4motion is a registered trademark of Volkswagen Group (Volkswagen AG), used for naming four-wheel drive (4WD) systems, used only on Volkswagen branded automobiles. Volkswagen Group, or Volkswagen Aktiengesellschaft (German (listed as Volkswagen AG) is a German automobile manufacturing group currently Four-wheel drive, 4WD, or 4x4 ("four by four" is a four-wheeled Vehicle with a drivetrain that allows all four Wheels to
Volkswagen parent company Volkswagen AG has used different trademark names for their various brands of 4WD vehicles. A trademark or trade mark, represented by the symbols ™ and ®, or mark is a distinctive sign or indicator used by an individual Previously, Volkswagen cars used the term "Syncro", but now, uses only "4motion".
For their Audi branded cars, they use "quattro". AUDI AG, ( Xetra: NSU commonly known as Audi (aˈʊdi is a German Automobile manufacturer which produces Audi branded cars with headquarters quattro (meaning four in Italian) is the name used by Audi AG to indicate Sister companies Škoda simply uses the nomenclature "4x4" after the model name, whereas SEAT merely uses "4". Škoda Auto ( is an automobile manufacturer in the Czech Republic. SEAT SA ( English pronunciation:, "say-at" Spanish pronunciation:) is a Spanish automobile
It is important to note that none of the above trademarks or nomenclatures define the operation or type of 4WD system.