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.
Grup Volkswagen juga memiliki 5 merek yang tidak terpakai bekas dari Auto Union GmbH dan NSU GmbH yang semuanya dimiliki 100% oleh AUDI AG: Auto Union (Auto Union bersama dengan NSU Motorenwerke AG (NSU) bergabung menjadi "Audi NSU Auto-Union AG" tahun 1969.