Possibility of Auto Union Name Returning
Porsche and Volkswagen are taking into account renewing the Auto Union brand, made know by the Silver Arrows splendid prix cars of the 1930s.
Dr Ferdinand Piech who is the chairman of the Volkswagen Group stated that the Auto Union name may be the name for the company to be formed when the two brands merge.
On the other hand, the same name as Auto Union seems to be some what like a bit of a banana peel since it is associated with Nazi Germany. Even though it was produced even before Hitler became powerful Auto Union was actually the out come of the merger of three car firms in the year 1932.
This firm was liable for grand prix racers which were known as the Silver Arrows. This was used as information by Hitler to make obvious the engineering supremacy of the Third Reich.