Audi of America, LLC

Audi of America, LLC is the United States subsidiary of the German luxury automobile manufacturer Audi AG, which is itself a subsidiary of the Volkswagen Group. Headquartered in Reston, Virginia, Audi of America is responsible for the distribution, marketing, and servicing of Audi vehicles in the U.S. market. While global revenue for the Volkswagen Group is in the hundreds of billions, and Audi AG revenue is in the tens of billions of euros, specific revenue and employee counts for the U.S. subsidiary are not consistently reported.

Audi of America operates as the sales and marketing arm for Audi's lineup of vehicles in the United States. The company manages a network of over 300 independently owned dealerships. Its product offerings include a wide range of sedans, SUVs, and sports cars, such as the A3, Q5, and R8 models, as well as an expanding portfolio of fully electric "e-tron" vehicles. In addition to vehicle sales, the company provides financial services, genuine parts, and accessories, and manages service and repair operations through its dealer network.

As an operating company, Audi of America's patent litigation profile consists entirely of defending against infringement suits. The company has been a defendant in two tracked cases and has not appeared as a plaintiff. This posture is typical for a major product manufacturer targeted by patent assertion entities. The cases have been filed in plaintiff-friendly jurisdictions, including the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas, a common venue for patent litigation, and one case has proceeded to the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit.

The tracked cases name Audi of America as a defendant in suits brought by non-practicing entities. In November 2024, AutoConnect Holdings LLC filed a suit against Audi of America's parent, Volkswagen Group of America, Inc., and other entities. More recently, in April 2026, WirelessWerx IP LLC initiated a case against Audi of America that has since appeared at the Federal Circuit Court of Appeals. The technologies involved in these suits often relate to connectivity and in-vehicle systems, common targets in automotive patent assertions.