was at the limit of its development. Auto Union's parent, Daimler-Benz, decided to offload the company to Volkswagen. The car was re-engineered with a four-stroke engine and relaunched as the Audi F103. This marked the end of the DKW marque for cars, and the rebirth of the Audi name. | The last started DKW production model was the F102, coming into production in 1964 (the last model DKW Munga had started 1956) as a replacement for the old-looking AU1000. However, the F102 sold poorly, largely due to its two-stroke engine technology which was at the limit of its development. Auto Union's parent, Daimler-Benz, decided to offload the company to Volkswagen. The car was re-engineered with a four-stroke engine and relaunched as the Audi F103. This marked the end of the DKW marque for cars, and the rebirth of the Audi name. | ||
From 1956 to 1961, Dutch importer [[Hart, Nibbrig & Greve]] assembled cars in an abandoned asphalt factory in [[Sassenheim]], where they employed about 120 workers, two transporter, that collected SKD kits from Duesseldorf and built about 13.500 cars. When the DKW plant moved the import of SKD kits stopped, as it became too expensive.<ref>Autokampioen 25/26 2007 "Made in Holland" by Yop Segers</ref> | From 1956 to 1961, Dutch importer [[Hart, Nibbrig & Greve]] assembled cars in an abandoned asphalt factory in [[Sassenheim]], where they employed about 120 workers, two transporter, that collected SKD kits from Duesseldorf and built about 13.500 cars. When the DKW plant moved the import of SKD kits stopped, as it became too expensive.<ref>Autokampioen 25/26 2007 "Made in Holland" by Yop Segers</ref> | ||
==DKW Worldwide== | == DKW Worldwide == | ||
* Brazil | * Brazil | ||
From | From 1957 to 1967, DKW cars were made in Brazil by the local company Vemag (''Veículos e Máquinas Agrícolas S.A.'', "Vehicles and Agricultural Machinery Inc.").<ref>{{cite journal|year=1973|journal=Automobile Quarterly|volume=11|issue=4|title=Vemag|quote=the Vemag company that had been manufacturing two-stroke DKW models under license in Brazil.}}</ref> Vemag was assembling [[Scania-Vabis]] trucks, but Scania Vabis became an independent company in July 1960.<ref name=shapiro>{{cite journal | title = Determinants of Firm Entry into the Brazilian Automobile Manufacturing Industry, 1956–1968 | ref = HShap | first = Helen | last = Shapiro | volume = 65 | journal = The Business History Review | number = 4, The Automobile Industry |date=Winter 1991 | page = 897 | doi = 10.2307/3117267 | jstor = 3117267 }}</ref> The original plans were to build the Candango off-roader (Munga), a utility vehicle and a four-door sedan, called Vemaguet and Belcar respectively. The first model built was the 900 cc F91 Universal but the Belcar and Vemaguet names were applied later. | ||
[[File: Museu Eduardo André Matarazzo - Bebedouro - O Candango foi um carro brasileiro produzido pela Vemag, sob licença da fábrica alemã DKW, entre 1958 e 1963. O nome foi dado em homenagem aos trabalhadores q - panoramio.jpg |thumb|Candango (1957-1963)]] | |||
[[File:1967 DKW-Vemag Belcar.jpg|thumb|A second series 1967 DKW-Vemag Belcar in front of a first series 1964 DKW-Vemag Belcar]] | [[File:1967 DKW-Vemag Belcar.jpg|thumb|A second series 1967 DKW-Vemag Belcar in front of a first series 1964 DKW-Vemag Belcar]] | ||
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|align="right"| | |align="right"| 14929 | ||
|align="right"| | |align="right"| 14068 | ||
|align="right"| | |align="right"| 12704 | ||
|align="right"| | |align="right"| 15260 | ||
|align="right"| | |align="right"| 14815 | ||
|align="right"| | |align="right"| 11393 | ||
|align="right"| ''' ''' | |align="right"| '''106535''' | ||
|- | |||
|'''Cars Total''' | |||
|align="right"| '''1166''' | |||
|align="right"| '''3831''' | |||
|align="right"| '''4297''' | |||
|align="right"| '''7543''' | |||
|align="right"| '''9337''' | |||
|align="right"| '''14929''' | |||
|align="right"| '''14068''' | |||
|align="right"| '''12704''' | |||
|align="right"| '''15260''' | |||
|align="right"| '''14815''' | |||
|align="right"| '''11393''' | |||
|align="right"| '''109343 ''' | |||
|- | |- | ||
|'''Total''' | |'''Total''' | ||
|align="right"| ''' | |align="right"| '''1174''' | ||
|align="right"| '''5006''' | |align="right"| '''5006''' | ||
|align="right"| '''6265 <ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.lexicarbrasil.com.br/dkw/ |title= 1959 |date=2014-01-01|publisher= lexicarbrasil |access-date=2025-08-01}}</ref>''' | |align="right"| '''6265 <ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.lexicarbrasil.com.br/dkw/ |title= 1959 |date=2014-01-01|publisher= lexicarbrasil |access-date=2025-08-01}}</ref>''' | ||
|align="right"| ''' ''' | |align="right"| '''10024''' | ||
|align="right"| ''' ''' | |align="right"| '''10919''' | ||
|align="right"| ''' ''' | |align="right"| '''15544''' | ||
|align="right"| ''' ''' | |align="right"| '''14088''' | ||
|align="right"| ''' ''' | |align="right"| '''12704''' | ||
|align="right"| ''' ''' | |align="right"| '''15260''' | ||
|align="right"| ''' ''' | |align="right"| '''14815''' | ||
|align="right"| ''' ''' | |align="right"| '''11393''' | ||
|align="right"| ''' ''' | |align="right"| '''117191 ''' | ||
|} | |} | ||
Data from GEIA 1959 <ref>{{cite web|url= https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=coo.31924093451072&seq=195&q1=Dkw |title= GEIA 1959 | Data from GEIA 1959 <ref>{{cite web|url= https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=coo.31924093451072&seq=195&q1=Dkw |title= GEIA 1959 Brazilian bulletin v.15-16 1959-1960 |date=1959-01-01|publisher= GEIA |access-date=2025-07-31}}</ref> | ||
Data from anfavea <ref>{{cite web|url= https://anfavea.com.br/site/anuarios-2/ |title= anfavea |date=1986-01-01|publisher= anfavea |access-date=2025-08-01}}</ref> | |||
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After the Netherlands, the Danes were the second largest consumers of DKW vehicles. Due to tariffs and import restrictions, DKW was forced to find a solution. Christian Bohnstedt Petersen (1894-1967) was a pioneer in Danish aviation. He had obtained the 50th Danish pilot certificate in 1918 and was a manufacturer of both bicycles, motorcycles, automobiles and aircraft. With the Christian Bohnstedt-Petersen Automobile Assembly Factory in Copenhagen, they found a partner who could assemble DKW F5 Meisterklasse cars on site in Denmark from delivered parts. The wooden bodies delivered from Zwickau were mounted onto the also delivered chassis. Subsequently, the artificial leather upholstery was nailed on. After the installation of the engine and electrical system, one vehicle could be delivered per hour. Production was halted after the German Wehrmacht occupied Copenhagen in April 1940. By then, about 3,000 vehicles had been produced. In addition, a few F7 and F8 were built with steel bodies by M.C. Christensen near the city of Silkeborg. | After the Netherlands, the Danes were the second largest consumers of DKW vehicles. Due to tariffs and import restrictions, DKW was forced to find a solution. Christian Bohnstedt Petersen (1894-1967) was a pioneer in Danish aviation. He had obtained the 50th Danish pilot certificate in 1918 and was a manufacturer of both bicycles, motorcycles, automobiles and aircraft. With the Christian Bohnstedt-Petersen Automobile Assembly Factory in Copenhagen, they found a partner who could assemble DKW F5 Meisterklasse cars on site in Denmark from delivered parts. The wooden bodies delivered from Zwickau were mounted onto the also delivered chassis. Subsequently, the artificial leather upholstery was nailed on. After the installation of the engine and electrical system, one vehicle could be delivered per hour. Production was halted after the German Wehrmacht occupied Copenhagen in April 1940. By then, about 3,000 vehicles had been produced. In addition, a few F7 and F8 were built with steel bodies by M.C. Christensen near the city of Silkeborg. | ||
A fifteen-minute film by the Danish Broadcasting Corporation from 1938 shows the following details: <ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.europeana.eu/de/item/2051943/data_euscreenXL_EUS_FC56C7F937234D20B01907CF3A3EC26D |title= Christian Bohnstedt-Petersen Automobile Assembly Factory in Copenhagen |date=1938-01-01|publisher= Danish Broadcasting Corporation |access-date=2025-07-29}}</ref> View of the free port Frihavnen. Coachwork for DKW cars unloaded from carriages in Frihavnen and transported by lorry to Bohnstedt- | A fifteen-minute film by the Danish Broadcasting Corporation from 1938 shows the following details:<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.europeana.eu/de/item/2051943/data_euscreenXL_EUS_FC56C7F937234D20B01907CF3A3EC26D |title= Christian Bohnstedt-Petersen Automobile Assembly Factory in Copenhagen |date=1938-01-01|publisher= Danish Broadcasting Corporation |access-date=2025-07-29}}</ref> View of the free port Frihavnen. Coachwork for DKW cars unloaded from carriages in Frihavnen and transported by lorry to Bohnstedt-Petersen's factory. On the first floor of the factory, the DKW cars are assembled by upholsterers, cabinet makers, mechanics and others who assemble the cars manually. The finished cars are driven down a slideway to the yard where they are filled up with petrol.<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.motorarkiv.dk/cgi/avis?nr=A0002349 |title= Christian Bohnstedt-Petersen Automobile Assembly Factory Sundkrogsgade No.1 (1936) in Copenhagen |date=1936-01-01|publisher= Danmarks Motorhistoriske Arkiv |access-date=2025-07-29}}</ref> The cars in the streets of Copenhagen. | ||
* Switzerland | * Switzerland | ||
Holka AG <ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.swisscarregister.ch/company/holka/ |title= Holka AG |date=2020-09-09|publisher= Swiss Car Register |access-date=2025-07-29}}</ref> | Holka AG <ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.swisscarregister.ch/company/holka/ |title= Holka AG |date=2020-09-09|publisher= Swiss Car Register |access-date=2025-07-29}}</ref> | ||
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[[File: DKW Australia, J. A. Lawton and Sons, North Terrace, Adelaide, Founded in 1865.jpg |thumb|200px| DKW Australia, J. A. Lawton and Sons, North Terrace, Adelaide, Founded in 1865]] | [[File: DKW Australia, J. A. Lawton and Sons, North Terrace, Adelaide, Founded in 1865.jpg |thumb|200px| DKW Australia, J. A. Lawton and Sons, North Terrace, Adelaide, Founded in 1865]] | ||
[[File:Wolseley DKW dealers 1938SLNSW FL1287925.jpg|thumb|DKW, Hudson and Wolseley car showrooms, Woolloomooloo, Sydney, November 1938]] | |||
J. A. Lawton and Sons was a company that supplied bodies for the chassis delivered from Germany. A vehicle with an F7 pickup body is documented. The company from Adelaide, which was located on North Terrace, was already founded in 1865. | J. A. Lawton and Sons was a company that supplied bodies for the chassis delivered from Germany. A vehicle with an F7 pickup body is documented. The company from Adelaide, which was located on North Terrace, was already founded in 1865. | ||
Another supplier of vehicle bodies was Kellow Falkiner <ref>{{cite web|url= https://vhd.heritagecouncil.vic.gov.au/places/807 |title= Kellow Falkiner |date=2025-02-03|publisher= heritagecouncil |access-date=2025-08-03}}</ref> from Melbourne. | |||
==Vans and utility vehicles== | * Czechoslovakia | ||
Jawa <ref>{{cite web|url= https://anno.onb.ac.at/cgi-content/anno-plus?aid=oet&datum=19340103&query=(text:Dkw)&ref=anno-search&seite=17 |title= Jawa |date=1934-01-01|publisher= Club-Organ des Oesterreichischen Touring-Club |access-date=2025-08-06}}</ref> | |||
* Yugoslavia | |||
The company Agroservice from the Slovenian town of [[Novo Mesto]] started as a maintenance company for agricultural machines. Under the new name Moto Montaza, CKD assembly of DKW vans began in 1955. In 1959, the company was renamed IMV <ref>{{cite web|url= https://365.rtvslo.si/arhiv/dober-dan-koroska/175106313 Startzeit=20:11|title= IMV|date=2025-02-03|publisher= rtv 365 |access-date=2025-08-03}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url= https://365.rtvslo.si/arhiv/dobro-jutro/175017758 Startzeit=3:05|title= IMV|date=2025-02-03|publisher= rtv 365 |access-date=2025-08-03}}</ref> ([[Industrija Motornih Vozil]]). From 1962, DKW passenger cars <ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.imvklub.si/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/Revija-RAST-Muzejska-Zbirka-IMV.pdf |title= IMV DKW (p.76) |date=2025-01-22|publisher= Muzejska zbirka IMV v Novem mestu |access-date=2025-08-03}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.imvklub.si/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/clanek-LEVICNIK-DOLENJSKI-LIST.pdf |title= Logo IMV DKW|date=2025-01-22|publisher= Muzejska zbirka IMV v Novem mestu |access-date=2025-08-03}}</ref> were assembled from CKD kits. In 1962, a transport vehicle was developed that bore a visual resemblance to the [[Barkas B 1000]]. The technical components such as the engine, axles, and other chassis parts continued to come from DKW. The engine of the vehicle called IMV 1000 <ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.imvklub.si/muzejska-zbirka/fotogalerija/ |title= IMV 1000 |date=2023-01-22|publisher= imvklub |access-date=2025-01-01}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.dolenjskimuzej.si/digitalne-zbirke/industrija-motornih-vozil/imv-1000-s-prikolico-opatija-na-glavnem-trgu/ |title= IMV 1000 |date=2025-01-01|publisher= Dolenjski muzej |access-date=2025-01-01}}</ref> had a displacement of 981 cc and initially produced 39 hp. Later, up to 44 hp was also achieved. This was sufficient for 100 to 105 km/h. In 1972, engines from [[British Leyland]] were supplied for this vehicle. The vehicle designation changed to IMV 1600 B. It is therefore assumed that there was a supply stop by DKW at the end of 1971. The production capacity of IMV was a maximum of 1500 vehicles per year. Exports went to Czechoslovakia and Austria. In Austria, the transporter was sold as Donau 1000. | |||
== Vans and utility vehicles == | |||
[[File:DKW F 91-4.jpg|thumb|DKW Munga]] | [[File:DKW F 91-4.jpg|thumb|DKW Munga]] | ||
The [[DKW Munga]] was built by Auto Union in Ingolstadt. Production began in October 1956 and ended in December 1968, with 46,750 cars built. | The [[DKW Munga]] was built by Auto Union in Ingolstadt. Production began in October 1956 and ended in December 1968, with 46,750 cars built. | ||
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==Motorcycles== | == Motorcycles == | ||
[[File:DKW 192X.jpg|thumb|DKW]] | [[File:DKW 192X.jpg|thumb|DKW]] | ||
[[File: DKW Motorrad Nr. 300.000 (1936).jpg |thumb|Jubilee DKW motorcycle No. 300,000 (1936)]] | |||
During the late 1920s and until WWII broke out, DKW was both the world's largest motorcycle manufacturer,<ref>http://bikelinks.com/directory/Classic_Motorcycles/A_to_Z/D/DKW/http://www.audi.com/corporate/en/company/history/models/{{dead link|date=May 2018 |bot=SheriffIsInTown |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> as well as Europe's pioneer of [[front-wheel drive]] automobiles with their successful 1931 and later [[DKW F1|DKW Front]] models,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.audi.com/corporate/en/company/history/models/dkw-front-f-1-roadster-1931.html|title=DKW Front F 1 roadster, 1931|website=audi.com|access-date=8 May 2018|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180115184732/http://www.audi.com/corporate/en/company/history/models/dkw-front-f-1-roadster-1931.html|archive-date=15 January 2018}}</ref> before the 1932 [[Adler Trumpf]] and the 1934 [[Citroen Traction Avant]]. In 1931, Arnold Zoller started building [[split-single]]s and this concept made DKW the dominant racing motorcycle in the Lightweight and Junior classes between the wars.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.odd-bike.com/2014/02/dkw-supercharged-two-strokes-force-fed.html|title=DKW Supercharged Two-Strokes – Force-Fed Deeks|website=www.odd-bike.com|access-date=8 May 2018|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171004030738/http://www.odd-bike.com/2014/02/dkw-supercharged-two-strokes-force-fed.html|archive-date=4 October 2017}}</ref> This included off-road events like the [[International Six Days Enduro|International Six Days Trial]] where the marque scored some considerable inter-war year successes alongside [[BMW|Bavarian Motor Works]] At the same time, the company also had some success with [[forced induction|super-charged]] racing motorcycles which because of their light weight were particularly successful in the ISDT<ref>[http://speedtracktales.com/folks-n-motors/silver-vase-winning-dkw-246-isdt-1935/ ISDT award winning DKW 246cc 1935] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140205062347/http://speedtracktales.com/folks-n-motors/silver-vase-winning-dkw-246-isdt-1935/ |date=2014-02-05 }}.</ref> | [[File:Windshield DKW Record Motorcycle (1937).jpg|thumb|Windshield DKW Record Motorcycle (1937)]] | ||
During the late 1920s and until WWII broke out, DKW was both the world's largest motorcycle manufacturer,<ref>http://bikelinks.com/directory/Classic_Motorcycles/A_to_Z/D/DKW/http://www.audi.com/corporate/en/company/history/models/{{dead link|date=May 2018 |bot=SheriffIsInTown |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> as well as Europe's pioneer of [[front-wheel drive]] automobiles with their successful 1931 and later [[DKW F1|DKW Front]] models,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.audi.com/corporate/en/company/history/models/dkw-front-f-1-roadster-1931.html|title=DKW Front F 1 roadster, 1931|website=audi.com|access-date=8 May 2018|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180115184732/http://www.audi.com/corporate/en/company/history/models/dkw-front-f-1-roadster-1931.html|archive-date=15 January 2018}}</ref> before the 1932 [[Adler Trumpf]] and the 1934 [[Citroen Traction Avant]]. In 1931, Arnold Zoller started building [[split-single]]s and this concept made DKW the dominant racing motorcycle in the Lightweight and Junior classes between the wars.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.odd-bike.com/2014/02/dkw-supercharged-two-strokes-force-fed.html|title=DKW Supercharged Two-Strokes – Force-Fed Deeks|website=www.odd-bike.com|access-date=8 May 2018|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171004030738/http://www.odd-bike.com/2014/02/dkw-supercharged-two-strokes-force-fed.html|archive-date=4 October 2017}}</ref> This included off-road events like the [[International Six Days Enduro|International Six Days Trial]] where the marque scored some considerable inter-war year successes alongside [[BMW|Bavarian Motor Works]] At the same time, the company also had some success with [[forced induction|super-charged]] racing motorcycles which because of their light weight were particularly successful in the ISDT<ref>[http://speedtracktales.com/folks-n-motors/silver-vase-winning-dkw-246-isdt-1935/ ISDT award-winning DKW 246cc 1935] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140205062347/http://speedtracktales.com/folks-n-motors/silver-vase-winning-dkw-246-isdt-1935/ |date=2014-02-05 }}.</ref> | |||
The motorcycle branch produced famous models such as the [[DKW RT 125|RT 125]] pre- and post-[[World War II]], and after the war with production at the original factory in [[GDR]] becoming [[MZ Motorrad- und Zweiradwerk|MZ]]<ref name="MC"/> it made 175, 250 and 350 (cc) models. As war reparations, the design drawings of the RT 125 were given to [[Harley-Davidson]] in the US and [[Birmingham Small Arms Company|BSA]] in the UK. The Harley-Davidson version was known loosely as the [[Harley-Davidson Hummer|Hummer]] (Hummer is really just a few specific years, but generally people call the Harley lightweights Hummers), while BSA used them for the [[BSA Bantam|Bantam]]. IFA and later [[MZ Motorrad- und Zweiradwerk|MZ]] models continued in production until the 1990s, when economics brought production of the two stroke to an end. Other manufacturers copied the DKW design, officially or otherwise. This can be seen in the similarity of many small two-stroke motorcycles from the 1950s, including from [[Yamaha Motor Company|Yamaha]], [[Voskhod motorcycle|Voskhod]], [[Maserati (motorcycle)|Maserati]] and Polish [[Państwowe Zakłady Lotnicze|WSK]]. | The motorcycle branch produced famous models such as the [[DKW RT 125|RT 125]] pre- and post-[[World War II]], and after the war with production at the original factory in [[GDR]] becoming [[MZ Motorrad- und Zweiradwerk|MZ]]<ref name="MC"/> it made 175, 250 and 350 (cc) models. As war reparations, the design drawings of the RT 125 were given to [[Harley-Davidson]] in the US and [[Birmingham Small Arms Company|BSA]] in the UK. The Harley-Davidson version was known loosely as the [[Harley-Davidson Hummer|Hummer]] (Hummer is really just a few specific years, but generally people call the Harley lightweights Hummers), while BSA used them for the [[BSA Bantam|Bantam]]. IFA and later [[MZ Motorrad- und Zweiradwerk|MZ]] models continued in production until the 1990s, when economics brought production of the two stroke to an end. Other manufacturers copied the DKW design, officially or otherwise. This can be seen in the similarity of many small two-stroke motorcycles from the 1950s, including from [[Yamaha Motor Company|Yamaha]], [[Voskhod motorcycle|Voskhod]], [[Maserati (motorcycle)|Maserati]] and Polish [[Państwowe Zakłady Lotnicze|WSK]]. | ||
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==Cars== | == Cars == | ||
===Pre-war production=== | === Pre-war production === | ||
[[File:DKW Auto Nr. 50.000 (1936).jpg|thumb|DKW Anniversary car No. 50,000 (1936)]] | |||
[[File:DKW Anniversary car No. 100,000 (1936).jpg|thumb|DKW Anniversary car No. 100,000 (1936)]] | |||
[[File:DKW F8 Meisterklasse.JPG|thumb|DKW F8 Meisterklasse (1938–1942)]] | [[File:DKW F8 Meisterklasse.JPG|thumb|DKW F8 Meisterklasse (1938–1942)]] | ||
[[File:DKW F9 Prototyp.jpg|thumb|DKW F9 Prototyp (1939–1942)]] | [[File:DKW F9 Prototyp.jpg|thumb|DKW F9 Prototyp (1939–1942)]] | ||
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* [[DKW F8|DKW F8 Lieferwagen]] (1939–1942) 9,517 units into the war. | * [[DKW F8|DKW F8 Lieferwagen]] (1939–1942) 9,517 units into the war. | ||
* [[DKW F9]] prototype (1939-1942) 12 units | * [[DKW F9]] prototype (1939-1942) 12 units | ||
Production figures for DKW cars in 1933 amounted to 16,000 vehicles.<ref>{{cite web|url= https://anno.onb.ac.at/cgi-content/anno-plus?aid=oet&datum=19340103&query=(text:Dkw)&ref=anno-search&seite=10 |title= Production figures 1933 |date=1934-01-01|publisher= Club-Organ des Oesterreichischen Touring-Club |access-date=2025-08-06}}</ref> | |||
Pre-war and war-years production of civilian models totalled almost 250,000 units, of which some 218,000 were front-wheel driven. | Pre-war and war-years production of civilian models totalled almost 250,000 units, of which some 218,000 were front-wheel driven. | ||
===Post-war=== | === Post-war === | ||
[[File:DKW-F12-Baujahr1965.jpg|thumb|DKW F12 Saloon (1963–1965)]] | [[File:DKW-F12-Baujahr1965.jpg|thumb|DKW F12 Saloon (1963–1965)]] | ||
* [[DKW Schnellaster]] van (1949–1962) | * [[DKW Schnellaster]] van (1949–1962) | ||
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* [[DKW F102]] (1963–1966) | * [[DKW F102]] (1963–1966) | ||
==Motorcycles and scooters== | == Motorcycles and scooters == | ||
[[File:DKW Fahrradhilfsmotor M (1919-1923).jpg|thumb|DKW Fahrradhilfsmotor M (1919-1923)]] | [[File:DKW Fahrradhilfsmotor M (1919-1923).jpg|thumb|DKW Fahrradhilfsmotor M (1919-1923)]] | ||
[[File:DKW Golem (1921-1922).jpg|thumb|DKW Golem (1921-1922)]] | [[File:DKW Golem (1921-1922).jpg|thumb|DKW Golem (1921-1922)]] | ||
[[File:DKW Lomos, Bj. 1923, v. (museum mobile 2013-09-03).JPG|thumb|DKW Lomos]] | [[File:DKW Lomos, Bj. 1923, v. (museum mobile 2013-09-03).JPG|thumb|DKW Lomos]] | ||
[[File:Lomos Sesselrad Production (1923).jpg |thumb|DKW Lomos Production 1923]] | [[File:Lomos Sesselrad Production (1923).jpg |thumb|DKW Lomos <ref>{{cite web|url= https://dkw-motorrad-club.de/portfolio-item/lomos-sesselrad/ |title= | ||
[[File: DKW Reichsfahrtmodell RM (1922-1924) RM25 (1925).jpg |thumb| DKW Reichsfahrtmodell RM (1922-1924) RM25 (1925)]] | Lomos |date=1921-12-01|publisher= dkw-motorrad-club |access-date=2025-08-13}}</ref> Production 1923]] | ||
[[File: DKW Reichsfahrtmodell RM (1922-1924) RM25 (1925).jpg |thumb|DKW Reichsfahrtmodell RM (1922-1924) RM25 (1925)]] | |||
[[File:DKW ZM (1924-1925).jpg|thumb|DKW ZM (1924-1925)]] | [[File:DKW ZM (1924-1925).jpg|thumb|DKW ZM (1924-1925)]] | ||
[[File:DKW SM (1924-1925).jpg|thumb|DKW SM (1924-1925)]] | [[File:DKW SM (1924-1925).jpg|thumb|DKW SM (1924-1925)]] | ||
[[File:DKW | [[File:DKW E 250 (1927-1928).jpg|thumb|Jubilee No. 80.000 DKW E206 Sport (1925-1928)]] | ||
[[File:DKW Transportrad (1925-1926).jpg|thumb|DKW Transportrad (1925-1926)]] | [[File:DKW Transportrad (1925-1926).jpg|thumb|DKW Transportrad (1925-1926)]] | ||
[[File:DKW Z 500 (1926-1928).jpg|thumb|DKW Z 500 (1926-1928)]] | [[File:DKW Z 500 (1926-1928).jpg|thumb|DKW Z 500 (1926-1928)]] | ||
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[[File:DKW ZSW 500 (1928-1929).jpg|thumb|DKW ZSW 500 (1928-1929)]] | [[File:DKW ZSW 500 (1928-1929).jpg|thumb|DKW ZSW 500 (1928-1929)]] | ||
[[File:DKW Luxus 300 (1929-1930).jpg|thumb|DKW Luxus 300 (1929-1930)]] | [[File:DKW Luxus 300 (1929-1930).jpg|thumb|DKW Luxus 300 (1929-1930)]] | ||
[[File:DKW RT 3 PS (1936-1940).jpg|thumb|DKW RT 3 PS <ref>{{cite web|url= https://scf99fe700a0cb239.jimcontent.com/download/version/1506342741/module/11008329426/name/DKW_1943_Manual_de_reparatie.pdf |title= Motorentaschenbuch technical data RT 3PS (p.5) |date=1943-11-01|publisher= DKW |access-date=2025-07-29}}</ref>(1936-1940)]] | [[File:DKW Super Sport 600 (1931-1932).jpg|thumb|DKW Super Sport 600 (1931-1932) The engine with 584 cc comes from the car type P and was thus the motorcycle with the largest displacement from DKW. The engine of the flagship produced 22 horsepower. Like the 500, it was also available with a sidecar from the factory. The selling prices were at 400 RM.]] | ||
[[File:DKW Sport 350 (1933).jpg|thumb|DKW Sport 350 (1933)]] | |||
[[File:DKW RT 100 (1934-1936).jpg|thumb|DKW RT 100 (1934-1936)]] | |||
[[File:DKW RT 3 PS (1936-1940).jpg|thumb|DKW RT 3 PS <ref>{{cite web|url= https://scf99fe700a0cb239.jimcontent.com/download/version/1506342741/module/11008329426/name/DKW_1943_Manual_de_reparatie.pdf |title= Motorentaschenbuch technical data RT 3PS (p.5) |date=1943-11-01|publisher= DKW |access-date=2025-07-29}}</ref> (1936-1940)]] | |||
[[File:DKW Sport 250 (1938).jpg|thumb|DKW Sport 250 (1938)]] | |||
[[File:DKW SB 500 (1936-1939).jpg|thumb|DKW SB 500 (1936-1939)]] | |||
[[File:DKW KS 200 (1936-1940).jpg|thumb|DKW KS 200 (1936-1940)]] | [[File:DKW KS 200 (1936-1940).jpg|thumb|DKW KS 200 (1936-1940)]] | ||
[[File:DKW NZ 250 (1938-1941).jpg|thumb|DKW NZ 250 (1938-1941)]] | [[File:DKW NZ 250 (1938-1941).jpg|thumb|DKW NZ 250 (1938-1941)]] | ||
[[File:DKW NZ 350 (1938-1943).jpg|thumb|DKW NZ 350 (1938-1943)]] | [[File:DKW NZ 350 (1938-1943).jpg|thumb|DKW NZ 350 (1938-1943)]] | ||
[[File:DKW Super Sport 500.jpg|thumb|DKW Super Sport 500]] | [[File:DKW Super Sport 500.jpg|thumb|DKW Super Sport 500]] | ||
[[File: DKW SS 250 - Seite.jpg|thumb|DKW SS 250 from 1938/39]] | [[File: DKW SS 250 - Seite.jpg|thumb|DKW SS 250 from 1938/39]] | ||
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* DKW Fahrradhilfsmotor M (1919-1923) 30,000 units | * DKW Fahrradhilfsmotor M <ref>{{cite web|url= https://katalog.arthistoricum.net/id/67-b2FpOmRldXRzY2hlZm90b3RoZWsuZGU6YTg0NTA6Om9ianw3MDA2MTM5NXxkZl9oYXVwdGthdGFsb2dfMDE1NTQ0NQ |title= DKW Fahrradhilfsmotor M |date=1922-01-22|publisher= arthistoricum |access-date=2025-08-02}}</ref> (1919-1923) 30,000 units | ||
* DKW Golem (''Sesselmotorrad'') (1921-1922) 500 units | * DKW Golem (''Sesselmotorrad'') (1921-1922) 500 units | ||
* DKW Lomos (''Sesselmotorrad'') (1922-1925) 2,500 units | * DKW Lomos (''Sesselmotorrad'')<ref>{{cite web|url= https://katalog.arthistoricum.net/id/67-b2FpOmRldXRzY2hlZm90b3RoZWsuZGU6YTg0NTA6Om9ianw3MDA2MTM5M3xkZl9oYXVwdGthdGFsb2dfMDE1NTQ0Mg |title= DKW Lomos ; Reichsfahrtmodell, ZL |date=1923-01-01|publisher= arthistoricum |access-date=2025-08-02}}</ref> (1922-1925) 2,500 units | ||
* DKW Reichfahrtmodell RM (1922-1924) + RM25 (1925) 20,000 units | * DKW Reichfahrtmodell RM <ref>{{cite web|url= https://katalog.arthistoricum.net/id/67-b2FpOmRldXRzY2hlZm90b3RoZWsuZGU6YTg0NTA6Om9ianw3MDA2MTM5NHxkZl9oYXVwdGthdGFsb2dfMDE1NTQ0Ng |title= DKW Reichfahrtmodell RM |date=1923-01-22|publisher= arthistoricum |access-date=2025-08-02}}</ref> (1922-1924) + RM25 (1925) 20,000 units | ||
* DKW ZM (1924-1925) 7,200 units | * DKW ZM (1924-1925) 7,200 units | ||
* DKW SM (1924-1925) 1,000 units | * DKW SM (1924-1925) 1,000 units | ||
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* DKW Transportrad (1925-1926) 1,100 units | * DKW Transportrad (1925-1926) 1,100 units | ||
* DKW Z 500 (1926-1928) 1,000 units incl. ZSW 500 (watercooled) | * DKW Z 500 (1926-1928) 1,000 units incl. ZSW 500 (watercooled) | ||
* DKW E 250 (1927-1928) 8,000 units | |||
* DKW E 300 (1928-1929) ? units | * DKW E 300 (1928-1929) ? units | ||
* DKW E 200 (1928-1929) 19,200 units | * DKW E 200 (1928-1929) 19,200 units | ||
* DKW ZSW 500 (1928-1929) (water-cooled) 1,000 units incl. Z 500 (aircooled) | * DKW ZSW 500 (1928-1929) (water-cooled) 1,000 units incl. Z 500 (aircooled) | ||
* DKW Luxus 300 (1929-1930) 6,000 units | * DKW Luxus 300 (1929-1930) 6,000 units | ||
* DKW Super Sport 600 (1931-1932) ? units | |||
* DKW Sport 350 (1933) 1,720 units | |||
* DKW RT 100 (1934-1936) 10,000 units | |||
* DKW RT 3 PS (1936-1940) 61,850 units | * DKW RT 3 PS (1936-1940) 61,850 units | ||
* DKW Sport 250 (1938) 7,800 units | |||
* DKW SB 500 <ref>{{cite web|url= https://katalog.arthistoricum.net/id/67-b2FpOmRldXRzY2hlZm90b3RoZWsuZGU6YTg0NTA6Om9ianw3MDAzNTM2MHxkZl9oYXVwdGthdGFsb2dfMDA1OTMzMA |title= DKW SB 500|date=1938-09-22|publisher= arthistoricum |access-date=2025-08-02}}</ref> (1936-1939) 13,300 units | |||
* DKW KS 200 (1936-1940) 58,600 units | * DKW KS 200 (1936-1940) 58,600 units | ||
* DKW NZ 250 (1938-1941) 26,700 units | * DKW NZ 250 (1938-1941) 26,700 units | ||
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* DKW NZ 500 | * DKW NZ 500 | ||
* DKW ORE 250 | * DKW ORE 250 | ||
* [[RT 125|DKW RT 125]] (1940-1941) 21,000 units | |||
* [[RT 125|DKW RT 125]] | * RT 125-1 (1943-1944) 12,000 units | ||
* RT 125 w (1949-1950) 25,000 units | |||
* RT 125 w Telegabel (1950-1951) 30,600 units | |||
* RT 125/2 /2a (1952-1954) 56,000 units | |||
* RT 125/2H <ref>{{cite web|url= https://zweitaktfreunde-mainz.de/archiv/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/zfm_Ersatzteilkatalog_DKW_RT125-2_2H.pdf |title= RT 125/2H |date=1954-11-01|publisher= DKW |access-date=2025-07-29}}</ref> (1954-1957) 22,350 units | |||
* DKW RT 175 | * DKW RT 175 | ||
* DKW RT 200 | * DKW RT 200 | ||
* DKW RT 200H | * DKW RT 200H | ||
* DKW RT 250/2 | * DKW RT 250/2 | ||
* DKW RT 250 H <ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.lamaneta.org/manuales/manuales/DKW%20RT%20250%20H%20y%20%20RT%20250-1%20Despiece%203698.pdf |title= DKW RT 250 H |date=1955- | * DKW RT 250 H <ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.lamaneta.org/manuales/manuales/DKW%20RT%20250%20H%20y%20%20RT%20250-1%20Despiece%203698.pdf |title= DKW RT 250 H |date=1955-01-01|publisher= DKW |access-date=2025-07-29}}</ref> | ||
* DKW RT 350 S | * DKW RT 350 S | ||
* DKW SB 200 | * DKW SB 200 | ||
* DKW SB 350 | * DKW SB 350 | ||
| | * DKW SS 350 <ref>{{cite web|url= https://katalog.arthistoricum.net/id/67-b2FpOmRldXRzY2hlZm90b3RoZWsuZGU6YTg0NTA6Om9ianw3MDk4MjUyMHxhZGZfY3ZhXzAwMTAwMTBfMDA2 |title= DKW SS 350 Italy|date=1936-01-01|publisher= arthistoricum |access-date=2025-08-02}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url= https://katalog.arthistoricum.net/id/67-b2FpOmRldXRzY2hlZm90b3RoZWsuZGU6YTg0NTA6Om9ianw3MDk4MjYyMnxhZGZfY3ZhXzAwMTAwMTBfMDQw |title= DKW SS 350|date=1936-09-22|publisher= arthistoricum |access-date=2025-08-02}}</ref> | ||
* DKW SS 500 (water-cooled) | * DKW SS 500 (water-cooled) | ||
* DKW SS 600 (water-cooled) | * DKW SS 600 (water-cooled) | ||
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* DKW ARE 175 | * DKW ARE 175 | ||
* DKW Hobby-Roller | * DKW Hobby-Roller | ||
* DKW Hummel | * DKW Hummel (1956-1958)<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.lamaneta.org/manuales/manuales/DKW%20Modelos%20Hummel%20y%20Victoria%20Datos%20Tecnicos.pdf |title= DKW Hummel |date=1958-01-01|publisher= lamaneta |access-date=2025-08-09}}</ref> | ||
* DKW KM 200 | * DKW KM 200 | ||
* DKW URe 175 <ref>{{cite web|url= https://katalog.arthistoricum.net/id/67-b2FpOmRldXRzY2hlZm90b3RoZWsuZGU6YTg0NTA6Om9ianw3MDAzNTM2MXxkZl9oYXVwdGthdGFsb2dfMDA1OTMzMQ |title= DKW URe 175 (not 500 cc) |date=1938-01-01|publisher= arthistoricum |access-date=2025-08-02}}</ref> | |||
* DKW 502 (1968-1969) 3,045 units <ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.sonnengelber.de/dkw-502.html |title= DKW 502 |date=1968-01-01|publisher= sonnengelber |access-date=2025-08-09}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.zweirad-union-mopeds.de/produktionsliste |title= DKW 502 Production |date=1969-01-01|publisher= zweirad-union-mopeds |access-date=2025-08-09}}</ref> | |||
* DKW 502 Extra (1968-1969) 874 units <ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.sonnengelber.de/dkw-502.html |title= DKW 502 Extra |date=1968-01-01|publisher= sonnengelber |access-date=2025-08-09}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.zweirad-union-mopeds.de/produktionsliste |title= DKW 502 Extra Production |date=1969-01-01|publisher= zweirad-union-mopeds |access-date=2025-08-09}}</ref> | |||
* DKW 503 (1968-1969) 612 units <ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.sonnengelber.de/dkw-503.html |title= DKW 503 |date=1968-01-01|publisher= sonnengelber |access-date=2025-08-09}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.zweirad-union-mopeds.de/produktionsliste |title= DKW 503 Production |date=1969-01-01|publisher= zweirad-union-mopeds |access-date=2025-08-09}}</ref> | |||
* DKW 504 (1970-1972) ? units <ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.sonnengelber.de/dkw-504-505.html |title= DKW 504 |date=1971-01-01|publisher= sonnengelber |access-date=2025-08-09}}</ref> | |||
* DKW 505 (1970-1972) ? units <ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.sonnengelber.de/dkw-504-505.html |title= DKW 505 |date=1971-01-01|publisher= sonnengelber |access-date=2025-08-09}}</ref> | |||
* DKW Sportmofa (197?-1979)<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.sonnengelber.de/dkw-sportmofa.html |title= DKW Sportmofa |date=1978-01-01|publisher= sonnengelber |access-date=2025-08-09}}</ref> | |||
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<gallery perrow="5"> | <gallery perrow="5"> | ||
DKW E 206, Bj. 1927 (museum mobile 2013-09-03).JPG|DKW E 206, 1927 | |||
DKW 97ccm 1939.JPG|DKW RT 3 PS (1939) | |||
DKW 198ccm 1940.jpg|DKW (1940) | |||
DKW 1950-1.jpg|[[DKW RT 125 (1949–1957)|DKW RT 125 W]] (1950) | |||
DKW RT200 9,2PS 1952.jpg|DKW RT 200 (1952) | |||
DKW RT 350 S, Bj. 1956 (links) im museum mobile.JPG|RT 350 S, 1956 | |||
DKW RT175-1 174ccm 1955.JPG|DKW RT 175 S (1955) | |||
DKW Hummel.JPG|DKW Hummel | |||
Express T.Sport DKW.JPG|Express T. Sport (DKW-Motor) | |||
ZweiRadMuseumNSU DKW Hobby.JPG|DKW Motorroller ''Hobby'' of 1954 in the ''Deutsches Zweirad- und NSU-Museum'' | |||
</gallery> | |||
== Companies that used DKW engines == | |||
<Gallery perrow="5"> | |||
File:W.A.D. 78 cc (1936).jpg | W.A.D. 78 cc (1936) | |||
File:DKW power supply of the DO X; also for the start of the main engines.jpg| DKW power supply of the DO X; also for the start of the main engines | |||
File:Lippisch Storch V.jpg| Lippisch Storch V with DKW 500 cc | |||
File:Moll Mollmobil 1924 C.JPG|Mollmobil DKW 200 cc | |||
</gallery> | |||
* W.A.D (Wolf A. Doerhoeffer) | |||
* [[Framo (car)|Framo]] | |||
* [[Dornier Do X]] | |||
* [[RRG Storch V]] | |||
* E. C. Flader Feuerlöschgerätefabrik | |||
* [[Erla 5]] | |||
* Moll-Werke | |||
* [[Blitzkarren]] | |||
* Autobau-Genossenschaft CH<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.car-editors.net/artikel/detail/36461 |title= AUDAX |date=2016-08-05|publisher= car-editors content|access-date=2025-08-13}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.e-periodica.ch/digbib/view?pid=sha-001%3A1948%3A66%3A%3A387 |title= Autobau-Genossenschaft |date=1948-11-04|publisher= Schweizerisches Handelsamtblatt p. 356|access-date=2025-08-13}}</ref> | |||
* [[IFA F9]] | |||
* [[Karosserie Baur|Baur DKW F-10]]<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.car-editors.net/artikel/detail/36461 |title= Baur DKW F-10 |date=2016-08-05|publisher= car-editors content|access-date=2025-08-13}}</ref> | |||
* Dobro-Motorist <ref>{{cite web|url= https://anno.onb.ac.at/cgi-content/anno?aid=mfr&datum=19240222&seite=15 |title= Dobro-Motorist |date=1924-02-22|publisher= Österreichische Auto-Rundschau |access-date=2025-08-22}}</ref> | |||
== Refrigerators from DKW == | |||
In 1927, the company founder J.S. Rasmussen acquired a license for the production of scroll compressors and refrigerators based on the design of the American manufacturer [[Norge (appliance manufacturer)|Norge]]. In 1928, three workers were engaged in the production of refrigerators. In 1929, the DKW refrigeration was presented at the Leipzig fair and was so successful that by 1930, thirty workers were employed in the production of refrigerators. In 1931, the company was renamed in DKK (Deutsche Kühl und Kraftmaschinengesellschaft m.b.H. = German Refrigeration and Power Machinery Company Ltd.).<ref>{{cite web|url= https://historische-kleinkaelte.de/wp-content/uploads/KK1207_80_jahre_kleinkaelte.pdf |title= 80 Jahre Kleinkälte aus Scharfenstein |date=2007-12-01|publisher= historische-kleinkaelte |access-date=2025-08-10}}</ref> In 1938, DKK had 1200 employees.<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.vhkk.org/page/geschichte/pdf/dkk_Unternehmensgeschichte+.pdf |title= Unternehmensgeschichte DKK |date=2002-12-01|publisher= Verein historische-kleinkaelte |access-date=2025-08-11}}</ref> | |||
== DKW replicas, copies, and licensed replicas == | |||
<Gallery perrow="5"> | |||
File: Л-300 Красный Октябрь.JPG | Л-300 from Promet or Red October | |||
File:I 350.jpg| ISCH-350 from Ischmasch | |||
File: MHV Sokol 125 01 noBG.jpg| Sokół 125 from Państwowe Zakłady Samochodowe no. 2 | |||
File: BSA Bantam noBG.jpg| BSA Bantam D1 from Birmingham Small Arms Company (BSA) | |||
File: Harley Davidson 125 noBG.jpg| Harley Davidson 125 | |||
File: YAMAHA YA-1 noBG.jpg| Yamaha YA-1 | |||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
==See also== | * L-300 (Л-300) from Promet (1930–1934) | ||
* L-300 (Л-300) from Red October (1933–1939) | |||
* ISCH-350 (ИЖ-350) from Ischmasch (1946-1951) | |||
* Sokół 125 from Państwowe Zakłady Samochodowe no. 2 (PZS) (1948-1950) | |||
* [[BSA Bantam]] D1 from Birmingham Small Arms Company (BSA) (1948-1963) | |||
* [[Harley-Davidson Hummer]] S-125 (1947-1952); Model 165 (1953–1959); Hummer (1955–1959); Super 10 (1960–1961); Ranger (1962); Pacer (1962–1965); Scat (1962–1965); Bobcat (1966) | |||
* [[Yamaha YA-1]] (1955-1958) | |||
* Motauto „Lusso“; „Sport“; „Monza“ <ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.dkw-motorrad-club.de/bikes/n45/bilder/020-RT125-1960-3.jpg |title= Motauto |date= 2024-12-08 |publisher= dkw-motorrad-club |access-date= 2025-08-10 |archive-date= 2007-10-07 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20071007010723/http://www.dkw-motorrad-club.de/bikes/n45/bilder/020-RT125-1960-3.jpg |url-status= dead }}</ref> (1955-1959) | |||
== DKW engines and stationary engines, boat engines, aircraft engines, agricultural engines == | |||
The engine division of DKW is underestimated in terms of its importance to the company. | |||
In the autumn of 1921, the 10,000th DKW engine was produced. In February 1924, the next anniversary was reached with the 50,000th engine.<ref>{{cite web|url= https://anno.onb.ac.at/cgi-content/anno?aid=wst&datum=19240313&query=%22DKW%22+%22aggregat%22&ref=anno-search&seite=10 |title= Saisonbeginn in den DKW Werken |date=1924-03-13|publisher= (Wiener) Sporttagblatt |access-date=2025-08-12}}</ref> | |||
== See also == | |||
* [[Eucort]] | * [[Eucort]] | ||
* [[List of automobile manufacturers of Germany]] | * [[List of automobile manufacturers of Germany]] | ||
==Notes== | == Notes == | ||
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== References == | |||
; Citations | |||
{{Reflist|30em}} | {{Reflist|30em}} | ||
; Bibliography | |||
{{Refbegin}} | {{Refbegin}} | ||
*{{cite book | ref = Oswald | last = Oswald | first = Werner | title = Deutsche Autos 1920–1945, Band (vol) 2 | publisher = Motorbuch Verlag | language = de | year = 2001 | isbn = 3-613-02170-6 }} | *{{cite book | ref = Oswald | last = Oswald | first = Werner | title = Deutsche Autos 1920–1945, Band (vol) 2 | publisher = Motorbuch Verlag | language = de | year = 2001 | isbn = 3-613-02170-6 }} | ||
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==External links== | == External links == | ||
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* [http://www.ifaclub.co.uk/home UK-based official Wartburg, Trabant and IFA owners' club]{{dead link|date=July 2016 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} | * [http://www.ifaclub.co.uk/home UK-based official Wartburg, Trabant and IFA owners' club]{{dead link|date=July 2016 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} | ||
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{{DKW Motorcycles timeline 1949-1979}} | |||
{{DKW timeline 1925-1942}} | {{DKW timeline 1925-1942}} | ||
{{Auto Union (Europe) timeline 1950-1968}} | {{Auto Union (Europe) timeline 1950-1968}} | ||
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DKW[lower-alpha 1] was a German car and motorcycle marque. DKW was one of the four companies that formed Auto Union in 1932 and thus became an ancestor of the modern-day Audi company.[1]
In 1916, Danish engineer Jørgen Skafte Rasmussen founded a factory in Zschopau, Saxony, Germany, to produce steam fittings. That year he attempted to produce a steam car, Script error: The function "langx" does not exist. (lit. steam power-wagon), from which the acronym DKW is derived.[2] That steam car was unsuccessful, and in 1919 he made toy two-stroke engines under the name des Knaben Wunsch[3] – the boy's wish. He put a slightly modified version of the toy engine into a motorcycle and called it das kleine Wunder[2] – the little wonder, and by the late 1920s DKW had become the world's largest motorcycle manufacturer.
In September 1924, DKW bought Slaby-Beringer, saving them from Germany's hyperinflation. Rudolf Slaby became chief engineer at DKW.[4] In 1932, DKW merged with Audi, Horch and Wanderer to form Auto Union.[2] After World War II, DKW moved to West Germany. The original factory became MZ.[5] Auto Union came under Daimler-Benz ownership in 1957 and was purchased by the Volkswagen Group in 1964. The last started German-built DKW car was the F102, which ceased production in 1966 (the last model bas DKW Munga, which production had started already in 1956). F102's successor, the four-stroke F103, was marketed under the Audi brand, another Auto Union marque.
DKW-badged cars continued to be built under license in Brazil and Argentina until 1967 and 1969 respectively. The DKW trademark is currently owned by Auto Union GmbH, a wholly owned subsidiary of Audi AG which also owns the rights to other historical trademarks and intellectual property of the Auto Union combine.
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Automobiles made between 1928 and 1942
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DKW cars were made from 1928 until 1968, apart from the interruption caused by the Second World War. DKWs always used two-stroke engines, reflecting the company's position by the end of the 1920s as the world's largest producer of motorcycles. The first DKW car, the small and rather crude Typ P, emerged on 7 May 1928[7] and the model continued to be built at the company's Spandau (Berlin) plant, first as a roadster and later as a stylish if basic sports car, until 1931.
More significant was a series of inexpensive cars built 300 km (185 miles) to the south in Zwickau in the plant acquired by the company's owner Jørgen Skafte Rasmussen in 1928 when he had become the majority owner in Audi Werke AG.[8] Models F1 to F8 (F for Front) were built between 1931 and 1942, with successor models reappearing after the end of the war in 1945. They were the first volume production cars in Europe with front wheel drive, and were powered by transversely mounted two-cylinder two-stroke engines. Displacement was 584 or 692 cc: claimed maximum power was initially 15 PS, and from 1931 a choice between 18 or 20 hp (15 kW). These models had a generator that doubled as a starter, mounted directly on the crankshaft, known as a Dynastart.[9] DKW in Zwickau produced approximately 218,000 units between 1931 and 1942.[7] Most of those cars were sold on the home market and over 85% of DKWs produced in the 1930s were the little F series cars: DKW reached second place in German sales by 1934 and stayed there, accounting for 189,369 of the cars sold between 1931 and 1938, more than 16% of the market.[10]
Between 1929 and 1940, DKW produced a less well remembered but technically intriguing series of rear-wheel drive cars called (among other names) Schwebeklasse and Sonderklasse with two-stroke V4 engines.[11] Engine displacement was 1,000 cc, later 1,100 cc. The engines had two extra cylinders that acted as air compressors for forced induction, so they had the external appearance of a V6 engine but without spark plugs on the front cylinder pair.
In 1939, DKW made a prototype with the first three-cylinder engine, with a displacement of 900 cc and producing 30 hp (22 kW). With a streamlined body, the car could run at 115 km/h (71 mph). It was put into production after World War II, first as an Industrieverband Fahrzeugbau (IFA) F9 (later AWZ P70) in Zwickau, East Germany, and shortly afterwards in DKW-form from Düsseldorf as the 3=6 or F91.
Saab used DKW engines as a model for the Saab two-stroke in their first production car, the Saab 92.
Automobiles made after 1945
As Auto Union was based in Saxony in what became the German Democratic Republic (East Germany), it took some time for it to regroup after the war. The company was registered in West Germany as Auto Union GmbH in 1949, first as a spare-part provider, but soon to take up production of the RT 125 motorcycle and a new delivery van, called a Schnellaster F800. Their first line of production took place in Düsseldorf. This van used the same engine as the last F8 made before the war.
Their first car was the F89 using the body from the prototype F9 made before the war and the two-cylinder two-stroke engine from the last F8. Production went on until it was replaced by the successful three-cylinder engine that came with the F91. The F91 was in production 1953–1955, and was replaced by the larger F93 in 1956. The F91 and F93 had 900 cc three-cylinder two-stroke engines, the first ones delivering 34 hp (25 kW), the last 38 hp (28 kW). The ignition system comprised three independent sets of points and coils, one for each cylinder, with the points mounted in a cluster around a single lobed cam at the front end of the crankshaft. The cooling system was of the free convection type assisted by a fan driven from a pulley mounted at the front end of the crankshaft.
The F93 was produced until 1959, and was replaced by the Auto-Union 1000. These models were produced with a 1,000 cc two-stroke engine, with a choice between 44 hp (33 kW) or 50 hp (37 kW) S versions until 1963. During this transition, production was moved from Düsseldorf to Ingolstadt, where Audi still has its production. From 1957, the cars could be fitted with a saxomat, an automatic clutch, the only small car then offering this feature. The last versions of the Auto-Union 1000S had disc brakes as option, an early development for this technology. A sporting 2+2 seater version was available as the Auto-Union 1000 SP from 1957 to 1964, the first years only as a coupé and from 1962 also as a convertible.
In 1956, the very rare DKW Monza was put into small-scale production on a private initiative, with a sporting two-seater body of glassfiber on a standard F93 frame. It was first called Solitude, but got its final name from the long-distance speed records it made on the Autodromo Nazionale Monza in Italy in December 1956. Running in Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA) class G, it set records including 48 hours at an average speed of 140.961 km/h (87.589 mph), 10,000 km at 139.453 km/h (86.652 mph) and 72 hours at 139.459 km/h (86.656 mph). The car was first produced by Dannenhauer & Strauss in Stuttgart, then by Massholder in Heidelberg and lastly by Robert Schenk in Stuttgart. The number produced is said to be around 75, 50 survived. Production finished by the end of 1958.
A more successful range of cars was sold from 1959, the Junior/F12 series based on a modern concept from the late 1950s. The range consists of Junior (basic model) made from 1959 to 1961, Junior de Luxe (a little enhanced) from 1961 to 1963, F11 (a little larger) and F12 (larger and bigger engine) from 1963 to 1965, and F12 Roadster from 1964 to 1965. The Junior/F12 series became quite popular, and many cars were produced. An assembly plant was licensed in Ballincollig, County Cork, Ireland between 1952 and c.1964 and roughly 4,000 vehicles were assembled, ranging from saloons, vans and motorbikes to commercial combine harvesters. This was the only DKW factory outside Germany in Europe and for many years after its closure its large DKW sign could be visible on the wall of the factory. The building was demolished in the late 2000s and was redeveloped into a German Aldi store and a McDonald's drive-thru.
All the three-cylinder two-stroke post-war cars had some sporting potential and formed the basis for many rally victories in the 1950s and early 1960s. This made DKW the most winning car brand in the European rally league for several years during the fifties.
In 1960, DKW developed a V6 engine by combining two three-cylinder two-stroke engines, with a capacity of 1,000 cc. The capacity was increased and the final V6 in 1966 had a capacity of 1,300 cc, which developed 83 hp (62 kW) at 5,000 rpm using the standard configuration with two carburettors. A four-carburettor version produced 100 hp (75 kW), a six-carburettor one 130 hp (97 kW). It weighed only 84 kg (185 lb). The V6 was planned to be used in the DKW Munga and the F102. About 100 engines were built for testing purposes and 13 DKW F102 and some Mungas were fitted with the V6 engine in the 1960s.[12]
The last started DKW production model was the F102, coming into production in 1964 (the last model DKW Munga had started 1956) as a replacement for the old-looking AU1000. However, the F102 sold poorly, largely due to its two-stroke engine technology which was at the limit of its development. Auto Union's parent, Daimler-Benz, decided to offload the company to Volkswagen. The car was re-engineered with a four-stroke engine and relaunched as the Audi F103. This marked the end of the DKW marque for cars, and the rebirth of the Audi name.
From 1956 to 1961, Dutch importer Hart, Nibbrig & Greve assembled cars in an abandoned asphalt factory in Sassenheim, where they employed about 120 workers, two transporter, that collected SKD kits from Duesseldorf and built about 13.500 cars. When the DKW plant moved the import of SKD kits stopped, as it became too expensive.[13]
DKW Worldwide
- Brazil
From 1957 to 1967, DKW cars were made in Brazil by the local company Vemag (Veículos e Máquinas Agrícolas S.A., "Vehicles and Agricultural Machinery Inc.").[14] Vemag was assembling Scania-Vabis trucks, but Scania Vabis became an independent company in July 1960.[15] The original plans were to build the Candango off-roader (Munga), a utility vehicle and a four-door sedan, called Vemaguet and Belcar respectively. The first model built was the 900 cc F91 Universal but the Belcar and Vemaguet names were applied later.
In 1958, the F94 four-door sedan and station wagon were launched, in the early 1960s renamed Belcar and Vemaguet. The company also produced a luxury coupe (the DKW Fissore) and the off-road Munga (locally called Candango). In 1960 Vemag cars received the larger one-litre, 50 PS (37 kW) engine from the Auto Union 1000.[16]
Vemag had a successful official racing team, with the coupe GT Malzoni, with fiberglass body. This project was the foundation of the long-lasting Brazilian sports car brand Puma. The Brazilian F94 line has been improved with several cosmetic changes and became more and more different from the German and Argentine models. Vemag had no capital to invest in new products and came under governmental pressure to merge. In 1964–1965 Volkswagen gradually took over Auto Union, a minority holder in Vemag, and in 1967 Volkswagen bought the remainder of the stock.[17] VW quickly began phasing out DKW-Vemag production and introduced the Volkswagen 1600 sedan to the old Vemag plant, after a total of 109,343 DKW-Vemag cars had been built.[16][18]
| Year | 1957 | 1958 | 1959 | 1960 | 1961 | 1962 | 1963 | 1964 | 1965 | 1966 | 1967 | Total |
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| Candango | 8 | 1174 | 1968 | 2481 | 1582 | 615 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7848[19][20] |
| Utility Vehicle | 1166 | 1642 | Together | with | passenger | car | ↓ | ↓ | ↓ | ↓ | ↓ | 2808 |
| Passenger Car | 0 | 2189 | 4297 | 7543 | 9337 | 14929 | 14068 | 12704 | 15260 | 14815 | 11393 | 106535 |
| Cars Total | 1166 | 3831 | 4297 | 7543 | 9337 | 14929 | 14068 | 12704 | 15260 | 14815 | 11393 | 109343 |
| Total | 1174 | 5006 | 6265 [21] | 10024 | 10919 | 15544 | 14088 | 12704 | 15260 | 14815 | 11393 | 117191 |
Data from GEIA 1959 [22] Data from anfavea [23]
- Argentina
DKW vehicles were made in Argentina from 1960 to 1969 by IASF S.A. (Industria Automotriz Santa Fe Sociedad Anónima) in Sauce Viejo, Santa Fe. The most beautiful were the Cupé Fissore, which had many famous owners (Julio Sosa, César Luis Menotti, and others). Other models are the Auto Union 1000 S Sedán (21,797 made until 1969) and the Auto Union 1000 Universal S (6,396 made until 1969).[24] and the Auto Union Combi/Pick-up. The last version of the Auto Union Combi/Pick-up (DKW F1000 L), launched in 1969, survived a few months and was bought out by IME, which continued production until 1979.[25]
| Year | 1960 | 1961 | 1962 | 1963 | 1964 | 1965 | 1966 | 1967 | 1968 | 1969 | Total |
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| Pick up Frontal | 0 | 1100 | 600 | 500 | 942 | 164 | 100 | 69 | 35 | 225 | 3735 |
| 1000 SF | 0 | 0 | 280 | 0 | 288 | 132 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 700 |
| 1000 S | 904 | 1800 | 2000 | 2400 | 3350 | 3686 | 3978 | 2182 | 865 | 632 | 21797 |
| Universal | 0 | 150 | 1195 | 537 | 1440 | 1512 | 657 | 568 | 193 | 144 | 6396 |
| Total | 904 | 3050 | 4075 | 3437 | 6020 | 5494 | 4735 | 2819 | 1093 | 1001 | 32628 |
Data from ADEFA 1966 [26] Data from ADEFA 1970 [27]
- Denmark
After the Netherlands, the Danes were the second largest consumers of DKW vehicles. Due to tariffs and import restrictions, DKW was forced to find a solution. Christian Bohnstedt Petersen (1894-1967) was a pioneer in Danish aviation. He had obtained the 50th Danish pilot certificate in 1918 and was a manufacturer of both bicycles, motorcycles, automobiles and aircraft. With the Christian Bohnstedt-Petersen Automobile Assembly Factory in Copenhagen, they found a partner who could assemble DKW F5 Meisterklasse cars on site in Denmark from delivered parts. The wooden bodies delivered from Zwickau were mounted onto the also delivered chassis. Subsequently, the artificial leather upholstery was nailed on. After the installation of the engine and electrical system, one vehicle could be delivered per hour. Production was halted after the German Wehrmacht occupied Copenhagen in April 1940. By then, about 3,000 vehicles had been produced. In addition, a few F7 and F8 were built with steel bodies by M.C. Christensen near the city of Silkeborg.
A fifteen-minute film by the Danish Broadcasting Corporation from 1938 shows the following details:[28] View of the free port Frihavnen. Coachwork for DKW cars unloaded from carriages in Frihavnen and transported by lorry to Bohnstedt-Petersen's factory. On the first floor of the factory, the DKW cars are assembled by upholsterers, cabinet makers, mechanics and others who assemble the cars manually. The finished cars are driven down a slideway to the yard where they are filled up with petrol.[29] The cars in the streets of Copenhagen.
- Switzerland
Holka AG [30]
- Australia
J. A. Lawton and Sons was a company that supplied bodies for the chassis delivered from Germany. A vehicle with an F7 pickup body is documented. The company from Adelaide, which was located on North Terrace, was already founded in 1865. Another supplier of vehicle bodies was Kellow Falkiner [31] from Melbourne.
- Czechoslovakia
Jawa [32]
- Yugoslavia
The company Agroservice from the Slovenian town of Novo Mesto started as a maintenance company for agricultural machines. Under the new name Moto Montaza, CKD assembly of DKW vans began in 1955. In 1959, the company was renamed IMV [33][34] (Industrija Motornih Vozil). From 1962, DKW passenger cars [35][36] were assembled from CKD kits. In 1962, a transport vehicle was developed that bore a visual resemblance to the Barkas B 1000. The technical components such as the engine, axles, and other chassis parts continued to come from DKW. The engine of the vehicle called IMV 1000 [37][38] had a displacement of 981 cc and initially produced 39 hp. Later, up to 44 hp was also achieved. This was sufficient for 100 to 105 km/h. In 1972, engines from British Leyland were supplied for this vehicle. The vehicle designation changed to IMV 1600 B. It is therefore assumed that there was a supply stop by DKW at the end of 1971. The production capacity of IMV was a maximum of 1500 vehicles per year. Exports went to Czechoslovakia and Austria. In Austria, the transporter was sold as Donau 1000.
Vans and utility vehicles
The DKW Munga was built by Auto Union in Ingolstadt. Production began in October 1956 and ended in December 1968, with 46,750 cars built.
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Motorcycles
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During the late 1920s and until WWII broke out, DKW was both the world's largest motorcycle manufacturer,[39] as well as Europe's pioneer of front-wheel drive automobiles with their successful 1931 and later DKW Front models,[40] before the 1932 Adler Trumpf and the 1934 Citroen Traction Avant. In 1931, Arnold Zoller started building split-singles and this concept made DKW the dominant racing motorcycle in the Lightweight and Junior classes between the wars.[41] This included off-road events like the International Six Days Trial where the marque scored some considerable inter-war year successes alongside Bavarian Motor Works At the same time, the company also had some success with super-charged racing motorcycles which because of their light weight were particularly successful in the ISDT[42]
The motorcycle branch produced famous models such as the RT 125 pre- and post-World War II, and after the war with production at the original factory in GDR becoming MZ[5] it made 175, 250 and 350 (cc) models. As war reparations, the design drawings of the RT 125 were given to Harley-Davidson in the US and BSA in the UK. The Harley-Davidson version was known loosely as the Hummer (Hummer is really just a few specific years, but generally people call the Harley lightweights Hummers), while BSA used them for the Bantam. IFA and later MZ models continued in production until the 1990s, when economics brought production of the two stroke to an end. Other manufacturers copied the DKW design, officially or otherwise. This can be seen in the similarity of many small two-stroke motorcycles from the 1950s, including from Yamaha, Voskhod, Maserati and Polish WSK.
Cars
Pre-war production
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- DKW Typ P (1928–1933) 5,228 units
- DKW Typ 4=8 (1930–1932) 4,693 units
- Sonderklasse 432 (1932–1933) 966 units
- Sonderklasse 1001, Sonderklasse 1002 (1933–1935) 6,264 units
- Schwebeklasse (1934–1937) 6,999 units
- Sonderklasse 37 (1937–1940) 10,472 units
- DKW F1 (1931–1932) 4,353 units
- DKW F2 Meisterklasse (1932–1935) 8,441 units
- DKW F2 Reichsklasse (1933–1935) 18,591 units
- DKW F3 (1933-1935) 224 units
- DKW F4 (1934–1935) 7,900 units
- DKW F5 Reichsklasse (1935–1937) 30,596 units
- DKW F5 Meisterklasse (1935–1937) 32,901 units
- DKW F5 Cabriolet (1935–1938) 6,374 units
- DKW F5 Einheits two seater (1935–1936) 998 units
- DKW F5K 600 (1936–1937) 1,450 units
- DKW F5K 700 (1936–1937) 1,166 units
- DKW F5 Roadster (1935–1938) 407 units
- DKW F5 Lieferwagen (1935–1937) 765 units
- DKW F6 ≈(1936) ? units
- DKW F7 Reichsklasse (1936–1939) 50,842 units
- DKW F7 Meisterklasse (1937–1939) 41,656 units
- DKW F7 Cabriolet (1937–1939) 2,941 units
- DKW F7 Lieferwagen (1937–1939) 2,266 units
- DKW F8 Reichsklasse (1938–1942) 14,750 units into the war.
- DKW F8 Meisterklasse (1938–1942) 19,405 units into the war.
- DKW F8 Meister Super (1939–1941) 1,379 units into the war.
- DKW F8 Cabriolet (1938–1942) 3,436 units into the war.
- DKW F8 Lieferwagen (1939–1942) 9,517 units into the war.
- DKW F9 prototype (1939-1942) 12 units
Production figures for DKW cars in 1933 amounted to 16,000 vehicles.[43] Pre-war and war-years production of civilian models totalled almost 250,000 units, of which some 218,000 were front-wheel driven.
Post-war
- DKW Schnellaster van (1949–1962)
- DKW F10 (1950)
- DKW F89 (1950–1954)
- DKW 3=6 (F91/F93/F94) (1953–1959)
- DKW Monza (1956–1958)
- DKW Munga off-road (1956–1968)
- DKW Junior (F11/F12) (1959–1965)[44]
- DKW F102 (1963–1966)
Motorcycles and scooters
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DKW RT 175 S (1955)
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Companies that used DKW engines
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W.A.D. 78 cc (1936)
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- W.A.D (Wolf A. Doerhoeffer)
- Framo
- Dornier Do X
- RRG Storch V
- E. C. Flader Feuerlöschgerätefabrik
- Erla 5
- Moll-Werke
- Blitzkarren
- Autobau-Genossenschaft CH[66][67]
- IFA F9
- Baur DKW F-10[68]
- Dobro-Motorist [69]
Refrigerators from DKW
In 1927, the company founder J.S. Rasmussen acquired a license for the production of scroll compressors and refrigerators based on the design of the American manufacturer Norge. In 1928, three workers were engaged in the production of refrigerators. In 1929, the DKW refrigeration was presented at the Leipzig fair and was so successful that by 1930, thirty workers were employed in the production of refrigerators. In 1931, the company was renamed in DKK (Deutsche Kühl und Kraftmaschinengesellschaft m.b.H. = German Refrigeration and Power Machinery Company Ltd.).[70] In 1938, DKK had 1200 employees.[71]
DKW replicas, copies, and licensed replicas
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Л-300 from Promet or Red October
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ISCH-350 from Ischmasch
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Sokół 125 from Państwowe Zakłady Samochodowe no. 2
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BSA Bantam D1 from Birmingham Small Arms Company (BSA)
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Harley Davidson 125
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Yamaha YA-1
- L-300 (Л-300) from Promet (1930–1934)
- L-300 (Л-300) from Red October (1933–1939)
- ISCH-350 (ИЖ-350) from Ischmasch (1946-1951)
- Sokół 125 from Państwowe Zakłady Samochodowe no. 2 (PZS) (1948-1950)
- BSA Bantam D1 from Birmingham Small Arms Company (BSA) (1948-1963)
- Harley-Davidson Hummer S-125 (1947-1952); Model 165 (1953–1959); Hummer (1955–1959); Super 10 (1960–1961); Ranger (1962); Pacer (1962–1965); Scat (1962–1965); Bobcat (1966)
- Yamaha YA-1 (1955-1958)
- Motauto „Lusso“; „Sport“; „Monza“ [72] (1955-1959)
DKW engines and stationary engines, boat engines, aircraft engines, agricultural engines
The engine division of DKW is underestimated in terms of its importance to the company. In the autumn of 1921, the 10,000th DKW engine was produced. In February 1924, the next anniversary was reached with the 50,000th engine.[73]
See also
Notes
- ↑ DKW is derived from the compound word "Dampfkraftwagen" (steam car); other meanings for DKW include "des Knaben Wunsch" (the boy's wish), "das kleine Wunder" (the little wonder), and "der korrekte Wagen" (the correct car).
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- Oswald, Werner (2001). Deutsche Autos 1920–1945, Band (vol) 2 (in German). Motorbuch Verlag. ISBN 3-613-02170-6.
- Uhlmann, Claus (2005). RT 125 Das Kleine Wunder Aus Zschopau. Verlagsgesellschaft Bergstraße mbH.
- Siegfried Rauch Hrsg. von Frank Rönicke: DKW – Geschichte einer Weltmarke. Motorbuch-Verlag, Stuttgart 2007, ISBN 978-3-613-02815-9.
- Thomas Erdmann: Vom Dampfkraftwagen zur Meisterklasse – Die Geschichte der DKW Automobile 1907–1945. autovision, Hamburg 2003, ISBN 3-9805832-7-9.
- Peter Kurze: DKW Meisterklasse – Ein Wagen für die ganze Welt. Delius Klasing, Bielefeld 2005, ISBN 3-7688-1646-X.
- Steffen Ottinger (2009), DKW Motorradsport 1920–1939 : Von den ersten Siegen des Zschopauer Zweitakters bei Bahnrennen bis zu den Europameisterschafts-Erfolgen (in German) (1. ed.), Chemnitz: HB-Werbung und Verlag GmbH & Co. KG, ISBN 978-3-00-028611-7
- Woldemar Lange; Jörg Buschmann (2009), Die große Zeit des DKW-Motorradrennsports : 1920–1941 (Zschopau) (in German) (1. ed.), Witzschdorf: Bildverlag Böttger GbR, ISBN 978-3-937496-29-0
- Woldemar Lange; Jörg Buschmann (2012), DKW Zschopau und der Motorradgeländesport : 1920–1941 (in German) (1. ed.), Witzschdorf: Bildverlag Böttger GbR, ISBN 978-3-937496-50-4
- Harald Linz, Halwart Schrader: Die Internationale Automobil-Enzyklopädie. United Soft Media Verlag, München 2008, ISBN 978-3-8032-9876-8.
External links
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- UK-based official Wartburg, Trabant and IFA owners' club[permanent dead link]
- AUTO UNION Sales Brochures 1939
- DKW Owners' Club
- DKW Motorcycle Club
- Die Meisterdinger von Nürnberg – DKW webpages
- DKW & Auto Union History Archived 2009-04-26 at the Wayback Machine
- The Long History of Reverse-Cylinder Engine Designs – motocrossactionmag.com
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