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Volkswagen
German automotive brand; manufacturing subsidiary of Volkswagen Group / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Volkswagen (VW; German pronunciation: [ˈfɔlksˌvaːɡn̩] (listen))[Note 1] is a car company from Germany. The word volkswagen means "People's car" in German. Its headquarters are in Wolfsburg, Lower Saxony. It was started in the 1930s, at the request of the country's leader, Adolf Hitler, to produce a car designed by Ferdinand Porsche. 1935
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Company type | Division |
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Industry | Automotive |
Founded | 28 May 1937; 87 years ago (1937-05-28) |
Founder | German Labour Front |
Headquarters | , Germany |
Area served | Worldwide |
Key people | Thomas Schäfer (CEO, Volkswagen Passenger Cars) |
Revenue | 279,232,000,000 Euro (2022) ![]() |
22,124,000,000 Euro (2022) ![]() | |
15,836,000,000 Euro (2022) ![]() | |
Parent | Volkswagen Group |
Website | volkswagen.com |
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