For those of us who understand what Auto Union is,
the question really is, where is this thread going?

Why would VW become Auto Union, when Audi is already Auto Union?
None of this makes any sense at all. VW has been very successful at
crushing their reputation as an economy car manufacturer, at least in
the US (with a noted exception in the TDI line of cars). Sure, they
haven't been able to put themselves on par with Audi, who has been
at least lately, producing very nice high-line vehicles. Why would a
successful automaker like VW jump ship on a successful name?
Unless they intend on merging VW and Audi more so than they are currently.
Is that even possible? I guess we'll find out soon enough...

-Steven Dodson
Kneeland, CA
"Inga" the 87 Syncro

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Interestingly enough is that "Auto Union" was the corporate name for Audi
before Volkswagen purchased/merged with them.  For guys like me in the parts
biz (who have been around too long), every time I see the Auto Union name I
think of Audi, not Volkswagen.  Auto Union really put out some crap/junk in
their day.  Talk about going backwards.....

Jim Thompson