Audi is owned by Volkswagen Group (Germany, XETRA: VOW3), which acquired the brand on 1 January 1966.[1][2] Audi was founded in 1909 in Ingolstadt and was independent until 1966.
This ownership is reported in official statements but has not yet been matched to a regulatory filing.
Audi's four rings represent the four companies that merged to form Auto Union in 1932, and its name is a Latin translation of its founder's surname Horch, which means listen. Its quattro all-wheel drive system transformed rallying in the 1980s.
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Volkswagen acquired Auto Union from Daimler-Benz in stages through the mid-1960s, and revived the Audi name that had been dormant since before the war. The four rings represent the four companies that merged to form Auto Union in 1932. Only the year is documented here.
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The parent company of Audi is Volkswagen Group, a publicly listed company headquartered in Germany.
Yes. Audi originated in Germany in 1909 and its owner, Volkswagen Group, is also headquartered in Germany.
Volkswagen Group completed its acquisition of Audi on 1 January 1966, after announcing the deal on 1 January 1966.
Audi was an independent company from its founding in 1909 in Ingolstadt until Volkswagen Group acquired it in 1966.
Yes. As of 8 September 2026, Audi is still owned by Volkswagen Group. The ownership record was last checked against primary sources on that date.
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