| Volkswagen Group |
 | | Type | Public (ISIN: DE0007664005, Xetra: VOW) (FWB: VOW) | | Founded | 1937 | | Headquarters |
Wolfsburg, Germany | | Key people |
Martin Winterkorn, Chairman | | Industry | Auto and Truck Manufacturers | | Products | Auto and Truck Manufacturers | | Revenue |
€104,875 billion (2006)[1] | | Operating income |
€2,009 billion (2006)[1] | | Net income |
€2,750 billion (2006)[1] | | Employees | 344,902 (2005) | | Subsidiaries | Audi, Bentley, Bugatti, Lamborghini, SEAT, Škoda, Volkswagen | | Slogan | Aus Liebe zum Automobil (For the Love of the Car) | | Website | Volkswagen International | Volkswagen Group (ISIN: DE0007664005, TYO: 7659 ) is a German automobile manufacturer and one of the largest automotive companies worldwide. Its core market is the European Union and its major subsidiaries include well-known brands like Audi, Bentley, Škoda, Lamborghini, Bugatti, SEAT and the brand Volkswagen itself. In 2006 the Volkswagen group sold 5.734 million automobiles claiming a 9.7% share of the world passenger car market. Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ...
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{{Infobox Company | company_slogan = Vorsprung durch Technik (Advancement Through Technique) | Never Follow | company_name = Audi AG | company_logo = | company_type = Public (Xetra: NSU) | | foundation = 1909 | location_city = Ingolstadt | location_country = Germany | key_people = August Horch, Founder Rupert Stadler, Chairman | industry = Automotive | products = Luxury Automobiles, Engines | revenue = ⬠28. ...
Bentleys winged B badge and hood ornament Bentley Motors Limited is a British based manufacturer of luxury automobiles and Grand Tourers. ...
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An old SEAT 600 SEAT is a Volkswagen subsidiary and one of the leading car makers in Spain. ...
Škoda Auto ( (help· info)) is a Czech automobile manufacturer and one of the four oldest car producers in the world. ...
Volkswagen AG (ISIN: DE0007664005), or VW, is an automobile manufacturer based in Wolfsburg, Germany. ...
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{{Infobox Company | company_slogan = Vorsprung durch Technik (Advancement Through Technique) | Never Follow | company_name = Audi AG | company_logo = | company_type = Public (Xetra: NSU) | | foundation = 1909 | location_city = Ingolstadt | location_country = Germany | key_people = August Horch, Founder Rupert Stadler, Chairman | industry = Automotive | products = Luxury Automobiles, Engines | revenue = ⬠28. ...
Bentleys winged B badge and hood ornament 1929 Blower Bentley from the Ralph Lauren collection. ...
Škoda Auto ( (help· info)) is a Czech automobile manufacturer and one of the four oldest car producers in the world. ...
Automobili Lamborghini S.p. ...
Bugatti is one of the fastest marques of automobile and one of the most exclusive car producers of all time. ...
An old SEAT 600 SEAT is a Volkswagen subsidiary and one of the leading car makers in Spain. ...
Volkswagen AG (ISIN: DE0007664005), or VW, is an automobile manufacturer based in Wolfsburg, Germany. ...
Volkswagen's second-largest market is China where its subsidiary, Volkswagen Group China is by far the Second largest Joint venture automaker. Volkswagen Group China is Volkswagen Groups subsidiary in China. ...
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History
VW was founded in 1937 as a public concern by the then Nazi government to sell the Volkswagen Beetle. After the Second World War in 1945, the British Army took control of the bomb-shattered factory and restarted Beetle production for the difficult post-war years which Germany had to face. In 1948, the British Government handed the company back over to the German state, where it was managed by ex-Opel chief Heinrich Nordhoff. National Socialism redirects here. ...
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Heinrich Nordhoff Heinrich Nordhoff (January 6, 1899- April 12, 1968) was a German engineer famous for his leadership of the Volkswagen company as it was rebuilt after World War II. Nordhoff attended technical college in Berlin and in 1927 began work for BMW working on aircraft engines but soon went...
In 1960, upon the floatation of part of the German federal government's stake in the company on the German stock market, its name became Volkswagenwerk Aktiengesellschaft (Aktiengesellschaft, abbreviated AG, being equivalent to the English Corp[oration] or American Inc[orporated]). The name was changed to VOLKSWAGEN AG on 4 July 1985, to reflect the company's increasing global diversification from its headquarters and main plant, the Volkswagenwerk in Wolfsburg, Germany. The corporation now goes by that name or occasionally 'Volkswagen Group' in non-German speaking markets, and is currently the fourth largest car-manufacturer in the world. In 2005 VW sold more than 5.2 million vehicles, which equals a 9.1 share of the world market. The German term Aktiengesellschaft (IPA /aktsiÉngÉzεlÊaft/) (abbreviated AG) means a corporation which is limited by shares, , owned by shareholders. ...
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In October 2005, Porsche acquired an 18.53% stake in the business. In July 2006, Porsche increased their ownership to more than 25%. Press reports presume this was done to prevent a foreign takeover.[citation needed] Later that year Porsche further increase their ownership to 30.9%, forcing them to launch the mandatory takeover required by German law, however Porsche expects this takeover to fail. However, many commentators argued that this investment in VW fits well to Porsche's strategy.[citation needed] This article is about the auto company. ...
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Leadership Major Ivan Hirst born on March 4, 1916 - March 10 2000, Saddleworth England was a British Army officer who was instrumental in reviving Volkswagen from a single factory in Wolfsburg, Germany to a postwar major automotive manufacturer. ...
Heinrich Nordhoff Heinrich Nordhoff (January 6, 1899- April 12, 1968) was a German engineer famous for his leadership of the Volkswagen company as it was rebuilt after World War II. Nordhoff attended technical college in Berlin and in 1927 began work for BMW working on aircraft engines but soon went...
Kurt Lotz was the second postwar CEO of the Volkswagen automobile company in Germany. ...
Rudolf Leiding was the third postwar chairman of the Volkswagen automobile company, succeeding Kurt Lotz in 1971. ...
Toni Schmücker was the fourth chief executive officer of the Volkswagen automobile company following the handover of the company in 1948 to German control from the British, who had administered the VW factory in Wolfsburg, Germany after the Second World War ended. ...
Dr. Carl Horst Hahn (born July 1, 1926, in Germany) is chairman emeritus of the automobile company Volkswagen AG. He served as Volkswagens chief executive officer from 1982 to 1993. ...
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Ferdinand Piëch (born April 17, 1937 in Vienna) is an automobile engineer and manager. ...
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Bernd Pischetsrieder is an automobile engineer and manager and currently serves as chairman of Volkswagen AG. He was born on February 15, 1948, in Munich, Germany and studied Mechanical Engineering at the Technical University of Munich from 1968 to 1972. ...
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Brands
Schematic of Volkswagen's extended financial relationships. The company owns eight active automotive based brands. Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ...
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These are the inactive brands of Volkswagen AG: {{Infobox Company | company_slogan = Vorsprung durch Technik (Advancement Through Technique) | Never Follow | company_name = Audi AG | company_logo = | company_type = Public (Xetra: NSU) | | foundation = 1909 | location_city = Ingolstadt | location_country = Germany | key_people = August Horch, Founder Rupert Stadler, Chairman | industry = Automotive | products = Luxury Automobiles, Engines | revenue = ⬠28. ...
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Bentleys winged B badge and hood ornament Bentley Motors Limited is a British based manufacturer of luxury automobiles and Grand Tourers. ...
Motto 2(French) God and my right Anthem God Save the Queen 3 United Kingdom() â on the European continent() â in the European Union() Capital London Largest conurbation (population) Greater London Urban Area Official languages English (de facto)4 Government - Monarch Queen Elizabeth II - Prime Minister Gordon Brown Formation - Acts of...
Bugatti is one of the fastest marques of automobile and one of the most exclusive car producers of all time. ...
Motto: Liberté, Ãgalité, Fraternité Liberty, Equality, Fraternity Anthem: La Marseillaise Metropolitan France() â on the European continent() â in the European Union() â [] Capital (and largest city) Paris Official languages French Government Unitary republic - President Jacques Chirac - Prime Minister Dominique de Villepin Formation - Celtic Gaul 1200 BC - Franks 11 BC - Kingdom of France...
Automobili Lamborghini S.p. ...
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An old SEAT 600 SEAT is a Volkswagen subsidiary and one of the leading car makers in Spain. ...
Motto (Latin) Further Beyond Anthem 1(Spanish) Royal March Spain() â on the European continent() â in the European Union() Capital (and largest city) Madrid Official languages Spanish2 Demonym Spanish Government Constitutional monarchy - Head of State King Juan Carlos I - President of the Government Formation 15th century - Dynastic union 1516 - Unification 1469...
Škoda Auto ( (help· info)) is a Czech automobile manufacturer and one of the four oldest car producers in the world. ...
Motto (Czech) Truth prevails Anthem Czech Republic() â on the European continent() â in the European Union() [] Capital (and largest city) Prague Official languages Czech (de facto)1 Government Republic - President Václav Klaus - Prime Minister Mirek Topolánek Independence (formed 9th century) - October 28, 1918 - January 1, 1993 Accession to the...
Volkswagen AG (ISIN: DE0007664005), or VW, is an automobile manufacturer based in Wolfsburg, Germany. ...
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Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles or Volkswagen Nutzfahrzeuge started originally as part of Volkswagen itself. ...
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1936 Auto Union Wanderer Auto Union was a joint venture of four German automobile manufacturers, established in 1932 in Zwickau, Saxony, during the Great Depression. ...
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Heavy Truck Investments Volkswagen is also the largest shareholder in Scania AB with a capital stake of 20.03% and 35.31% of voting rights. Prior to the increase of the stake in March 2007 they held a capital stake of 16.5% and a voting stake of 33.4%. A vintage Scania truck (L80 successor to the Scania-Vabis L56) Scania AB is a leading European manufacturer of heavy trucks (British English: lorries), buses, and diesel engines, based in Södertälje, Sweden. ...
On October 4, 2006, Volkswagen acquired a 15.1% stake in German truck maker MAN AG, later increased to 29.9%, who had launched an offer to acquire Scania (which was eventually withdrawn). Previous Volkswagen CEO Bernd Pischetsrieder, and his successor Prof. Dr. Martin Winterkorn, plan to organise a three-way merger between MAN, Scania, VW's own Brazilian heavy truck division and possibly their Light truck and van division as well. Due to VW's stakes in MAN and Scania, it is expected that VW will have a blocking minority stake of at least 25.1% in the merged entity. October 4 is the 277th day of the year (278th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...
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MAN AG (formerly called Maschinenfabrik Augsburg-Nürnberg AG, ISIN: DE0005937007) is a German transportation company. ...
Possible Strategic Partnership with Proton On 26 January 2007 Malaysian news has announced Volkswagen AG has signed an agreement to buy a 51% stake in Proton (company) Auto Division. It was later discovered that this had not occurred and discussions between Proton and Volkswagen are continuing. Proton is also in discussions with General Motors Corp. The deal still has yet to be finalised as of April 2007. And the Prime Minister of Malaysia said he won't wait forever for the Volkswagen chairman to meet him to discuss the possible strategic partnership with Proton. [1] January 26 is the 26th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ...
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Volkswagen AG (TYO: 7659) is a German corporation. ...
Proton Holdings Berhad is the holding company for the Malaysian national carmaker Proton (Malay acronym for Perusahaan Otomobil Nasional, National Automobile Enterprise), which was established in 1983 under the direction of the former Prime Minister, Tun Mahathir Mohamad. ...
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Investors Institutional Investors in Volkswagen AG are: - 32.4% Foreign institutional investors
- 27.7% Private shareholders / others
- 9.7% German institutional investors
This article is about the auto company. ...
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See also // The following data show the automobile manufacturers which produce or have produced automobiles, and some data on their relative sizes. ...
Volkswagen Group China is Volkswagen Groups subsidiary in China. ...
Volkswagen of America is the U.S. subsidiary of the Volkswagen automobile company in Germany. ...
Volkswagen do Brasil Ltda. ...
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