How many Auto Union 1000s are left in New Zealand?
Super rare 1 in 934,974 on the road Built 1960-1963 Sold new in New Zealand
Updated from the NZTA Motor Vehicle Register, counted as at 31 August 2026. Recounted every month.
A small front-wheel-drive car from the company whose four rings now belong to Audi, built from 1958 to 1963. It was a development of the DKW 3=6, with a three-cylinder two-stroke engine of just under one litre. The 1000 Sp coupe and roadster were styled like a scaled-down Ford Thunderbird.
Still on the road, by model year
The most are from 1960: 2 still registered. Every year is listed under the chart.
Every model year
| Model year | Still registered |
|---|---|
| 1960 | 2 |
| 1962 | 2 |
| 1963 | 1 |
What Super rare means
Spotto grades every car by how many are still registered in New Zealand. With 5 still registered, the Auto Union 1000 is Super rare: the grade for cars with 5 to 24 left.
By how many are left it ranks equal 2,281st of the 2,903 cars in Spotto's catalogue.
The six grades: Common, 8,000 or more · Uncommon, 1,200 to 7,999 · Scarce, 175 to 1,199 · Rare, 25 to 174 · Super rare, 5 to 24 · Unicorn, fewer than 5.
Seen one?
Spotto grades every car on New Zealand roads by how many are still registered, down to the generation and the badge. Log the ones you spot, build a collection, and see who else has found one.