QUOTE(Andyrew @ Aug 2 2011, 05:30 PM)
RUF is a company that sells their cars as a new brand name, completely aside from Porsche, even though they start with a new Porsche.
They don't actually.
They buy pre-VIN 'body in white' from Reutter (Porsche...) and source everything else themselves - either through Porsche or Porsche's OEM suppliers (Porsche makes nothing...) They are then free to assign their own VIN to the completed vehicle.
They _do_ still do tuning and customization of customer cars (Porsches) AFAIK but they remain Porsches as far as the VIN goes.
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Mine for example uses a non Porsche engine, and therefore by the PCA is deemed not a Porsche anymore
But PCA does not hold the 'image' trademark. That is Porsche AG (a division of Volkswagen...)