The Top Ten Defunct German Car Brands

[@santiirigoyen3334]

Adler, DKW, Glas/Goggomobil, Hanomag, Hansa, Heinkel, Ifa, Messerschmitt, Röhr, Stoewer, Zündapp...

[@Phil0Dendron]

Magirus, Büssing, Henschel, Kaelble, Faun, ... Kreidler ...

[@SSGTA440]

Auto Union is still around, just a slightly different badge....Audi, and Borgward is apparently back in production.

[@mikefannon6994]

A high school friend in late 60's drove a Borgward. His Dad another and one in the back yard. Small station wagons, 3 on-the-tree, fun to drive! I had never seen one before or since.

[@HarborLockRoad]

NSU! First car i had...a 1959 prinz. Loved it!

[@colchiccoduvapassa]

and Adler?

[@DrOlds7298]

Borgward & Lloyd I seem to recall were actually two divisions of the same company. Still a few on the road when I was posted there. I recall hearing that the early Lloyds were nicknamed the 'Leukoplast Bomber' (Band Aid Bomber) because the bodies were made of formed pressed plywood covered in Patent Leather(?). And the later Arabella some called the 'Aquabella' because they had an issue with blowing head gaskets?

[@willieckaslike]

Another great addition to the series. Thank you !

[@johndrake3731]

Shame about the accuracy..............

[@richardmcleod5967]

The last HORCH was made in 1953 using a 1939 chassis.

[@larsmunch4536]

It is obvious, that the one they show, when they indicate the defunct-year, is much newer.

[@Schlipperschlopper]

In Zwickau they made a fine Horch after that (P240) but these cars were more expensive than a soviet Tschaika V8 so the Soviets stopped the production and ordered the east Germans to manufacture cheap Trabants there: kzbin.info/www/bejne/mpLYXpJrg9-Vjtk

[@Rog5446]

Although Stoewer and NSU were founded as manufacturers of sewing machines and the like in 1858 and 1873 respectively, to say that the car companies were founded then is nonsense. The first Stoewer car was made 41 years after the company was founded and the first NSU car was made 32 years after that company was founded.

[@TheTopTen10]

Thanks for sharing

[@colchiccoduvapassa]

Avrei fatto un top twelve per includere Glas e Adler

[@nigeljones7207]

What about Glas/Goggomobile?

[@knutwalter5162]

And Trabant never has been a company but a type‘s name!

[@leneanderthalien]

Audi was a defunkt make sinze 1932, included after this in Auto Union, but VW did resurect the brant in 1963 to make luxury Volkswagen... the first Audi (80) was in reality at 90% à pure NSU project! and the 4 rings are the sign for Auto union, the last auto Union cars was DKW...

[@Schlipperschlopper]

"Audi" is latin and means "listen", same word as "Horch" that is old german language, so "Audi" was another word and brand for "Horch" automobiles, today Horch is related to Nazi cruelty so the VW corporation that holds most Audi and Porsche shares only use the Audi brand that never appeared in Nazi garages (other than Wanderer brand that made Wehrmacht cars too)

[@nealbradleigh5069]

Correct!

[@nealbradleigh5069]

@@Schlipperschlopper Thanks for the historical info, from this side of the big pond. I learn a lot from both the videos and the informative replies!

[@johndrake3731]

Crackin' spellin' .

[@danielsellers8707]

@@Schlipperschlopper Ironic given that VW has Nazi origins...

[@knut-hinrichqwalter2463]

Germany once had nearly 400 car producing makes ! My grandpa for example preferred Protos,also the make of the Kaisers Kronprinz , the eldest of the six sons of Wilhelm 2.! In my opinion one of the best has been the rare advanced cars of Röhr !

[@martintaper7997]

Lloyd, a Welsh name, odd for a German car. It goes back to a shipping and alliances presumably with Lloyds register of shipping of the UK.

[@robertopesenti1173]

Maybach still exist as Maybach-Mercedes. Extra luxury cars!

[@knut-hinrichqwalter2463]

That's a so called badge engeneering ! The actual "Bugatti" is also built by VW, and so on and on and on !

[@Theagchm]

​@@knut-hinrichqwalter2463 Ford owned Aston Martin, so the DBS, DB11, etc are just a Fiesta?!! No Astons are built by Aston Martin. Maybachs are produced the way the were before they went under and then resurrected by Mercedes. Not that having Mercedes attached to your badge demeans it in any way, that would just be a ridiculous level of snobbery.

[@gustavmeyrink_2.0]

Maybach has not produced a car since 1945. The 57 and 62 of 1997 were re-badged Mercedes S class with added luxury.

[@jogindersinghfoley3860]

Maybach produced the engines for the Tiger

[@alanhindmarch657]

@@Theagchm you are right Ford did own Aston Martin. Now Mercedes Benz has shares, Toto Wolf has shares as well as Lance Strolls father. So are you saying Aston Martin is no longer an independent company or a manufacturer?

[@fundamentos3439]

The ' Borgward ' brand , plant , and know - how were acquired by a consortium of Monterrey , Mexico , in the late 60's.

[@alanwong4304]

Are they making electric cars in China?

[@FernandoTRA]

Yep, and that went belly up really fast. My grandfather to be able to sell Mercedes Benz had to buy Borgwards also.

[@fundamentos3439]

@@FernandoTRA Nevertheless , they were beautiful cars , and very well engineered.

[@FernandoTRA]

@@fundamentos3439 wouldn't know. I just know from my dad that they didn't sell like pancakes. And that at least one model had a three cylinder engine which wasn't very common in those years.

[@fundamentos3439]

@@FernandoTRA They were produced in Mexico between 1967 and 1970 , at the plant of ' General Escobedo '. Nowadays , a grandson of one of the Mexican producers , has plans to build a SUV.

[@roberttroutman6780]

You forgot Goliath, made in Bremen Germany

[@stefanpaege2046]

As far as I know, that "S" badge on the "Trabant" stands for "Sachsenring", which would make the name "Trabant" only the name of a model.

[@pauloalves4732]

@Lat Mang Renaut Megane, Fiat Panda, Seat Leon, Audi Quattro, etc....

[@maico125]

We had a Lloyd 600 pickup.. Crazy cool - I used to drive it around well before I had my driver's license

[@mbasir]

Auto Union wasn't defunct in 1965, they changed name to Audi, and still exists.

[@faithlesshound5621]

Audi, DKW, Horch and Wanderer got together in 1932 to form Auto Union. By the way, when August Horch sold his original car company he agreed not to go back into business under his own surname: so when he did, he translated it into Latin as Audi (= "listen!"). NSU also joined the Auto Union before they reverted to "Audi."

[@ljubastojanovic608]

No way the car shown at 2:06 (HORCH) was made in 1932.

[@ramblinman4197]

That is what I thought too. Another poster pointed out that the car was actually built in the 1950s.

[@graemedurie9094]

Horch as an independent carmaker ceased making cars, but as a part of AutoUnion kept doing so until at least 1939

[@teedot1186]

He was pushed out of his company and started Audi but eventually gained controlled of Horch when Horch joined Audi in Auto Union. Along Wanderer and dkw

[@graemedurie9094]

@@teedot1186 The name Audi is a pun - it means hear or hearken in Latin, while Horch means that in German.

[@leneanderthalien]

@@teedot1186 In Auto Union was Audi nothing (did not build cars): the main builder from Auto Union was DKW, and after Auto Union was buy from VW, the name Audi was resurect to make luxury VW (first Audi was a NSU project!!!) , exactly the same scenario as "DS" for the make Citroën...

[@teedot1186]

@@graemedurie9094 i know

[@graemedurie9094]

@@teedot1186 I'd expect that, but others may not.

[@XLR8training1]

Horch was founded in 1899 and ended in 1953...great list anyway ;-)

[@TheTopTen10]

Thanks for watching

[@dipgaming2695]

Horch is Audi Horch comes from hören what means in Latin Audire and from Audire they did Audi

[@XLR8training1]

@@dipgaming2695 Yes. But between 1910 and 1939, Audi and Horch coexist as 2 different brands...both created by August Horch. And you are right, when he was evicted from Horch Company he was not allowed to use his name so he translated it in Latin to become Audi 😉

[@doubledee9675]

In a way, Horch survives in the Audi. There's a direct company line through, and the name is a pun. Horch is German for Hear, Listen to me etc. Audi says the same in Latin.

[@girl-pl3wx]

AMAZING GERMANY CARS !!!🇬🇷🇬🇷🇬🇷🇬🇷

[@alanhindmarch657]

MAYBACH, is not defunct, it was bought by Mercedes Benz, who still produce MAYBACH Cars. HORCH and WANDERER merged with DKW and AUDI, to form AUTO UNION, but the name was later changed to Audi by VW, which means HORCH, WANDERER and AUTO UNION are not really defunct. NSU was bought by VW, so by rights NSU isn’t defunct ether.

[@g8ymw]

Birley's Garage in my home village (Long Clawson) were an NSU dealership. Don't think they had a Wankel but certainly had the Prinz

[@jimkennedy7050]

Maybach never goin away. Look at their fricken stock.

[@ElectrologyNow]

Why are you playing that super annoying "music?"

[@SuperBigswede]

Borgward 💪

[@paulmatschull1923]

NSU was not defunct in 1969 my Dad test drove a new Ro 80 in 1973.

[@Theagchm]

Yup, I used to pass a 3/4 year old NSU on my way to school every day in 1977 (in Scotland). Perhaps the sales unit was still in operation?

[@GrandeCapo_PallaPesante]

NSU was still alive in the seventies. This vid is full of mistakes.

[@ljubastojanovic608]

NSU Princ 1000 and 1200S were produced in Vogošće, near Sarajevo as well as VW Bettle 1200 until they switched to Golf 1 (late 70s). They started in midd 60s with NSU Maxi motor bike (250 or 350 ccm)

[@DrOlds7298]

I think they still made the RO 80 up to maybe 1976-77. Prinz I think 1972-73???

[@mohabatkhanmalak1161]

Is Maybach defunct..?? I thought Daimler Benz were still making them.

[@faithlesshound5621]

This is "badge engineering" as practiced by Detroit and BMC, among others. The most expensive Mercedes-Benz is called a "Maybach." Volkswagen bought the Rolls-Royce car company, but not the name, and now makes Bentley cars in the UK, while BMW bought the Rolls-Royce name (only) from the aero engine company and makes Rolls-Royce cars in the UK.

[@pranilramdayal9097]

Borgward was the best,Auto Union the forerunner of Audi today

[@HiNRGboy]

this is depressing, these are some beautiful looking classic cars!! German cars are easily my favorite classic cars it's not even close.

[@TheTopTen10]

Thanks for watching

[@carlcushmanhybels8159]

"Horch" didn't really go defunct. "Horch" is part of the founding of Audi: one of the rings in the Audi logo. Another is "Wanderer".

[@johndrake3731]

Horch, Wanderer, Auto Union and Audi are the four rings on every Audi.

[@johndrake3731]

I meant "Deutcher Kinder Wagen. (not Auto Union.)

[@g-a-i-l-]

Great. You can see so many influences here and there. How about changing the intro

[@TheTopTen10]

Thnks

[@peterm4475]

What about bubble cars?

[@gigiotoccolo5704]

And Glas? Do you not remember?

[@MrBlackbass59]

Auto Union is now Audi...Right?

[@jorgetoro3573]

1969: Audi NSU Auto Union 1985: Audi

[@kolbpilot]

2:45 Someone is copying Thunderbird or Thunderbird is copying this.

[@markushanshesse188]

Yes Auto Union 1000 sp is a Copy. NSU (belongs to Audi) copied with their NSU Prinz the Chevy Corvair

[@eduardosantabaya5348]

DKW Fissore 1964, Thunderbird 1955

[@JiGCop]

0:57 - 1898?

[@jarikinnunen1718]

England lost 60 car brands.

[@241269ablefm]

DKW is not on the list 🙄

[@leneanderthalien]

DKW is more known today under the name...Audi...

[@bokhans]

No. 3 is DKW even called Auto Union

[@davidcantwell2489]

Then it would have been their top 11 defunct cars list.

[@trainsntile]

@@bokhans My grandfather had a 195? something "Auto Union DKW". (Deutsche Kraft Werke) He told me it had a 2-cycle engine. Noisy as heck! Ten liters gasoline, one liter of oil in the fuel tank. A drivable version of the 'weedwhackers' & 'leaf blowers' we have today.

[@eduardosantabaya5348]

@@trainsntile 1/4 liter oil in ten of gas. 2-stroke 980cc. 40 hp

[@bluebear6570]

Too many mistakes! Bad research!

[@BewareOfTheKraut]

Where is Adler?

[@raulsousa164]

Where is the very nice GLAS 1700 GT?

[@BrokebackBob]

Oh come on! You could have found a 2013 picture of a Maybach. How lazy.

[@frankslegers2522]

NSU founded in 1973 and defunct in 1969 ??

[@johncunningham4820]

Half these are not Actually Defunct . They got bought out and Conglomerated .

[@fatihoguz5771]

Stover bmw wtf

[@nickjervis8123]

How can you get it so wrong? Please stop doing these videos. Rubbish