DKW

The acronym DKW initially meant , because the first products manufactured by the company were small steam (later gasoline) engines; they also started to produce toys afterwards and the meaning of the acronym was changed to . Another version of the name was adapted for motorcycles they had produced: . This name has remained over time and has appeared in several promotional texts of the brand around the world.
==DKW==
===1913–1921===
===1921–1932===
In 1921, the brand started producing motorcycles, and automobiles in 1928.
===1923–1932===
==Auto Union==
===1932–1949===
In 1932, DKW teamed up with 3 other car manufacturing companies to form Auto Union.
===1949–1966===
DKW became defunct in 1966, yet Auto Union continued to be a union of the four brands until 1969.
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==See also==
* Horch
* Wanderer
* Auto Union
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