Audi was practically started way back in 1885 when the Wanderer Company was developed, later becoming a branch of Audi Yet it remained in 1899 that August Horch developed A. Horch & Cie in Cologne, after that went on to create the August Horch & Cie. Motowagenwerke AG in 1904. http://reideypfu.jiliblog.com/26075415/audi-s-milestones