Throughout its history, Nisssan has had many relationships with other automakers from around the world. In fact, in the 1930s when cars were first being built, the technology used for it all came from the United States as did the chief designer of the cars. From 1993 up until 2002, Ford was also working with the Nissan company and a result were two minivans, one sold under each company name, that were built exactly the same and used the same parts. Since 2008, the French automaker Renault owns a large part of Nissan. This working together with companies around the world has greatly influenced the Nissan cars which are now the third best selling Asian make on the market.

Although built for the Asian markets originally, Nissan cars were shown around the world during the 1950s at car shows. Although at first slow selling, the small cars were soon improved and the model lines expanded. Nissan cars were even used in races which caught the attention of many around the world.

Nissan has since that time made cars that keep up with the times and demands of consumers. Therefore, a full range of vehicles is offered from economy sized to full sized pickup trucks and even sports cars. On top of that, Nissan offers a wide variety of trims, engines and styling for their popular cars.

The giant car statue was already displayed before in Munich, Hong Kong, Beijing, and Berlin. It is too big for the highway too at 10.2 m of length, width of 4.5m, and height of 3.25m. Add the area up and it covered 150sq.m of painted Audi greatness.

The sculpture was originally a contribution for the Germany-Land Ideas project and was originally placed in Berlin near the Brandenburg Gate in 2006.

It took a lot of heavy equipment to bring the Audi sculpture to the headquarters of the car manufacturer for the celebration of their centenary.

The July 16 event is extra special since it involves the unveiling of a brand new Audi model in the form of the 2010 A5 Sportback. The German Chancellor will grace the event.

As part of the celebrations, Audi participated in the Goodwood Festival in England where they showcased their early models and rally cars. The display included the replica of the Type C Streamline which tried to break the speed record in late 1930’s. The 1919 Alpine Cup champ, the Audi Type C was also on display. There were also several Audi olds and new which participated in the circuit action in Goodwill.

Audi was founded by August Horch on 16 July 1909.