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How many brands does Volkswagen have?

Names of all companies under Volkswagen:

Audi (AUDI) was founded in 1932. It is composed of four companies: DKF, Audi, Horch and Wanderer (these companies were once bicycle, motorcycle and passenger car manufacturers). At that time, it was named United Automobile Company. It was officially named Audi AG on January 1, 1958. Today it is the largest subsidiary of Volkswagen. The graphic trademark uses a pattern of four connected circles, which metaphorically represents the union of four companies. It means that the four brothers are holding hands and working vigorously to create great achievements, which fully embodies the atmosphere of "unity is strength". These four identical, closely interlocking rings symbolize the kind of close relationship of equality, mutual benefit, collaboration and the enterprising professionalism that company members yearn for. "Audi" is the word trademark of Audi cars, usually marked on the rear or both sides of the car body.

Founded in 1937, Volkswagen is Germany's largest automobile production group, ranking fifth in the world in automobile production. The Volkswagen Group includes Volkswagen and Audi in Germany and seven subsidiaries in the United States, Mexico, Brazil, Argentina, and South Africa. Because Volkswagen models could not meet Americans' needs for large space, resulting in sluggish sales, the subsidiary in the United States was later cancelled, and even the equipment was sold to my country's No. 1 Automobile Manufacturing Plant to continue producing the Golf Jetta. The product that made Volkswagen famous was the "Beetle" sedan (designed by Porsche), of which 20 million units were produced in the early 1980s. It launched Volkswagen's first high-speed train, followed closely by POLO, Golf, Audi, Passat, Santana, etc., which were also sold all over the world.

On May 28, 1937, Ferdinand Porsche founded Volkswagen Development Company with the support of Mercedes-Benz. In September of the same year, it was changed to Volkswagen AG. Volkswagen is Germany's largest and youngest automobile company. It is an international group company headquartered in Wolsburg. Volkswagen's German word "Volkswagenwerk" means a car used by the public; the graphic trademark is a superposition of the two letters V and W in the German word "Volkswagenwerk" and is embedded in a large circle, and then the entire trademark is embedded in the engine radiator. in the middle of the grille on the front of the appliance. The graphic trademark is shaped like three "V" characters, like a V shape made with the middle finger and index finger, which means that Volkswagen and its products "must win-must win-must win". The word mark is marked on the trunk lid at the rear of the car to indicate the name of the car. Volkswagen's trademark is simple, distinctive, attractive and unforgettable.

The logo of Bentley Motors is a soaring eagle, with the initial "B" of the company name on the eagle's belly, symbolizing the everlasting rapid development of Bentley's career. It is a high-end brand that is on the statistical starting line with Rolls-Royce.

Bugatti is an immortal name in the car world. It has always been admired by car fans for its avant-garde design and extraordinary performance. Bugatti was famous even before World War II. With the end of World War II, Bugatti also quietly The land disappeared for a long time. It was not until 1990 that the Bugatti EB110 returned to the scene and re-entered the ranks of super sports cars. The EB110 is the first car produced under the Bugatti name in forty years. In 1993, the depot made full use of the fine tradition of "less but better" and developed the EB112, which combines classic flavor with advanced technology, and its performance is even better than the EB110. Ettore Bugatti founded the Bugatti Automobile Company under his surname, and wrote his surname in large letters on the car logo, surrounded by bearing balls, and with a red background, hoping that the company could Never stop spinning.

The Spanish SEAT car factory was established in 1950. After ending its nearly 30-year cooperative relationship with FIAT, it signed a technical and commercial agreement with VW and was later acquired by the VW car factory. SEAT car factory mainly produces RVs, small cars, SUVs and commercial vehicles.

After transforming from a Spanish brand to one of the three major brands in the VW system, it has now become the main manufacturing plant in the VW Group's production system. For example, SEAT Rosa is produced in Germany, S5 is produced in Belgium, and VW's Polo Classic is produced in Spain. Share important parts such as engines and dashboards with each other.

Lamborghini (LAMBORGHINI) is a Lamborghini Automobile Company founded by Frucio Lamborghini in Modena, Italy in 1962 to mainly produce racing cars. In 1987, it merged with Chrysler Corporation.

Lamborghini is the only car company in the Eastern Hemisphere that produces super sports cars. It was purchased by an Indonesian consortium from Lamborghini Automobile Company in 1993. The company was founded by the famous racing driver Lamborghini. At any time, Lamborghini has always adhered to the principle of launching only the best sports cars. The logo of Lamborghini Automobile Company is a bullfight full of power and attacking the opponent. This seems to be related to It is consistent with the characteristics of Lamborghini's high-horsepower high-speed sports car. It is said that this logo also reflects the founder Lamborghini's bull-fighting temperament.

The meaning of the "Skoda" trademark is: the huge ring symbolizes Skoda's impeccable products for the world; the bird's wings symbolize the marketing of technologically advanced products all over the world; the arrow flying to the right, It symbolizes advanced technology; the vermilion color in the outer ring symbolizes Skoda's more than 100 years of tradition; the green paved in the center expresses the importance Skoda people attach to resource recycling and environmental protection. The cinnamon twig leaf at the bottom of the trademark of the Skoda Fresia brand car currently produced represents victory. In addition, there is a legend about the "Skoda" trademark: It is said that the manager of the factory brought back an Indian servant from America. This man was very diligent and had a beautiful face, so his face was chosen as the trademark, which is now the Skoda arrow-shaped logo.

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In 1998, Rolls-Royce and Bentley Motors Co., Ltd. suffered from long-term losses and were publicly auctioned. The German Volkswagen Company finally bought Rolls-Royce for US$700 million. However, because the Rolls-Royce brand belonged to the Rolls-Royce Engine Company at the time, Volkswagen, which was determined to win, only bought Rolls-Royce's factories and equipment. It has not obtained the right to use the Rolls-Royce trademark. Due to Volkswagen's "strategic mistake" in the acquisition, the right to use the trademark was seized by BMW and purchased for 40 million pounds.

After many negotiations between BMW and Volkswagen, the two parties finally chose a compromise plan: starting from 1998, Volkswagen has the right to use the Rolls-Royce trademark for five years until 2003. After 2003, Rolls-Royce is automatically owned by BMW, while Volkswagen owns another Rolls-Royce brand - Bentley (Bentley).

Additional answer

Because Rolls-Royce is a brand of Volkswagen in Germany

So in China

Shanghai Volkswagen produces Rolls-Royce Some auxiliary parts

are exported back to Germany or the UK for assembly

Basically, Shanghai Volkswagen and Rolls-Royce have a cooperative relationship