[clouddrover]

They're all the same company. Volkswagen owns 12 automotive brands:

https://www.volkswagenag.com/en/brands-and-models.html

And Volkswagen will soon be making further investments in Chinese brands:

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-volkswagen-investment-chi...

[mavhc]

They are now, but they weren't originally, they bought their first place. I doubt the general public knows.

[clouddrover]

I really don't know what you're talking about. Volkswagen is a big car company and they invest in their car business. There is nothing surprising about that.