The August Horch Museum Zwickau is an
automobile museum
An automotive museum is a museum that explores the history of automotive-related transportation.
* Bold – Automotive museums owned by automotive manufacturers
* ''Italics'' – no longer open to public access, excludes private or invitation on ...
in
Zwickau
Zwickau (; is, with around 87,500 inhabitants (2020), the fourth-largest city of Saxony after Leipzig, Dresden and Chemnitz and it is the seat of the Zwickau District. The West Saxon city is situated in the valley of the Zwickau Mulde (German: ...
, Saxony, Germany. Opened in 2004, it covers the history of automobile construction in Zwickau, the home of
Horch
Horch () was a car brand manufacturer, founded in Germany by August Horch & Cie at the beginning of the 20th century.
It is one of the predecessors of the present day Audi company, which itself resulted from the merger of Auto Union Aktienge ...
and
Audi
Audi AG () 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.
Th ...
prior to
World War II
World War II or the Second World War, often abbreviated as WWII or WW2, was a world war that lasted from 1939 to 1945. It involved the vast majority of the world's countries—including all of the great powers—forming two opposing ...
, and
Trabant
Trabant () is a series of small cars produced from 1957 until 1991 by former East German car manufacturer VEB Sachsenring Automobilwerke Zwickau. In total, four different models were made, the Trabant 500, Trabant 600, Trabant 601, and the Tr ...
during the
Cold War-era
German Democratic Republic
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.
The museum is housed within the former factory where
August Horch established Audi Automobilwerke GmbH in 1910. Its owner and operator is a non-profit making company owned in equal shares by
Audi AG
Audi AG () 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 o ...
and the town of Zwickau.
Gallery
File:Horch 12 28 PS.jpg, Horch 12/28 PS (1912)
File:Horch 670 v.jpg, Horch 670-V12 (1932)
File:MHV Auto-Union Typ C 1936 01.jpg, Auto Union Typ C (1936)
File:Audi 920.jpg, Audi 920 (1939)
File:Horch H3A.jpg, 3,5-to-Lkw Horch H3A (1954)
File:Sachsenring-P-240-Cabriolet.jpg, Horch P 240 Cabriolet (1956)
File:Audi C 14 35 Alpensieger - front.jpg, Audi Typ C (1913)
File:Audi typ SS -Zwickau-.jpg, Audi Zwickau (1930)
File:DKW F8 Kastenwagen, a sedan delivery variant.jpg, DKW F7
The DKW F7 is a front-wheel-drive compact car, small family car launched by Auto Union’s DKW division in 1937 as a replacement for the DKW F5.
The body
Changes between the F5 and the F7 were mostly at a detailed level. However, the entry leve ...
(1938)
File:DKW-IFA F8, Bj. 1954 (2008-07-12) ret.JPG, IFA F8
The DKW F8 is a compact car, compact front-wheel drive two-stroke engined sedan (automobile), saloon, introduced in 1939.Odin, L.C. ''World in Motion 1939 - The whole of the year's automobile production''. Belvedere Publishing, 2015. ASIN: B00ZLN9 ...
(1954)
File:Sachsenring P 240.jpg, Sachsenring P 240 (1958)
File:Trabant P50 front.jpg, Trabant P50 (1957–1962)
File:Trabant 600 Kombi vr.jpg, Trabant 600
The Trabant 600 (), also known as the Trabant P 60, is the second series production model of the East German Trabant series, made by VEB Sachsenring Automobilwerke Zwickau. It was produced from 1962 until 1965; in total, 106,117 units were built. ...
Kombi (1962–1964)
File:Trabant601K.jpg, Trabant 601
The Trabant 601 (or Trabant P601 series) was a Trabant model produced by VEB Sachsenring in Zwickau, Saxony. It was the third generation of the model, built for the longest production time, from 1964 to 1990. As a result, it is the best-known Tra ...
Kombi (1964–1990)
File:Trabant 1.1.jpg, Trabant 1.1
The Trabant 1.1 () is the fourth and final series production model of the East German Trabant series, made by VEB Sachsenring Automobilwerke Zwickau. Unlike its predecessors, which have a two-stroke engine, the Trabant 1.1 has a four-stroke Otto e ...
(1990–1991)
See also
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AutoMuseum Volkswagen
AutoMuseum Volkswagen is an automobile museum in Wolfsburg, Lower Saxony, Germany. Opened in April 1985, it is one of two museums in Wolfsburg devoted to the history of the Volkswagen brand; the other is at nearby Autostadt.
The museum houses a ...
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Autostadt
The Autostadt ( German for ''Automobile City'') is a visitor attraction adjacent to the Volkswagen factory in Wolfsburg, Germany, with a prime focus on automobiles. The complex was designed by Henn GmbH.
It features a museum, feature pavilio ...
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List of automobile museums
An automotive museum is a museum that explores the history of automotive-related transportation.
* Bold – Automotive museums owned by automotive manufacturers
* ''Italics'' – no longer open to public access, excludes private or invitation on ...
*
museum mobile
*
Porsche Museum
The Porsche Museum is an automobile museum in the Zuffenhausen district of Stuttgart, Germany on the site of carmaker Porsche.
History
The original Porsche museum opened in 1976 in a side-road near the Porsche factory. It was a relatively s ...
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