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The electrical concern A.E.G. became interested in the production of motor cars and bougth the Allgemeine Automobil-Gesellschaft (A.A.G.). They set up the Neue Automobil-Gesellscahft (NAG cars) organization to sell the NAG cars produced in the A.E.G. factory. The A.A.G. Klingenberg was continued until 1902 when A.E.G. acquired the firm of Kühlstein and its chief designer Joseph Vollmer. He designed the first NAG cars, the 2-cylinder NAG Model A and the 4-cylinder NAG Model B. Several improved NAG cars followed. NAG also produced commercials, especially buses, which appeared on the roads in large numbers. In 1908 AEG withdrew from car production, which was taken over by NAG cars. A light NAG car with a 6/12PS 1.570cc engine was marketed as the Puck after 1908; later this NAG car was renamed the Darling and re-engined with a 6/18PS unit. At least one NAG car was used by the Kaiser. The NAG car firm also produced electric and petrol-electric cars. A great variety of NAG cars was offered until 1914, headed by the NAG K8 with a 33/75PS 9-litre engine.
After World War 1 NAG cars concentrated on their NAG C4 with a 4-cylinder 33PS 2.536cc engine. This NAG car was the basis of the NAG C4b or NAG Monza sports version, which NAG car was quite successful in several events. In 1926 NAG cars took over the Protos factory and the Presto works were acquired one year later. Ohv sixes were sold under the name NAG-Protos. A V8 100bhp 4.5-litre NAG car appeared in 1931 and then NAG cars started experimenting with front-wheel drive. The V8 engine was also used in a front-drive NAG car, but this never reached the public. The small front-drive NAG Voran of 1933 had an opposed 4-cylinder 1.468cc engine and was based on Voran designs. This NAG car was not a success and led to the end of NAG car production in 1934. Commercial NAG cars were continued in conjunction with Büssing for some years.
Source: Georgano, encyclopedia of motorcar; HON
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