Audi has a long and varied history from the design of pioneering vehicles in the early 1900s to the mass production of the saloon and sports cars for which the company is so well known today. This pictorial history describes the notable vehicles produced in the 1920s and 1930s, the devastating interruption caused by World War II, and the re-emergence of the marque in the 1950s and 1960s. It also covers the extraordinary success of the company in the 1980s and 1990s and the models produced in the modern era.