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MZ a acronym, stands for Motorradwerk Zschopau ( German for motorcycle factory at Zschopau) in Erzgebirge in Sachsen, MuZ stands for Motorrad und Zweiradwerk (German for motorcycle and two-wheeler factory).

1 History

• 1906 Jörgen Skafte Rasmussen ( Denmark) bought an empty cloth factory in Zschopau
• 1917 invented the Dampfkraftwagen (German for steam-powered wagon) also known by its trademark DKW
• 1920 motor-assisted bicycle
• 1923 renamed in DKW
• 1927Centuries: 19th century 20th century 21st century Decades: 1870s 1880s 1890s 1900s 1910s 1920s 1930s 1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s Years: 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 See also 1927 in aviation 1927 in film 1927 in literature 1927 in mu started racing activities
• 1928Centuries: 19th century 20th century 21st century Decades: 1870s 1880s 1890s 1900s 1910s 1920s 1930s 1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s Years: 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 See also 1928 in aviation 1928 in film 1928 in literature 1928 in mu DKW takes over the AudiAudi is an automobile maker in Germany, part of the Volkswagen group, VAG. The company is headquartered in Ingolstadt, Bavaria, Germany. The motto of Audi is: "Vorsprung durch Technik" which translates to "Progress through Technology". History The origins factory at ZwickauZwickau is a city of Germany, in the Bundesland Saxony (Sachsen), situated in a pleasant valley at the foot of the Erzgebirge, on the left bank of the Zwickauer Mulde, 82 miles southwest of Dresden, south of Leipzig and south west of Chemnitz. Population:
• 1929Centuries: 19th century 20th century 21st century Decades: 1870s 1880s 1890s 1900s 1910s 1920s 1930s 1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s Years: 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 See also 1929 in aviation 1929 in film 1929 in literature 1929 in mu 60000 motorcycles leave the Zschopau factory, and DKW is the largest motorcycle manufacturer in the world
• 19311931 is the common year starting on Thursday. see link for calendar) Events January January 4 Female aviator Elly Beinhorn begins her flight to Africa January 6 Thomas Edison submits his last patent application. January 22 Sir Isaac Isaacs sworn in as the introduced DKW small cars
• 19321932 is the leap year starting on Friday. see link for calendar) Events January-February January 3 British arrest and intern Mohandas Gandhi and Vallabhbhai Patel January 8 In Britain the Archbishop of Canterbury forbids church remarriage of divorcees Jan The Auto UnionAuto Union was the joint venture of four German automobile manufacturers established in 1932 in Zwickau, Saxony during the Great Depression. The Auto Union brand The trademark of Auto Union was a sign of four rings symbolizing the four member companies (t was founded, created from Audi, Horch , Wanderer and DKW.
• 1939 developed the RT 125
• 1948 renamed in IFA (a state-owned enterprise in GDR)
• 1950 The Zschopau works begins production of the RT 125 model, developed before the war, under the trademark IFA (Industrieverwaltung Fahrzeugbau). This model became patent free after the war and was further developed in Britain, USA, Japan, Italian and West Germany.
• 1952 the BK350 appears, the first two stroke shaft drive. The works is now called VEB Motorradwerk Zschopau, or MZ for short.
• 1962 The IT 150 starts manufacturing. Up to the presrent day (2004) it is the most-built German motorcycle. It was also the first motorcycle with an asymmetric low beam headlight pattern.
• 1970 the millionth motorcycle rolls off the conveyor belt, a MZ ETS 250 Trophy Sport
• 1983 the 2-millionth motorcycle rolls off the conveyor belt, this time a MZ ETZ 250. With disk brakes and 12 volt electrics the MZ had reached the modern standard in motorcycle design.
• 1990 MZ is privatised, on 1991 18 December.
• 1993 MZ goes bankrupt, and the ETZ patent sold to the Turkish firm Kanuni which continued producing models 251 and 301. The MuZ company is formed from the rest.
• 1996 MuZ was bought by the malaysian Corporation Hong Leong
• 1999 the u is finally dropped from the name MuZ.

The Zschopau works are one of the oldest motorcycle factories in the world, producing motorcycles since 1922. Most well known models were the 150 and 250 series, with the variants TS, ES und ETZ. And MZ was one of the few producers that made motorcycles with sidecars.