Audi
Audi AG (commonly referred to as Audi) is a German automotive manufacturer of luxury vehicles headquartered in Ingolstadt, Bavaria, Germany. As a subsidiary of its parent company, the Volkswagen Group, Audi produces vehicles in nine production facilities worldwide.
The origins of the company are complex, going back to the early 20th century and the initial enterprises (Horch and the Audiwerke) founded by engineer August Horch; and two other manufacturers (DKW and Wanderer), leading to the foundation of Auto Union in 1932. The modern era of Audi essentially began in the 1960s when Auto Union was acquired by Volkswagen from Daimler-Benz. After relaunching the Audi brand with the 1965 introduction of the Audi F103 series, Volkswagen merged Auto Union with NSU Motorenwerke in 1969, thus creating the present-day form of the company.
The company name is based on the Latin translation of the surname of the founder, August Horch. Horch, meaning "listen" in German, becomes audi in Latin. The four rings of the Audi logo each represent one of four car companies that banded together to create Audi's predecessor company, Auto Union. Audi's slogan is Vorsprung durch Technik, meaning "Being Ahead through Technology". Audi, along with fellow German marques BMW and Mercedes-Benz, is among the best-selling luxury automobile brands in the world.
奥迪
奥迪股份公司（俗称奥迪）是一家德国豪华汽车制造商，总部位于德国巴伐利亚州英戈尔施塔特。作为其母公司大众汽车集团的子公司，奥迪在全球九家生产工厂生产汽车。
公司起源复杂，可以追溯到20世纪初，由工程师August Horch创立的最初企业（Horch和Audiwerke）；和另外两家制造商（DKW 和 Wanderer），导致 Auto Union 于 1932 年成立。奥迪的现代时代基本上始于 1960 年代，当时 Auto Union 被大众汽车从戴姆勒-奔驰手中收购。在 1965 年推出奥迪 F103 系列重新推出奥迪品牌后，大众汽车于 1969 年将 Auto Union 与 NSU Motorenwerke 合并，从而形成了今天的公司形式。
公司名称基于创始人奥古斯特·霍希 (August Horch) 姓氏的拉丁文翻译。 Horch 在德语中的意思是“听”，在拉丁语中变成了 audi。奥迪标志的四个环分别代表联合创建奥迪前身汽车联盟的四家汽车公司之一。奥迪的口号是 Vorsprung durch Technik，意思是“通过技术领先”。奥迪与其他德国品牌宝马和梅赛德斯-奔驰一起，是世界上最畅销的豪华汽车品牌之一。
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