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Originally Posted by Mal
People seem to think Porsche and Audi are totally different entities. They are not and whilst there will be competition between them and they will do their utmost to to deny any common parts or technology - I don't believe for a second they wont be some sharing of technology and components. It would make no commercial sense if they didn't and is probably the basis that the board have allowed two brands to compete - ie they can double their exposure for a smaller % increase in budget.
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I am afraid that you are completely wrong. From a legal point of view, Porsche AG and Audi are in fact two completely separate entities. They(Porsche SE - holding company of Porsche AG) are both owned by the same entity (although Porsche also owns a substantial share of VAG), but they are separate companies within the group. Yes there will be some technology and platform sharing , but that is so far limited to
some road going products.
The Porsche/ VAG merger is still not complete. It will happen, but has not happened yet.