Which former European vehicle manufacturer shared its name with a venereal disease?

romeomikegolf

NSU.founded 1873, taken over by Audi in 1969. Jul 04 05, 10:54 PM

gmackematix

Yay RMG! Someone tells me the disease was probably more comfortable than their bikes. Jul 05 05, 12:19 AM

satguru

NSU stands for Neckarsulm strickmachine union (sp?) from Germany, or in English Neckarsulm knitting machine factory (more or less). They made cars at a later time than their original product. Jul 05 05, 4:39 PM

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