Does ATE make the OE brake pads?

Does anyone know who makes the OE brake pads? Is it ATE? On germanautoparts.com, they list ATE as being "original equipment replacement pads", but I'm not sure if that means they're the actual OE pads or that they're replacements that are equivalent to the original pads. If they are, then germanautoparts.com has the best price at $244 for a full set of rotors and pads for all 4 corners. 1stvwparts.com is decent at $277, all VW rotors and pads. Impexfap.com comes in at $346.

ATE is an OEM for VW

The revised rear pads (the ones that last longer, but still dusts a lot), however are from TRW, also OEM for VAG

I know when I pulled the pads out of my '00 Jetta, the mfr's name was stamped on the back and still legible. I am quite certain it was BENDIX. If it wasn't BENDIX, it definitely was one of the prominent NAmerican mfrs.

It makes sense that they would source parts like this in the Americas and not import from Europe.

OE pads can be from a variety of sources - Pagid, ATE, Lucas, and others are all suppliers to VW.