You might be correct Steve but I think it's more about companies like itg/apr wanting to be apart of a brand that is Vw racing and develop products together for the Vw group and our cars and this gives Vw racing some control over a product both parties help make together as a team.
I dont think ts anything to do with "Being part of a brand" maybe im suspicious but to me its smacks of "Lets tie up a well known product with our badge on it and charge more coz they cant buy elsewhere!", soon enough Revo will own Forge and some other company (whose products I wont buy anyway) to tie the market down to 2 tuning houses who can charge what they like
, good for their profits, bad for your pockets!.
APR/VWR/ITG and REVO/FORGE and whoever else they are both likely to tie up with, they are all as bad as each other (Just my opinion) and part of the reason I looked elsewhere for all my mods, I am not one for lining the pockets of greedy companies with cut throat attitudes to something the consumer enjoys doing to his car