About the marque
- Founded
- 1910 – 1927
- Headquarters
- Apolda, Germany
After joining the reorganized Ruppe works in 1908, engineer-racer Karl Slevogt developed new water-cooled automobiles that adopted the Apollo name from 1910. His 960 cc Type B challenged Bugatti in small-car competition, while larger N, Record F, K and L models broadened the prewar range. Apollo also built wartime trucks, absorbed Hugo Ruppe's MAF works in 1921 and returned with 4/14 and 10/40 hp cars. The final 6/24 hp used a bought-in Steudel engine in 1926–1927. Automobile manufacture ended in 1927; the company sold NSUs before bankruptcy in 1932.
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