Seeing my neighbours 15 plate A5 recently returned from the car wash persuades me to agree with my paint supplier that Audi paintwork lasts course of todays motoring environment.

Given that factories in the VW Group build a variety of brands it's more likely that paint quality is dependent on factory rather than brand.

My 2015 VW Touareg still has excellent paintwork, according to my regular valeter, but then the same Slovakian factory also builds Audi and Porsche models.

To ensure quality , Toyota agreed with their paint supplier to set up production in the UK to maintain their quality .