It was rebranded after WW2 by a man from Britian.
Founded in 1937 by the German Labour Front under the Nazi Party and revived into a global brand post-World War II by the BRITISH Ivan Hirst, it is known for the iconic Beetle and serves as the flagship brand of the Volkswagen Group, the largest automotive manufacturer by worldwide sales in 2016 and 2017.[2]
Today, the Volkswagen group owns dozens of high-performance automakers, including Lamborghini, Bugatti, Porsche, and Bentley. The question of who owns Audi and who makes Audi is simply answered with: The Volkswagen Auto Group.