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Industrie | Automotive |
Foondit | 28 Mey 1937 |
Heidquarters | Wolfsburg, Germany |
Area served | Warldwide |
Key fowk | Herbert Diess (Chairman o the Buird o Management o the Volkswagen Passenger Cars buist) |
Products | Automobiles Luxury vehicles |
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Nummer o employees | 626,715 (end of 2016) |
Parent | Volkswagen Group |
Wabsteid | www |
Volkswagen (VW; German pronunciation: [ˈfɔlksˌvaːɡən]; /ˈvoʊks.wæɡ.ən/) is a German automobile manufacturer heidquartered in Wolfsburg, Lawer Saxony, Germany. Volkswagen is the top-sellin an oreeginal marque o the Volkswagen Group, the biggest German automaker an the seicont lairgest automaker in the warld.
Volkswagen haes three cars in the top 10 leet o best-sellin caurs o aw time compiled bi the wabsteid 24/7 Wall St: the Volkswagen Golf, the Volkswagen Beetle, an the Volkswagen Passat. Wi these three caurs, Volkswagen haes the maist caurs o ony automobile manufacturer in the leet that are still bein manufactured.[1] Volkswagen ranks first in spendin the maist money o ony automaker on research an development as o 2011.[2]
Volkswagen means "fowk's caur" in German. The company's current internaitional advertisin slogan is juist "Volkswagen", referencin the name's meanin.[3][4]
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