Audi is a member/subsidiary of the Volkswagen Group. A notable sibling of Audi is Lamborghini, which has taken action against Driving Empire in the past. 

Unlike the other manufacturers in this article, Audi's intellectual property extends to the Audi logo, which was seen removed from the game before the vehicles themselves. 

During the initial review itself, Audi was made aware of the various trademarks belonging to Audi, being used in Driving Empire. When asked for a comment, Audi's Communications Team provided us with the following on behalf of Audi AG:

"We have checked the matter and confirm infringement of our IP by the game "Driving Empire" on Roblox. Therefore, we will initiate effective measures to stop such infringement." - Audi AG

With that initial statement made, we worked with Audi on this matter and as things progressed, we received confirmation that Audi has taken action against Driving Empire. Audi has provided us with the following statement: 

"The game "Driving Empire" on Roblox clearly infringed trademarks and designs of Audi. After taken concrete measures against those infringements Roblox has deleted all relevant content in the game. In addition, we have established a sustainable monitoring solution to detect possible further trademark and design infringements at an early stage and to take action against them. In general: many of our Audi models have an iconic character – for us and for our customers. It is therefore a matter of course for us to protect the valuable intellectual property associated with it and to prevent any misuse." - Audi AG Spokesperson

While initially Audi only removed brand logos, the company was quick in their response to further their actions for full removal. This shows the vast effectiveness and responsiveness of Audi as a leading car manufacturer in the luxury-sports car brands. 

Bentley is a British automotive manufacturer owned by the Volkswagen Group. Bentley spent quite some time removing their intellectual property in the game, however, The Insider Look was notified that they were actively investigating.

After following up with spokespersons that held a higher position in Volkswagen rather than Bentley, they assured us that everything would be taken care of accordingly. Soon enough, Bentley was removed from the game.

As a result of that removal, the Volkswagen Group gave this statement:

"Volkswagen defends itself against any unlawful infringement of its own Intellectual Property Rights. This is true in particular for iconic models and trademarks being used without any consent of the proprietor." - Volkswagen AG

BMW Group is a German automotive manufacturer who owns both BMW and Rolls Royce. As such, both manufacturers had their intellectual property removed on the same day. The Insider Look had previously been in contact with BMW and Rolls Royce individually, and we were informed that the manufacturers were currently looking into taking action.

BMW and Rolls Royce have collectively decided not to comment on this situation.

General Motors is an American automotive manufacturer which owns Buick, Cadillac, Chevrolet, and GMC. This is the third American manufacturer to have taken action against Driving Empire for its infringement of intellectual property.

The Insider Look was initially notified that the legal team at General Motors was looking into Driving Empire's illegal use of their intellectual property. Several weeks later, we received news that Buick, Cadillac, Chevrolet and GMC were all removed from Driving Empire. This was one of the fastest removals of intellectual property from a manufacturer we have worked with, from start to finish. 

General Motors declined to comment further on this issue.

Hyundai is a Korean automotive manufacturer. Months ago, The Insider Look received news that Hyundai was looking into the potential infringement of intellectual property in Driving Empire.

Just yesterday, we received official notification that Driving Empire had been served a takedown notice and Hyundai had been removed from the game.

Hyundai has yet to respond for a request to comment. 

Lotus Cars is a medium sized automotive manufacturer based in Britain. Following the notification that Lotus has been made aware of the infringement of intellectual property belonging to Lotus in Driving Empire, The Insider Look reached out for additional comments. 

Although Lotus has declined to comment further, we worked decisively with them in this matter and eventually saw Lotus being removed from Driving Empire. 

Lucid Motors is an American electric vehicles manufacturer, made by one of Tesla's former engineers. Lucid has only one vehicle in Driving Empire, however, it should be noted that this specific car was a part of the crate system, which could be a contributing factor towards the removal.

Lucid Motors did not respond to our many emails for comment.

Stellantis is a multinational corporation that holds several subsidiaries that are well-known in the public including Alfa Romeo, Chrysler, Dodge, Jeep, RAM and Maserati, all of which are present in Driving Empire. As of the time of writing, Stellantis stands to be the largest manufacturer to have taken action recently in light of Driving Empire's infringement of intellectual property.

Initially, Stellantis had this to say regarding Driving Empire using their intellectual property:
"This game and the designs that appear therein are neither licensed nor approved by Stellantis/FCA US LLC.  We are currently reviewing this matter."

After a short while, Stellantis confirmed that they were actively pursuing this matter, and within several weeks, three brands were removed; Alfa Romeo, Dodge, RAM, Maserati. Although these were removed from the dealership menu where these vehicles could be purchased, the vehicles are still accessible by players who have previously purchased them.

The Insider Look team kept regular contact with media relations staff at Stellantis, which have been nothing short of effective and responsive in their communications with regards to this matter. Although some brands such as Jeep are still present in-game, Stellantis is actively working on ensuring that their intellectual property is not misused.

Toyota is a Japanese automotive manufacturer, with Lexus being its luxury division. Being one of the largest manufacturers in the entire world, The Insider Look set eyes on any impending news to come out of Toyota, however none did.

The removal comes as a surprise in the string of car manufacturers removing their vehicles as The Insider Look had no notification or insight into this removal, unlike others.

As of the last update to this article, The Insider Look is actively reaching out to Toyota for comment. More news of this will come soon.