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Originally Posted by freebeard
DAF (van Doorne's Automobiel Fabriek), all caps, like FIAT (but not [AUDI]?)
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Thanks, fixed...! I knew, but still... yoo know 
Audi is indeed not in all caps, because it is the Latin version of the name of its founder:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Horch
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In 1909, the supervisory board (the German equivalent of the Board of Directors) of the [Horch] corporation forced out Horch. Horch went on to found Audi as Audiwerke GmbH, which became effective on 25 April 1910. The name was a solution to the legal dispute with his old company over use of the Horch brand and a clever play of words ("audi" is the literal Latin translation of the Old German "horch", meaning the imperative "Listen!").
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