Re: Rolls Royce Saga : Piech Gets The Last Laugh

[quk@isham-research.demon.co.uk (Phil Payne)]

In message <001001bddb73$04144080$f1679dd0@achorn> "George & Deanna Achorn" writes:

>     Well, fear not for VW. Road & Track also mentioned two more things VW
> ended up with. It would seem VWAG (The Volkswagen Automotive Group) is now
> the current owner of the trademark Rolls Royce slatted grille and (drum roll
> please) the Spirit of Ecstasy hood ornament. This means if BMW wants to
> build Rolls Royce automobiles that look like Rolls Royce automobiles, they
> are gonna have to pony up the licensing fees for the grille and Spirit of
> Ecstasy.

VW AG = Volkswagen Aktiengesellschaft.

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