Nsu Automobile History

Car production began in 1905 when it was purchased a license for the assembly of machines belgian pipe in 1906 there was the first independent model nsu 6 10ps de.
Nsu automobile history. Nsu automobile ag. In 1931 automobile production was sold off to fiat motors only to restart automobile production in 1957. The company neckarsulmer radwerke was founded in 1886 and specialized in the manufacture of bicycles.
Following a dispute between fiat and nsu an amicable settlement was reached in october 1959. History nsu began as a knitting machine manufacturer in the town of riedlingen on the danube in 1873 and moved to neckarsulm where the river sulm flows into the river neckar in 1884. The first nsu motorcycle appeared in 1901 followed by the first nsu car in 1905.
The first post war nsu car the prinz i was launched at the frankfurt motor show in september 1957 accompanied by the advertising slogan fahre prinz und du bist könig drive a prince and you re a king. After a pilot run of 150 preproduction cars volume production began in march 1958. The prinz i was available as a 2 door saloon featuring an upright roof line and seating for four people.
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. 1968 also the name neckar disappeared. Car production began in 1905 when it was purchased a license for the assembly of machines belgian pipe in 1906 there was the first independent model nsu 6 10ps de.
On september 1 1966 the brand name nsu was renounced altogether. In 1886 the company began to produce bicycles the first of them branded as the. On january 1 1960 called nsu automobile agnow neckar automotive werke ag heilbronn vorm.
Wwii left nsu s factories completely destroyed but they resumed production of their pre war models in 1946 and introduced the max in 1953. The company neckarsulmer radwerke was founded in 1886 and specialized in the manufacture of bicycles. The name nsu originated as an abbreviation of neckarsulm the city where nsu was located.