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NSU Motorenwerke AG, or NSU, was a German manufacturer of automobiles, motorcycles and pedal cycles, founded in 1873. Acquired by Volkswagen Group in 1969, VW merged NSU with Auto Union, creating Audi NSU Auto Union AG, ultimately Audi. The name NSU originated as an abbreviation of "Neckarsulm", the city where NSU was located.
The Sport Prinz was initially powered by the 583 cc (35.6 cu in) Prinz 50 straight-twin engine but a maximum speed of 160 km/h (99 mph) was nevertheless claimed. From late 1962 a 598 cc (36.5 cu in) engine was fitted. [11] The NSU Spider was a Wankel rotary powered two-seater roadster based on the Sport Prinz platform. [11] Sport Prinz, rear view.
The NSU Spider is an automobile which was produced by NSU Motorenwerke AG from 1963 to 1967. [1] The Spider was the first Western production car in the world to be powered by a Wankel rotary engine. [2] The water-cooled single rotor engine and standard front disc brakes differentiated the car from other cars of similar type of the period.
Successor. Audi 50. The NSU Typ 110 is a small car that was made by NSU between 1965 and 1972 (branded as the NSU 1200 after 1967). It was first presented at the 1965 Frankfurt Motor Show, widening NSU's range in the process. It was based on the NSU Prinz 1000 but with a longer wheelbase and a front overhang which increased available space both ...
NSU Motorenwerke. Wikimedia Commons has media related to NSU (company). This category is for the former NSU automobile marque, which is now owned by the Volkswagen Group .
The Sd.Kfz.2 was designed and built by the NSU Werke AG at Neckarsulm, Germany. Patented in June 1939, it was first used in the invasion of the Soviet Union in 1941. [ 2 ] Later in the war Stoewer from Stettin also produced Kettenkrad s under license, accounting for about 10% of the total production.
The NSU Quick 50 was a light motorcycle manufactured by NSU Motorenwerke AG. NSU started producing the Quick 50 in Neckarsulm, Germany in 1962. 9,323 Quick 50 motorcycles were built before NSU stopped manufacturing motorcycles in 1965. [1][2] Having produced bikes and automobiles since 1873, NSU was purchased by Volkswagen and was merged with ...
NSU Motorenwerke (subsequently NSU Werke) AG sold its then recently completed Heilbronn car factory (near the river Neckar) in 1929 to Fiat for one Million Marks, following financial problems resulting from the economic crisis. The deal resulted from an initiative by NSU's bankers, Dresdner Bank. [1]