Yes. Audi has been a subsidiary of Volkswagen since 1964. In fact, for years VW and Audi have shared the same platform across several models. The Audi V8, A8 and VW Phaeton are the same D Series platform. The Audi Q7 and VW Touareg both use the same PL71 platform. The Audi 80, 90, A4 and the VW Passat all share the same B Series platform. The Audi A3, TT and the VW Golf, Jetta, Eos, Tiguan, Touran, and the new Scirocco all use the A Series platform. This is VW's most used platform and is why VW enthusiasts refer to generations of cars as "A1", "A2", etc. The current platform is "A5". Most of these shared platform cars are made in the same factories.
Skoda is now part of the VW/Audi group but are not assembled in Germany although many parts are of VW/Audi origin. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C5%A0koda_Auto
Audi, BMW, Maybach, Mercedes, Opel, Porsche, Smart, and VW I can think of at the moment Audi & VW are part of the same group - though you might not think so if you had to buy for an Audi a replacement part identical on both, and compared the prices if you bought it in a VW-labelled carton! Opel is part of General Motors, or certainly was for many years.
"Bugatti" is a part of the Volkswagen group (Audi, Porsche, Bentley, VW...).
Audi AG owns it but Audi is 99.7% owned by VW AG. (and VW owns Porsche, Bugatti, Skoda, Bentley... AND Audi is the largest single generator of income for all of the VW lines)Audi owns Lamborghini.
Not recommended. Its essentially "lifetime." If you are having shifting problems, let a VAG (VW Audi Group) tech look at it.
Audi does.
Kia's new Design Director is Peter Schreyer, who had been at Audi and VW group for 25 years.
Yes, Lamborghini was originally an Italian marque. However it is now owned by the VW- Audi group of Germany.
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Seat is a company based in Spain, but is owned by the VW/Audi Group (VAG). Their cars are manufactured all over western europe.
Absolutely not, don't let the dealer suck you into a 8 dollar a pint of VW Audi Skoda fluid, it's all the same. Go to auto zone and get the 99 cent stuff...