Editing Volkswagen Group (section)

===Subsidiaries and brands===
The Volkswagen Group comprises the following vehicle manufacturers and their corresponding [[brand]]s:<ref group=note>Volkswagen Truck and Bus are renamed to TRATON AG.</ref>
Here are the brands operated under the Volkswagen Group:<ref>{{cite web|title=Volkswagen Group Brands|url=https://www.volkswagen-group.com/en/brands-and-brand-groups-15811|access-date=2024-04-25}}</ref>
* '''[[Audi|Audi AG]]''': 100% ownership{{Sfn|Volkswagen AG|2012|pp=U60-U73}} — The current company was formed through the acquisitions of [[Auto Union]] from [[Daimler-Benz]] on 30 December 1964, and [[NSU Motorenwerke]] on 9 March 1969 - Audi being the sole surviving marque from the Auto Union combine. 
** [[Audi Sport GmbH]] — Audi's performance engineering and manufacturing subsidiary.{{Sfn|Volkswagen AG|2012|pp=U60-U73}}
** '''[[Lamborghini|Automobili Lamborghini S.p.A.]]''': 100% ownership{{Sfn|Volkswagen AG|2012|pp=U60-U73}} — acquired by AUDI AG in September 1998.{{Sfn|Volkswagen AG|2012a|p=68}}
***'''[[Ducati|Ducati Motor Holding S.p.A.]]''': 100% ownership{{Sfn|Volkswagen AG|2012|pp=U60-U73}} — bought on 19 July 2012.
** '''[[Bentley Motors|Bentley Motors Ltd]]''': 100% ownership.{{Sfn|Volkswagen AG|2012|pp=U60-U73}} Volkswagen purchased [[Rolls-Royce Motors]] and Bentley from [[Vickers plc|Vickers]] on 28 July 1998,{{Sfn|Volkswagen AG|2012a|p=68}} however the purchase did not include the license to use the Rolls-Royce trademark on automobiles, which is controlled by [[Rolls-Royce Holdings plc]].<ref name=bmwrolls>{{cite web |url=https://money.cnn.com/1998/05/08/deals/bmw/ |title=BMW 'Rolls' out ultimatum |date=8 May 1998 |access-date=10 August 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130926065352/http://money.cnn.com/1998/05/08/deals/bmw/ |archive-date=26 September 2013 |url-status=dead }}</ref> BMW outmaneuvered Volkswagen, succeeding in obtaining the rights to use the Rolls-Royce trademark on automobiles. From July 1998 until December 2002, BMW continued to supply engines for the [[Rolls-Royce Silver Seraph]] and the Bentley division sold cars under both the Bentley and Rolls-Royce marques, under an agreement with BMW. In January 2022, Bentley became part of the Audi Group.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.audi-mediacenter.com/en/bentley-motors-ltd-14335|title=Bentley Motors Ltd|access-date=20 January 2022|archive-date=20 January 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220120151741/https://www.audi-mediacenter.com/en/bentley-motors-ltd-14335|url-status=dead}}</ref>
[[File:Porsche headquarter Stuttgart-Zuffenhausen Werk II.jpg|thumb|upright|Porsche headquarters in [[Stuttgart]]]]
* '''[[Porsche|Dr. Ing. h.c. F. Porsche AG]]''': 75% ownership — Volkswagen AG purchased 49.9% of the shares in Porsche Zwischenholding GmbH (the holding company of Porsche AG) in December 2009.<ref name="Porsche SE Holding Structure">{{cite web|title=Porsche SE&nbsp;– Holding Structure|url=http://www.porsche-se.com/pho/en/porschese/holdingstructure/|work=[[Porsche]]|access-date=11 May 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160901065434/http://www.porsche-se.com/pho/en/porschese/holdingstructure/|archive-date=1 September 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref> Volkswagen AG purchased the remaining stake in Porsche AG equaling 100% of the shares in Porsche Zwischenholding GmbH, effectively becoming its parent company as of 1 August 2012.<ref name="VolkswagentoBuyPorsche" /> 25% of shares sold in an [[IPO]] of Porsche AG in 2022.
* '''[[Jetta (car marque)|Jetta]]''': [[Joint venture]] with [[First Automotive Works]] created in 2019.
* '''[[Scout Motors|Scout Motors Inc.]]''': 100% ownership — founded in 2022.
* '''[[SEAT|SEAT, S.A.]]''': 100% ownership{{Sfn|Volkswagen AG|2012|pp=U60-U73}} — initially in 1982 a co-operation agreement with AUDI AG; 51% and 75% ownership in 1986, and full ownership in 1990. SEAT was the first non-German subsidiary of the Volkswagen Group.<ref name="chronicle"/>
** '''[[Cupra (marque)|Cupra]]''': 100% ownership by SEAT. In 2018, SEAT's motorsport division SEAT Sport was renamed [[Cupra Racing]] and at the same time, Cupra was launched as an independent brand alongside SEAT.
* '''[[Škoda Auto|Škoda Auto a.s.]]''': 100% ownership{{Sfn|Volkswagen AG|2012|pp=U60-U73}} — initially in 1991 a co-operation agreement and 30% ownership;<ref name="chronicle"/> 60.3% and 70% ownership in 1994 and 1995 respectively, 100% ownership since 2000<ref name="Skoda Auto ownership chronicle"/>
* '''[[TRATON SE]]''': 89.7% ownership — Formerly ''Volkswagen Truck and Bus'', TRATON is the holding company for Volkswagen Group's heavy commercial vehicle operations.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.volkswagenag.com/en/news/stories/2018/08/traton-transforms-the-transport-business.html|title=TRATON is a company for a new era of transportation. An Interview with Andreas Renschler.|access-date=2 September 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180902151818/https://www.volkswagenag.com/en/news/stories/2018/08/traton-transforms-the-transport-business.html|archive-date=2 September 2018|url-status=live}}</ref> 
** '''[[MAN Truck & Bus SE]]''': 100% ownership — Transferred to TRATON SE after it merged with MAN SE in August 2021.
** '''[[International Motors]]''': 100% ownership — produces heavy trucks under the International brand. Wholly owned by TRATON SE since July 2021. Volkswagen Truck and Bus (now TRATON) took an initial 16.6% stake in Navistar in February 2017.
** '''[[Scania AB]]''': 100% ownership — wholly owned by TRATON SE since 15 January 2015. Volkswagen acquired a [[controlling stake]] in July 2008, making Scania the 9th marque of the Volkswagen Group.<ref name="100% of Scania shares held by VW AG">{{cite web|title=Volkswagen pays SEK 200 per share to noncontrolling interest shareholders of Scania|url=http://www.volkswagenag.com/content/vwcorp/info_center/en/news/2015/04/Scania.html|work=Volkswagen AG|access-date=29 April 2015|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150904031339/http://www.volkswagenag.com/content/vwcorp/info_center/en/news/2015/04/Scania.html|archive-date=4 September 2015}}</ref>
**'''[[Volkswagen Caminhões e Ônibus|Volkswagen Truck & Bus]]''': 100% ownership — Volkswagen's Brazilian heavy truck and bus division. Sold by Volkswagen Group to MAN SE in December 2008 and from that point was also known as ''MAN Latin America''. In November 2011, Volkswagen acquired a majority of the shares in MAN SE, bringing Volkswagen Truck & Bus back into the group. Transferred to TRATON SE after it merged with MAN SE in August 2021.
[[File:Volkswagen Nutzf Hannover.jpg|right|thumb|The Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles assembly plant in [[Hannover]], Germany]]
*'''[[Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles]]''' (Volkswagen Nutzfahrzeuge): 100% ownership{{Sfn|Volkswagen AG|2012|pp=U60-U73}} — Volkswagen's [[light commercial vehicle]] division started operations as an independent entity in 1995.
* '''[[Volkswagen|Volkswagen Passenger Cars]]''': 100% ownership — the founding and flagship marque of the company.{{Sfn|Volkswagen AG|2012|pp=U60-U73}}
Other subsidiaries and shareholdings:
* '''[[Bugatti Rimac]]''': Joint venture between Porsche AG (45%) and Rimac Group (55%).
* '''[[Xpeng Motors]]''': 4.99% ownership
* '''MOIA''': 100% ownership — new mobility services company.<ref>{{Cite web |title=MOIA – the Volkswagen Group's new mobility services company |url=https://www.volkswagenag.com/en/news/2016/12/MOIA_Neues_Unternehmen1.html |access-date=5 December 2016 |website=www.volkswagenag.com}}</ref>
* '''[[Italdesign Giugiaro|Italdesign Giugiaro S.p.A.]]''': 100% ownership — 90.1% acquired via Lamborghini S.p.A. in May 2010. Remaining shares transferred in July 2015.
* '''[[IAV]]''': 50% ownership.
* '''Diconium''': 100% ownership — since January 2020.
* '''Digiteq Automotive''':  CARIAD SE owns 51% and [[Škoda Auto|Škoda Auto a.s.]] owns 49% . This makes 100% a member of the Volkswagen Group — since 2020.<ref>{{Cite web  |url=https://www.digiteqautomotive.com/en/about-us|title=All about our company |website= Digiteq Automotive}}</ref>

The Group also owns five defunct marques which are managed through the companies Auto Union GmbH and NSU GmbH, both of which are 100% owned by AUDI AG:

*[[Auto Union]] — the Auto Union company, together with [[NSU Motorenwerke AG]] (NSU), were merged into "Audi NSU Auto-Union AG" in 1969. The name was shortened to "AUDI AG" in 1985, and the interlocked four-ring badge from Auto&nbsp;Union is still used by AUDI AG.
*[[Dampf-Kraft-Wagen]] (DKW)
*[[Horch]]
*[[NSU Motorenwerke AG]] (NSU)&nbsp;– bought in 1969 by Volkswagen AG, and merged into "Audi NSU Auto-Union AG"; the NSU brand has not been used since 1977, while the former NSU manufacturing plant at [[Neckarsulm]] is still used for Audi assembly.
*[[Wanderer (car)|Wanderer]]