Audi had no stand-alone production facilities at that time and the car was produced, like its predecessor, at the Horch plant.

[1] A floor-mounted lever controlled the four-speed gearbox: this delivered power to the rear wheels, which represented a technological retreat from the innovative front-wheel drive configuration of the 920's predecessor.

[3] The box-section chassis featured semi-independent suspension at the front and a swing-axle arrangement at the rear.

The Audi 920 and the British Austin 16 were the only European cars to incorporate design cues from the 1937 Buicks for their front end grille treatment.

[2] The Audi/Horch factories in Zwickau were badly damaged during the war and were seized by the East German government following the partition of Germany - forcing parent company Auto Union to relocate to Ingolstadt, Bavaria – from where the modern-day Audi company ultimately evolved.