The Volkswagen Group acquired in 1965 the Audi line of automobiles, eventually positioning it as the luxury model arm of the company. VW gained the first production Audi since WWII, the Audi 72, and followed it up with the first Audi developed under the VW umbrella, the 1968 Audi 100. Audi entered the American market in 1970, but it would be another decade before the marque received widespread recognition in that market and accompanying success. In 1980, Audi introduced
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