"Volkswagen Volkswagen (), shortened to VW (), is a German automaker founded on 28 May 1937 by the German Labour Front under Adolf Hitler and headquartered in Wolfsburg. It is the flagship marque of the Volkswagen Group, the largest automaker by worldwide sales in 2016 and 2017. The group's main market is in China, which delivers 40% of its sales and profits. ""Volkswagen"" literally in German means ""folk's wagon"" (so in basic terms ""people's car""), and the company's current international advertising slogan is just ""Volkswagen"", a reference of the name's meaning. Volkswagen was originally established in 1932 by the German"
"Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles (VWCV) (, ; German abbreviation: ""VWN"", ) is a German brand of light commercial vehicles, owned by Volkswagen Group. It is headquartered in Hannover, Lower Saxony, Germany. Originally part of Volkswagen Passenger Cars (business area), it has operated as a separate marque since 1995. Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles is a brand, not a legal entity. Its activities are included in Volkswagen's ""Commercial Vehicles Business Area"", which also includes the activities of the Scania and MAN brands. The Scania and MAN brands are managed by Volkswagen Truck & Bus AG. Accordingly, Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles is an"
"has produced five winners of the United States Motor Trend Car of the Year award – the original Car of the Year designation, which began in 1949. Volkswagen has already produced four winners of the recently developed World Car of the Year award. Volkswagen Volkswagen (), shortened to VW (), is a German automaker founded on 28 May 1937 by the German Labour Front under Adolf Hitler and headquartered in Wolfsburg. It is the flagship marque of the Volkswagen Group, the largest automaker by worldwide sales in 2016 and 2017. The group's main market is in China, which delivers 40%"
"Volkswagen Group Volkswagen AG (), known internationally as the Volkswagen Group, is a German multinational automotive manufacturing company headquartered in Wolfsburg, Lower Saxony, Germany and indirectly majority owned by the Austrian Porsche-Piech family. It designs, manufactures and distributes passenger and commercial vehicles, motorcycles, engines, and turbomachinery and offers related services including financing, leasing and fleet management. In 2016, it was the world's largest automaker by sales, overtaking Toyota and keeping this title in 2017, selling 10.7 million vehicles. It has maintained the largest market share in Europe for over two decades. It ranked sixth in the 2017 Fortune Global 500"
"the United States via American depositary receipts since 1988, currently on the OTC Marketplace. Volkswagen delisted from the London Stock Exchange in 2013. The state of Lower Saxony holds 12.7% of the company's shares, granting it 20% of the voting rights. Volkswagen (""People's car"" in German) was founded on 28 May 1937 in Berlin as the ""Gesellschaft zur Vorbereitung des Deutschen Volkswagens mbH"" (""Limited Liability Company for the preparation of the German People's Car"", abbreviated to ""Gezuvor"") by the National Socialist ""Deutsche Arbeitsfront ""(German Labour Front). The purpose of the company was to manufacture the Volkswagen car, originally referred to"
"electric. With a lithium-ion battery system on board, the car generates 680 hp and 479 lb-ft of torque. In September 2018, Volkswagen announced to end the production of its iconic compact car, Beetle, by 2019. Volkswagen hinted at taking a leap towards the future by bringing in electric cars. Volkswagen is the founding and namesake member of the Volkswagen Group, a large international corporation in charge of multiple car and truck brands, including Audi, SEAT, Porsche, Lamborghini, Bentley, Bugatti, Scania, MAN, and Škoda. Volkswagen Group's global headquarters are located in Volkswagen's historic home of Wolfsburg, Germany. Volkswagen Group, as a"
"most influential car in the 20th century, the Type 1 came fourth, after the Ford Model T, the Mini, and the Citroën DS. The originating concept behind the first Volkswagen, the company, and its name, is the notion of a ""people’s car"" – a car affordable and practical enough for common people to own. Hence the name, which is literally ""people's car"" in German, pronounced ). Although the Volkswagen was mainly the brainchild of Ferdinand Porsche and Adolf Hitler, the idea is much older than Nazism, and existed since mass-production of cars was introduced. Contrary to the United States, where"
"Modata. The meaning of V.A.G was never officially disclosed. Theories ranged from ""Volkswagen AG"" (although the official name of the company during this time was ""Volkswagenwerk AG"") to ""Volkswagen Audi Group."" At Volkswagen, insiders joked that V.A.G means ""Von Adolf Gegründet"" (""Founded by Adolf""). Bertel Schmitt revealed that the V.A.G name was intentionally ambiguous to avoid rewriting dealer contracts as a legal consequence of the holding company's name change. By 1994, in line with Volkswagen's long term aim of pushing the Audi brand further upmarket towards being a full scale luxury brand on level terms with BMW and Mercedes-Benz, it"
"Volkswagen Beetle The Volkswagen Beetle—officially the Volkswagen Type 1, informally in German the (literally ""beetle""), in parts of the English-speaking world the Bug, and known by many other nicknames in other languages—is a two-door, rear-engine economy car, intended for up to four or five passengers, that was manufactured and marketed by German automaker Volkswagen (VW) from 1938 until 2003. The need for a ""people's car"" ( in German), its concept and its functional objectives were formulated by the leader of Nazi Germany, Adolf Hitler, who wanted a cheap, simple car to be mass-produced for his country's new road network. Lead"
"when the model was internally designated the Volkswagen Type 1, and marketed simply as the Volkswagen (or ""People's Car""). Later models were designated Volkswagen 1200, 1300, 1500, 1302, or 1303, the former three indicating engine displacement, the latter two derived from the type number. The model became widely known in its home country as the ""Käfer"" (German for ""beetle"", cognate with English ) and was later marketed under that name in Germany, and as the Volkswagen in other countries. For example, in France it was known as the (French for ladybug). The original 25 hp Beetle was designed for a"
"Volkswagen Group of America Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. (sometimes referred to as Volkswagen of America, abbreviated to VWoA), is the North American operational headquarters, and subsidiary of the Volkswagen Group of automobile companies of Germany. VWoA is responsible for five marques: Audi, Bentley, Bugatti, Lamborghini, and Volkswagen cars. It also controls VW Credit, Inc. (or VCI), Volkswagen's financial services and credit operations. The company is headquartered in unincorporated Fairfax County, Virginia, near Herndon. In Germany, the parent company Volkswagen AG is responsible for eight marques of the group, from six European countries: Volkswagen, Audi, Bentley, Bugatti, Lamborghini, Porsche, SEAT,"
"founded in 1937, to manufacture the car which would become known as the Beetle. The company's production grew rapidly in the 1950s and 1960s, and in 1965 it acquired Auto Union, which subsequently produced the first post-war Audi models. Volkswagen launched a new generation of front-wheel drive vehicles in the 1970s, including the Passat, Polo and Golf; the latter became its bestseller. Volkswagen acquired a controlling stake in SEAT in 1986, making it the first non-German marque of the company, and acquired control of Škoda in 1994, of Bentley, Lamborghini and Bugatti in 1998, Scania in 2008 and of Ducati,"
"list of the world's largest companies. Volkswagen Group sells passenger cars under the Audi, Bentley, Bugatti, Lamborghini, Porsche, SEAT, Škoda and the flagship Volkswagen marques; motorcycles under the Ducati brand; and TRATON (commercial vehicles, trucks, and buses) under the marques MAN, Scania, and Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles. It is divided into two primary divisions, the Automotive Division and the Financial Services Division, and as of 2008 had approximately 342 subsidiary companies. Volkswagen also has two major joint-ventures in China (FAW-Volkswagen and SAIC Volkswagen). The company has operations in approximately 150 countries and operates 100 production facilities across 27 countries. Volkswagen was"
"excited young crowds. Volkswagen Type 2 The Volkswagen Type 2, known officially (depending on body type) as the Transporter, Kombi or Microbus, or, informally, as the Bus (US) or Camper (UK), is a forward control panel van introduced in 1950 by the German automaker Volkswagen as its second car model. Following – and initially deriving from Volkswagen's first model, the Type 1 (Beetle) – it was given the factory designation Type 2. As one of the forerunners of the modern cargo and passenger vans, the Type 2 gave rise to forward control competitors in the United States in the 1960s,"
"Volkswagen Foundation The Volkswagen Foundation () is the largest German private nonprofit organization for the promotional of research and education in the sciences, social sciences, and humanities. It was established in 1961 as Stiftung Volkswagenwerk with a portion of the confiscated assets of the Volkswagenwerk GmbH. It is not affiliated to the present company, the Volkswagen Group. With a capital of 2.9 billion euros, as of 2016 it is the largest German scientific foundation. Since its founding, it has distributed 4.2 billion Euros in grants for over 30000 projects, and now funds new projects at the rate of 100 million"
"Volkswagen Transporter The Volkswagen Transporter, based on the Volkswagen Group's T platform, now in its sixth generation, refers to a series of vans produced over 60 years and marketed worldwide. The T series is now considered an official Volkswagen Group automotive platform. and generations are sequentially named T1, T2, T3, T4, T5 and T6. Pre-dating the ""T platform"" designations, the first three generations were named Type 2, indicating their relative position to the Type 1, or Beetle. As part of the ""T platform,"" the first three generations are retroactively named T1, T2 and T3. The Transporter is the best-selling van"
"Volkswagen Type 2 The Volkswagen Type 2, known officially (depending on body type) as the Transporter, Kombi or Microbus, or, informally, as the Bus (US) or Camper (UK), is a forward control panel van introduced in 1950 by the German automaker Volkswagen as its second car model. Following – and initially deriving from Volkswagen's first model, the Type 1 (Beetle) – it was given the factory designation Type 2. As one of the forerunners of the modern cargo and passenger vans, the Type 2 gave rise to forward control competitors in the United States in the 1960s, including the Ford"
"Volkswagen Vento The Volkswagen Vento (or Volkswagen Polo Sedan in some markets) is a subcompact car produced by Volkswagen India, Volkswagen Russia and Volkswagen South Africa, the subsidiary of the German manufacturer Volkswagen, since 2010. It is essentially a three-box Volkswagen Polo with a stretched wheelbase and has been developed especially for some markets. The car is sold under the Vento name in India, Malaysia and Mexico. In Thailand, Indonesia, South Africa, Argentina, Russia, Jordan, Tunisia and the UAE it is sold as the Volkswagen Polo Sedan. The word Vento means 'wind' in both Italian and Portuguese. It is also"
"the world's second-largest auto market. On 14 September 2016, Volkswagen announced its partnership with three Israeli cybersecurity experts to create a new company, Cymotive, dedicated to automotive security. Volkswagen calls their shift towards electric vehicles ""Transform 2025+"". As part of the strategy, Volkswagen aims to launch more than 30 electric vehicles until 2025, and is anticipating yearly sales of 2 to 3 million electric Volkswagen cars by 2025, which would make up 20 to 25 percent of their total yearly sales volume. In September 2017, CEO Matthias Mueller announced plans to have electric version of all of VW's 300 automotive"
"run the Volkswagen AutoMuseum in Wolfsburg, a museum dedicated specifically to the history of Volkswagen. In addition to visiting exhibits in person, owners of vintage Volkswagens anywhere in the world may order what the museum refers to as a ""Birth Certificate"" for a set fee of €50—this formal ""Zertifikat"" indicates basic information known at the time of manufacture (colors, options, port of destination, etc.). Manufactured by Shanghai Volkswagen Automotive and FAW-Volkswagen Automotive for the Chinese market. GTE are plug-in hybrid electric vehicles. The GTE's engine, electric motor, and transmission are fully shared with the Audi A3 Sportback e-tron: VW e-models"
"Volkswagen Act The Volkswagen Act is a set of German federal laws enacted in 1960, regulating the privatization of Volkswagenwerk GmbH into Volkswagen AG. In order to maintain government control in the privately owned company, it stipulated that the votings on major shareholder meeting resolutions require 4/5th(80%) agreement. This part of the law was deemed to violate the ""free movement of capital"" principle of European company law by EU members. After a series of challenges by EU from 2007 to 2013, the German parliament finally amended the part in 2013 to EU court satisfaction. The full title of the law"
"one of many KdF programs, which included things such as tours and outings. The prefix ""Volks—"" (""People's"") was not just applied to cars, but also to other products in Germany; the ""Volksempfänger"" radio receiver for instance. On 28 May 1937, ""Gesellschaft zur Vorbereitung des Deutschen Volkswagens mbH"" (""Company for the Preparation of the German Volkswagen Ltd.""), or ""Gezuvor"" for short, was established by the Deutsche Arbeitsfront in Berlin. More than a year later, on 16 September 1938, it was renamed to ""Volkswagenwerk GmbH"". Erwin Komenda, the longstanding Auto Union chief designer, part of Ferdinand Porsche's hand-picked team, developed the car"
"diesel vehicles a software program that manipulated the cars' vehicle emissions control during testing, thereby violating numerous countries' regulations. The program caused the vehicles' nitrogen oxide () output to meet US standards during regulatory testing but emit up to 40 times more in real-world driving. Volkswagen Golf The Volkswagen Golf () is a compact car produced by the German automotive manufacturer Volkswagen since 1974, marketed worldwide across seven generations, in various body configurations and under various nameplates – such as the Volkswagen Rabbit in the United States and Canada (Mk1 and Mk5), and as the Volkswagen Caribe in Mexico (Mk1)."
"Euros per year. Volkswagen Foundation The Volkswagen Foundation () is the largest German private nonprofit organization for the promotional of research and education in the sciences, social sciences, and humanities. It was established in 1961 as Stiftung Volkswagenwerk with a portion of the confiscated assets of the Volkswagenwerk GmbH. It is not affiliated to the present company, the Volkswagen Group. With a capital of 2.9 billion euros, as of 2016 it is the largest German scientific foundation. Since its founding, it has distributed 4.2 billion Euros in grants for over 30000 projects, and now funds new projects at the rate"
"AG wholly owns the Bundesliga football side VfL Wolfsburg; the company is also the shirt sponsor of Major League Soccer club D.C. United, League of Ireland Premier Division Sligo Rovers and top level of the Mexican football league system Liga MX team Puebla F.C. Volkswagen Group Volkswagen AG (), known internationally as the Volkswagen Group, is a German multinational automotive manufacturing company headquartered in Wolfsburg, Lower Saxony, Germany and indirectly majority owned by the Austrian Porsche-Piech family. It designs, manufactures and distributes passenger and commercial vehicles, motorcycles, engines, and turbomachinery and offers related services including financing, leasing and fleet management."
"unit, is Europe's largest automaker. For a long time, Volkswagen has had a market share over 20 percent. In 2010, Volkswagen posted record sales of 6.29 million vehicles, with its global market share at 11.4%. In 2008, Volkswagen became the third largest automaker in the world, and, as of 2012, Volkswagen is the second largest manufacturer worldwide. Volkswagen has aimed to double its US market share from 2% to 4% in 2014, and is aiming to become, sustainably, the world's largest car maker by 2018. Volkswagen Group's core markets include Germany and China. Volkswagen has factories in many parts of"
"VAG Rounded VAG Rundschrift or VAG Rounded (""Rundschrift"" is German for 'round typeface', short of ""abgerundete Schrift"", 'rounded typeface') is a geometric sans-serif typeface that was designed as a corporate typographic voice for the Volkswagen AG motor manufacturer. It resembles Futura, but features rounded terminals on all strokes. Volkswagen stopped using the VAG Rounded family in the early 1990s, and it is widely available today, licensed through Adobe Systems. In 1964, Volkswagen AG bought Auto Union GmbH from Daimler Benz. The main active brand of Auto Union was DKW, but it was soon dropped by Volkswagen and replaced by Auto"
"full Volkswagen Group (Audi, SEAT, Škoda, Bugatti, Lamborghini, Porsche and Volkswagen). Many people use the term 'tiptronic' to refer generically to any type of torque converter automatic transmission that incorporates a manual upshift/downshift feature. A tiptronic transmission can operate in the same manner as a conventional type of automatic transmission, but also offers the driver an additional method of manually overriding the automatic shift changes. By moving the shift lever into a second operating plane of the shift gate, equipped with two spring-loaded positions: ""upshift"" and ""downshift"", the driver takes over most of the gear shifting decisions, which would ordinarily"
"above the legal limit under normal operating conditions. On 8 October 2015, Volkswagen US CEO Michael Horn said in testimony before the U.S. Congress that it could take years to repair all the cars, especially the older models, due to the complex hardware and software changes that will be required. He also said that the fixes will likely preserve fuel economy ratings but, ""there might be a slight impact on performance"". An analyst viewed Horn's performance at the hearing as candid and complete. He left Volkswagen on 9 March 2016. Michael Horn Michael Horn was the Chief Executive Officer and"
"Transparent Factory The Transparent Factory is an exhibition space in Dresden, Germany owned by German carmaker Volkswagen and designed by architect Gunter Henn. It originally opened in 2002 as car factory. In 2016, it reopened as a ""showcase for electromobility"". The original German name is Gläserne Manufaktur (meaning factory made of glass). Both the German and English names are a word play on the double meaning of ""transparent"" and ""glassy"", referring to both optical transparency and transparency of the production process. It is .93 miles (1.5 kilometres)long . The original purpose of the factory was the assembly of Volkswagen's luxury"
"Transparent Factory The Transparent Factory is an exhibition space in Dresden, Germany owned by German carmaker Volkswagen and designed by architect Gunter Henn. It originally opened in 2002 as car factory. In 2016, it reopened as a ""showcase for electromobility"". The original German name is Gläserne Manufaktur (meaning factory made of glass). Both the German and English names are a word play on the double meaning of ""transparent"" and ""glassy"", referring to both optical transparency and transparency of the production process. It is .93 miles (1.5 kilometres)long . The original purpose of the factory was the assembly of Volkswagen's luxury"
"as the chicken tax, if imported to the US. The Transporter T5 range received a facelift in late 2009. Updated powertrain options include common rail diesel engines, and a world-first usage in a light commercial vehicle of a dual clutch transmission – namely Volkswagen Group's 7-speed Direct-Shift Gearbox (DSG). In 2016, Volkswagen released the latest iteration of the Transporter, the T6. Volkswagen Transporter The Volkswagen Transporter, based on the Volkswagen Group's T platform, now in its sixth generation, refers to a series of vans produced over 60 years and marketed worldwide. The T series is now considered an official Volkswagen"
"were produced: Volkswagen Kübelwagen The Volkswagen Kübelwagen () (a back-formation as literally, ""Tub"" car, previously mostly used for rail, industrial or agricultural hopper cars) was a light military vehicle designed by Ferdinand Porsche and built by Volkswagen during World War II for use by the German military (both ""Wehrmacht"" and ""Waffen-SS""). Based heavily on the Volkswagen Beetle, it was prototyped as the Type 62, but eventually became known internally as the Type 82. ""Kübelwagen"" is an abbreviation of ""Kübelsitzwagen"", meaning ""bucket-seat car"" because all German light military vehicles that had no doors were fitted with bucket seats to prevent passengers"