But Porsche allowed MP Bumblebee and that didn't cost an arm and a leg.
Originally Posted by Trent
No they didn't. VW issued the license for Bumblebee. VW owns Porsche. Not the other way around.
And each subsidiary company within the Volkswagen corporation handles their own licensing. You don't ask Volkswagen for a licence to Lamborghini, Bugatti, Porsche or Audi, you ask the specific subsidiary.