Company milestone · 1909-07-16
August Horch founded August Horch Automobilwerke GmbH in Zwickau; Audi Automobilwerke GmbH was entered in the commercial register on 25 April 1910. [1]
Audi Logo
Archive record · not confirmed as the current logo.
Logo files, variants & history · SVG, PNG · updated 2 mo ago
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Brand profile
About Audi
Automobile manufacturer
Audi AG is a German manufacturer of luxury vehicles headquartered in Ingolstadt, Bavaria, and a wholly owned subsidiary of the Volkswagen Group. Its four rings stand for the four car companies that formed its predecessor, Auto Union, in 1932.
Auto Union was formed in 1932 by Audi, DKW, Horch and Wanderer. Volkswagen acquired it in the 1960s, relaunched the Audi brand in 1965 and merged Auto Union with NSU Motorenwerke in 1969, creating the present-day company; its official name was shortened to Audi AG in 1985.
Audi’s emblem is four overlapping rings. Before the Second World War the four-ring badge was used only on Auto Union racing cars, while the member companies kept their own names and emblems.
Sources: [1]
Available in this archive
Audi logo files at a glance
Audi has 6 downloadable files in SVG, PNG in this archive. 1 logo record is catalogued; that is not the number of verified redesigns.
PNG renditions reach 2,048 pixels on the longest side.
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Files & downloads
Browse recorded formats and variants for Audi. Source formats appear first, followed by raster sizes.
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Monochrome rendition · Community reproduction
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Brand heritage
Logo history & brand milestones
One logo record is catalogued. The milestones below are dated separately from it.
Audi’s origins, the 1932 four rings, the Audi Oval period from the late 1970s to 1994, the 2009 centenary redesign and the move to flat rings in digital media (2016) and on vehicles (2022), as recorded in the cited sources. Company and product dates are labelled separately from design changes.
Logo milestone · 1932
Audi merged with Horch, DKW and Wanderer to form Auto Union AG; the four rings of the logo each represent one of the four companies. [1]
Company milestone · 1969
Auto Union and NSU were merged into Audi NSU Auto Union AG, incorporated on 1 January 1969 with its headquarters at NSU’s Neckarsulm plant. [1]
Logo milestone · After 1977
Following the demise of the NSU brand in 1977, Audi gave less prominence to the four rings and more to the “Audi” script inside a black, later red, ellipse known as the Audi Oval, often shown next to the Volkswagen roundel where the two brands shared dealers under the V.A.G banner. [1]
Company milestone · 1985
The company’s official name was shortened to Audi AG and its headquarters moved back to Ingolstadt; Auto Union GmbH and NSU GmbH were formed to own the historical trademarks. [1]
Visual identity milestone · 1994
After Audi formed its own independent dealer network in 1994, the Audi Oval was phased out and the four rings were given prominence again. Audi Sans, a derivative of Univers, was adopted for marketing materials, corporate communications and the vehicles. [1]
Logo milestone · 2009
For its centenary, Audi updated the logo: the wordmark changed to left-aligned Audi Type and the shading of the overlapping rings was altered. The revised logo was designed by Rayan Abdullah. [1]
Visual identity milestone · 2016
Audi began using two-dimensional rings in digital media. [2]
Logo milestone · 2022-11
Audi introduced flat rings on its vehicles, no longer raised or chrome, to be rolled out on all new models. [2]
Research sources
- Audi ↗ · Wikipedia · accessed 2026-09-25
- Audi rebrands with “significantly more modern” flat logo ↗ · Dezeen, 2022-11-18 · accessed 2026-09-25
Compiled 2026-09-25 by AI-assisted source review. Each statement links its sources; an editor has not yet independently confirmed them.
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Audi logo Monochrome rendition · Community reproduction
Monochrome community vector reproduction from Simple Icons. The SVG is a sanitized drawing copy and PNGs are generated renditions, not official press-kit masters. The collection date is not the logo’s introduction date.
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All 1 logo record for Audi
- Audi logo Monochrome rendition · Community reproduction (this page)
Colour sample
Rendition colours
Black (primary sample)Primary
- HEX
- #000000
- RGB
- 0, 0, 0
Text contrast on white21:1 · AAA
Text contrast on near-black1.11:1 · Fail
Colour recorded with the Simple Icons community reproduction. It is not an owner-published colour specification. See other black logos →
Design context
Logo design & typography notes
The company name is based on the Latin translation of its founder’s surname, Horch.
From left, the rings represent Audi, DKW, Horch and Wanderer.
From the researched record (AI-assisted source review); see research sources.
Researched typography noteAudi Sans, a derivative of Univers, was adopted after 1994. MetaDesign was later commissioned for the corporate typeface Audi Type, designed by Paul van der Laan and Pieter van Rosmalen of Bold Monday; it began to appear in Audi products and marketing in 2009 and is used in the 2009 wordmark.
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Reference
Frequently asked
Who designed the Audi logo?
Revised four-rings logo (2009) is credited to Rayan Abdullah. The designer of the specific file version shown on this page is not recorded. [1]
Can I use the Audi logo?
Download for identification, news and comparison. Commercial use needs the owner's permission. This page never grants a licence. Always check the owner's brand guidelines.
When did Audi change its logo?
1932: Audi merged with Horch, DKW and Wanderer to form Auto Union AG; the four rings of the logo each represent one of the four companies. 2009: For its centenary, Audi updated the logo: the wordmark changed to left-aligned Audi Type and the shading of the overlapping rings was altered. The revised logo was designed by Rayan Abdullah. 2022-11: Audi introduced flat rings on its vehicles, no longer raised or chrome, to be rolled out on all new models. [1] [2]
What file formats are available for the Audi logo in this archive?
Available file formats: SVG, PNG. Dimensions, source and usage conditions are listed for each file below.
Visual neighbours
No close visual matches
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Same industry
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Listed because the archive records the same industry, Germany first.
Provenance
Source & evidence
Simple Icons community reproduction (github.com/simple-icons/simple-icons · icons/audi.svg), checked by an AI-assisted process; an editor has not reviewed it.
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Technical provenance
Source typeSimple Icons community reproductionInspect source reference ↗
Source reviewAI-assisted check · 2026-09-08; no editor reviewInspect the recorded website
- Source
- github.com/simple-icons/simple-icons · icons/audi.svg
- Source date
- 2026-09-08
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- Archive import with an AI-assisted source check
- Originality
- Community vector reproduction; not an official master
- SHA-256
- 27356ef837e3c62d6b57fd0bbfca4599c57acbdbd79544f13eec17ddeaf99149
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SimilarLogo. “Audi logo record.” Updated 2026-09-08. https://similarlogo.com/brand/audi/
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2026-09-08Audi: source-attributed artwork and PNG/SVG renditions added.
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