Concern "Volkswagen Group", aka Volkswagen Konzern, Volkswagen Group or VW Group is a group automobile enterprises, among which Volkswagen AG is considered the parent company. The headquarters of the Volkswagen Group is located in Wolfsburg. With the owners of the VW Group, not everything was unequivocally clear until 2012. Until then, Porsche SE had owned 50.73% of the shares of Volkswagen AG, although the latter owned 100% of the shares of Porsche GmbH. Porsche is now wholly owned by the VW Group.
Martin Winterkorn is the head of Volkswgaen AG and also the Chairman of the Management Board of Porsche SE.
The Volkswagen Group includes 342 companies, but not all of them are engaged in auto production: many of them simply provide services related to the production of cars. The VW Group has repeatedly become the world's largest automaker, where it traditionally battles General Motors, Toyota and Renault-Nissan.
In 1998 - 2002, being the owner of Bentley, concern Volkswagen Group concurrently produced prestigious cars Rolls-Royce, although for this the company had to enter into an agreement with BMW. However, since 2003, when BMW bought the rights to Rolls-Royce from Vickers, car production Rolls-Royce brands remained the privilege of the Bavarian brand BMW.
In December 2009, the Volkswagen Group entered into an agreement to develop green cars With Japanese company Suzuki. At the same time, the German concern got a 20% stake in Suzuki. The alliance did not last long: in the fall of 2011, it broke up.
VW Group corporate structure
Specializes in the production of passenger cars and is directly subordinated to Volkswagen manuals AG.
The last of the former members of the Auto Union group, bought out from concern Daimler in 1964.
NSU Motorenwerke. Belongs to the VW Group since 1969 and is listed as part of the Audi Division. How independent brand not used since 1977.
Since 1986, the German concern has owned 53% of the shares (controlling stake). This year, VW Group signed a contract to buy SEAT from the state. In 1990, the VW Group became virtually the sole owner of SEAT: it owns 99.99% of the shares of the Spanish automaker.
VW Group has had exclusive rights to this Czech automaker since 1991.
Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles. It produces commercial vehicles: minibuses, buses and tractors. Until 1995, this division was part of Volkswagen AG, but thanks to Bernd Weidemann, it became an independent division within the VW Group.
The company became the property of the VW Group in 1998, when it was sold by the British concern Vichers. In "Load" German concern Rolls-Royce also received, but without the right to sole production of cars under this brand, since the British sold the brand itself to another German automaker - BMW.
Crashed after a failed supercar EB110 French stamp barely kept afloat until it was bought by the VW Group in 1998.
The deal for the purchase of this Italian brand was concluded with Audi in 1998.
The German concern bought a 70.94% stake in the Swedish truck manufacturer in 2009. With a majority stake in Scania, VW Group has full control over the production of truck tractors, trucks and dump trucks, buses and diesel engines under this brand.
The deal to purchase a controlling stake in MAN took place in 2011 (VW Group owns 55.9% of MAN shares). Under this brand, truck tractors, trucks and dump trucks, buses, diesel and hybrid engines are produced.
Porsche AG has been owned by the VW Group since 2009 with a 49.9% stake. In 2011, the merger between Porsche and Volkswagen failed, but in 2012 volkswagen still bought Porsche, which made it the 12th brand in this group of companies. Since then, the VW Group has owned a 50.1% stake in Porsche, for which the company laid out 4.49 billion euros.
The Italian superbike manufacturer has been owned by Audi AG since spring 2012. The deal to buy Ducati from Investindustrial SpA cost the German VW Group $1.1 billion.
Since 2009 VW Group has been one of the largest shareholders at Suzuki Motor Corporation.
As of 2013, the VW Group owns the Russian trademark"Moskvich". The right to use this brand and all its emblems belongs to Volkswagen until 2021.
VW Group owns 48 automobile manufacturing enterprises: there are VW Group plants in 15 European countries, in six American, Asian and African countries. The enterprises of the group employ more than 370,000 people. The daily production volume exceeds 26,600 vehicles. Authorized sales and service points for VW Group vehicles are located in more than 150 countries around the world.
Concern "Volkswagen" is by far the largest in the world. VW Group owns many popular automobile firms and produces amazing cars that are in demand in all developed countries. Well, we should tell more about this largest concern.
The Volkswagen concern, or rather its headquarters, is located in Germany, in Wolfsburg. This name is translated as “people's car”. Very symbolic, because these cars are really in great demand.
Interestingly, as of September 2011, the concern's voting shares in the amount of 50.73% belong to a no less famous German holding. Which, as you might guess, is the Porsche SE. However, it should be noted that the concern "Volkswagen" owns all 100% of the ordinary shares of this holding. For a long time negotiations were underway to connect VW and Porsche in single structure. It was planned that it would be called that - VW-Porsche. But this did not happen (a little later this will be discussed).
Interestingly, Martin Winterkorn was both one and the second concern. But in September last, 2015, it ceased to be such.
The Volkswagen concern consists of as many as 342 companies that produce cars and provide other services related to cars. It's really impressive.
The beginning of the story
So, before talking about the composition of the Volkswagen concern, it is worth briefly telling about its history. Its creator is Ferdinand Porsche. In 1938, the first VW plant was built. Naturally, it was in Wolfsburg.
In 1960, on August 22, an LLC called Volkswagen Plants appeared. After the FRG was founded, this society became owned and the name was changed. On the traditional, which remains unchanged to this day. After that, Volkswagen AG began to engage not only in the manufacture of cars and motorcycles, but also in the provision of logistics and financial services. Moreover, this concern even had a small food production enterprise.
Further activities
The nineties were difficult years for many countries. Germany was no exception, and the concern - even more so. Volkswagen cars continued to be popular, but the company still experienced certain difficulties. But Ferdinand Piech, hired as a crisis manager, literally saved the firm. Until 2015, he led the financial processes. And it was this man who decided to expand the Volkswagen concern. The composition that we know today could not exist if Piech were not so enterprising and far-sighted.
In the late nineties, the company became even more famous, since then division of Volkswagen Bentley, which made Rolls-Royce cars. True, together with the Munich BMW, which then owned the rights to this brand. Since 2003, Volkswagen has not been doing this anymore - the BMW concern has finally bought out the Rolls-Royce brand.
Agreement with Suzuki
The brands of the Volkswagen concern are diverse, but many were surprised by the fact that in December 2009 the German company decided to create an alliance with the Japanese company Suzuki. But nothing much happened. The concerns simply exchanged shares (1/5 of all shares went to the German company Japanese company). And then they made an announcement for a joint development special cars, which can be safely classified as environmentally friendly. But the alliance did not last long. Not even two years had passed before the press officially announced that the companies had decided to break off business relations. It happened in 2011, in September.
Units established in the 20th century
The Volkswagen concern is the largest in Germany. Its main division is considered to be Volkswagen itself, which produces high-quality passenger cars. This group is not registered as a child joint-stock company. This company reports directly to the management of the concern itself.
One of the most popular brands is also "Audi". Her Wolfsburg concern bought from Daimler-Benz a very long time ago - in 1964, to be more precise. Then, another company entered the Audi Division, bought five years later, in 1969. And it was NSU Motorenwerke. True, it did not exist on its own for so long - only until 1977.
In 1986 a new acquisition was made. The concern bought Seat (53 percent). To date, the Wolfsburg Corporation owns 99.99% of all these shares. That is, in fact, the Spanish company became the property of the German concern. Then, in 1991, VW also bought Skoda.
Divisions that arose in the late 90s
Separately, I would like to say about Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles. This is an independent division, whose activities are controlled by the VW Group. However, it became such only after 1995, thanks to the efforts of the previous chairman of the board of the group, who was Bernd Weideman. Prior to this, the current division was part of the VW Group. Today it produces tractors, buses and minibuses.
In 1998, the concern acquired a company that is one that produces truly luxurious and rich cars. And it's a Bentley. The German concern acquired the British company together with Rolls-Royce, which was then sold to BMW (as described above).
Immediately after the Bentley, Bugatti and Lamborghini were acquired. Italian company It was not the Volkswagen concern itself that bought it, but its subsidiary Audi. 1998 was remembered for really weighty and significant transactions.
Other divisions
Volkswagen cars are known all over the world. The magnate produces really good, high-quality, reliable, comfortable and beautiful Cars. But the concern also sells dump trucks, buses, trucks, tractors and diesel engines. They are produced by Scania AB, which VW Group bought in 2009. About 71 percent of the company's shares belong to the Wolfsburg concern.
Still no less well-known manufacturer truck tractors, as well as other vehicles - this is MAN AG. Its controlling stake is also owned by a German company, and has been for five years now.
Now about Porsche. It was mentioned at the beginning, but it is worth returning to this topic. 49.9% of the shares of this company belonged to the VW Group in 2009. Then negotiations were held on the merger of these two powerful companies into a single entity. But this did not happen. VW Group still bought Porsche. Thus, the popular manufacturer became the 12th brand in the group. The purchase cost the Wolfsburg representatives almost 4.5 billion euros. I also had to “attach” one of my shares (ordinary) from above.
The company also owns the most popular Motor manufacturer Holding S.p.A.) and ItalDesign Giugiaro. It was also bought not by the VW Group, but by Lamborghini. The rest of the shares (9.9%) continued to be the property of the relatives of Giorgetto Giugiaro (one of the founders of the atelier).
Case 2015
In September last year, there was a major scandal around the concern "Volkswagen". Then it turned out that about 11 million cars running on diesel units had software that was activated during testing. This software significantly reduced the amount of harmful gases emitted into the atmosphere. It turned out that the level of emitted nitrogen oxides is actually very high. This scandal around the concern "Volkswagen" flared up very quickly. The company has pleaded not guilty.
This software was installed on models with TDI units (series 288, 189 and 188). Cars were produced for 7 incomplete years - from 2008 to 2015. Such “defective” models turned out to be the well-known “Golfs” of the sixth generation, “Trade Winds” (seventh), as well as “Tiguan”, “Jetta”, Beetle and even “Audi A3”.
The breach was discovered while a research team at West Virginia University was studying the composition of exhaust gases that were released into the atmosphere while driving.
Fine and punishment
Naturally, a fine was imposed on the Volkswagen concern for this. In total, the amount amounted to about 18 billion dollars. The calculation was made based on the number of cars. And the amount to be paid for one “defective” car is approximately $37,500. Yes, a considerable fine was awarded to the Volkswagen concern.
Another of the consequences can be noted a significant decrease in prices set for the shares of the concern. Many experts have said that engineering industry the whole country may be affected by this case. Allegedly, the confidence of potential buyers may fall significantly in relation to cars produced in Germany, and the famous “ German quality” now will not be so reference.
So far, however, these predictions have not come true. Yes, and they are unlikely to come true. After all German companies make really good cars in every respect. Volkswagen has failed so far. Some downturns are still observed - sales due to the incident with this scandal fell by 5.2 percent at the end of last winter. This is in Germany. Worldwide sales fell by two percent. However, no one doubts - this is a temporary phenomenon.
History worldwide well-known brand Volkswagen cars began almost 80 years ago and during this time the cars of this brand have earned a reputation for being reliable and at the same time beautiful and stylish cars. Let's look at how this brand developed and when the word "Volkswagen" was first heard in the history of modern automotive industry.
Autumn 1933.
During a meeting at the Kaserhof Hotel in Berlin, Adolf Hitler, in a conversation with representatives of Daimler-Benz and Ferdinand Porsche, put forward the demand that a reliable, strong and at the same time inexpensive car. The cost of such a car should not exceed 1000 Reichsmarks, and it was this requirement that became the most important, because the car should be available to almost any segment of the German population. In addition, one of Hitler's demands was that cars should be assembled in a new factory, which was to become a symbol of German productivity and development. 
It is worth noting that Adolf Hitler directly had a hand in developing the concept of the future car. He sketched a sketch of the future beetle and asked for the name of the designer who would take up the development of this auto-ombile. Then Jacob Werlin, who was at that meeting a representative of Daimler-Benz and suggested that Ferdinand Porsche take up the development of the car. On the same day, the name "Volks-Wagen" was first uttered, which means "people's car" in Russian.
The first drawings of the beetle
After quite a bit of time, in January 1934, Porsche brought drawings of the ordered car to the German Reich Chancellery. It was developed on the basis of the Porsche Typ 60 and already in June of the same year, a contract was signed to develop three new Volkswagen prototypes. Only 20 thousand Reichsmarks were allocated per month for the project, and the development period was limited to 10 months.
The requirements for the car were quite stringent and at the same time precise:
- Track width 1200 mm
- Maximum power - 26 hp
- 5 seats
- Maximum speed - 100 km / h
- Average fuel consumption is 8 liters per 100 kilometers.
- The cost of the car when selling - 1550 Reichsmarks
Development time has been extended
Despite the fact that the car was already practically developed on paper and ready for serial launch, new government requirements have made their own adjustments. The first prototypes were ready only in September 1936 and it took 2 years to develop the prototypes. However, despite this, the first four-door car from Volkswagen and a two-door convertible were born and a further 30 prototypes were ordered, which were subsequently produced and assembled at the Daimler-Benz plant.
Testing of cars was carried out by the trade union organization "German Labor Front". The same organization also made a decision regarding the suitability of the car for use. 
Construction of the Volkswagen plant
It all started with the fact that on May 28, 1937, a company was founded, the name of which could be translated into Russian, as LLC for the preparation of the German People's Car. A year later, not far from the city of Fallersleben, in 1938, the first stone of the plant was laid, which will produce cars that will later receive the title of the most reliable and affordable. In September of the same year, the plant was renamed Volkswagen GmbH.
A very large amount of money was invested in the construction of this plant by the KdF (Kraft durch Freude) company, and it was in her honor that the cars of the future, at the suggestion of Adolf Hitler, began to be called KdF-Wagen.
Unfortunately the second World War, which began literally a year later, confused the plans of industrialists, and the new plant managed to produce only two car models that were marked V38 and V39s. The first model was a trial, but the second was already a demonstration, and both of these cars have changed quite a lot compared to the first sketches. have been upgraded door handles and openings, and also added two rear windows in the car. This "people's car" had every chance of gaining immense popularity, but unfortunately, the plant received a huge flow of military orders and the development of Volkswagen went in a slightly different direction.
Volkswagen during World War II
Since the Volkswagen plant was the newest at that time, a variety of types were produced there during the war. military equipment, ranging from vehicles designed to deliver ammunition and personnel, and ending even with military developments of amphibious vehicles. However, during the liberation part of the war, in 1946, this plant was destroyed almost to the ground.
American air raids practically left no stone unturned from the factory building, and after the war it had to be restored. England was engaged in this, in whose zone of influence the city of Wolfsburg fell after the war, which was originally built as working settlements for the plant. After the restoration, England ordered 20,000 cars from this plant, but they did not begin to be mass-produced until many years later.
The first sights of foreigners on Volkswagen
The new car from Volkswagen attracted attention in Hannover at the export fair. In fact, it is this moment that should be considered a turning point in the fate of the Volkswagen concern. Orders for the production of cars from abroad rained down, which showed really high quality car presented at the fair.
Of course, first of all, residents of Sweden, Belgium, Switzerland and other countries turned to the people's car from Germany, but later car became popular all over the world.
Change of leadership
In 1948 CEO Volkswagen became Heinrich Nordhoff. Along with him, the top management also changed and it now consisted entirely of engineers who had both international experience and out-of-the-box thinking. It was this approach that made it possible to modernize the current car models produced at the restored plant and make them even better.
The emergence of a new top has also made such changes in the activities of the concern as the emergence of a network technical stations and car service centers. At the same time, a network for selling cars to the west was being established, and the management did not lose, relying on the export of cars.
As a result, about 15 thousand cars were sold on the domestic market by the end of 1948, but the export market was literally full of them - about 50,000 cars were sold.
The plant returns to German control
Story Volkswagen Beetle:
Somewhat later, the time of British control over the plant came to an end and in September 1948 the plant completely came under the control of the FRG.
This stage of the existence of the plant and the concern as a whole should be characterized by intensive development, an increase in the level of sales and an improvement in the quality of car production.
Hard work and an extraordinary approach to the production of cars has paid off. 27 years after the complete destruction of the plant and the end of World War II, the Volkswagen Beetle has broken a sales record. Prior to that, the Ford Model T held the championship.
The prototype of the modern "Transporter"
In the 1950s, the first model entered mass production. truck produced by Volkswagen. Even then, in its concept, it was very reminiscent of a modern Transporter and was inferior to it only in beauty and power. Since the car was constantly modernized and improved, it continued to gain immense popularity from year to year. Over time, the Bulli became very firmly established in the market for practical and reliable trucks, and it became widely used for transporting commercial goods.
It is worth noting that modifications of this car for special needs and even fire engines based on the Bulli were also released. 
Back to Volkswagen cars
Since the new management of the concern was very serious about the export of cars, over time a whole network was opened subsidiaries worldwide. The purpose of these enterprises was the sale of Volkswagens, and perhaps it was thanks to this that the millionth Beetle was produced in 1955, which later became known as the car of the century.
This car was produced until 1991, which indicates really the highest level the skills of engineers and designers and how high-quality the assembly of this car was.
However, the history of the Beetle does not end there, and already in 1998, the first car based on the Volkswagen Lupo rolled off the assembly line at a factory in Mexico. Despite the fact that the wheelbase of this car is different, the shapes and outlines of the Beetle, beloved by everyone, have been preserved, and the car itself has less modern characteristics and solutions, without which motorists no longer imagine driving a car.
Volkswagen Group today
Over the years of its existence, this company has achieved tremendous success. The war and the complete destruction of the plant stood in its way, but perseverance and truly German pedantry allowed this world-famous plant to rise from the ashes. 
Now the headquarters of Volkswagen is a world-famous glass and concrete tower, which cannot even be called a factory. This is a real working museum and factory, where there is not even a speck of dust on the parquet floor.
Here, each of the 9 car brands united in the Volkswagen concern has its own place, and the most important thing is that anyone who comes to Dresden can visit this tower.
| Full title: | |
| Other names: | vw |
| Existence: | May 28, 1937 - today |
| Location: | Germany: Wolfsburg |
| Key Figures: | Norbert Reithofer, Chairman of the Board of Directors |
| Products: | Passenger cars, engines |
| The lineup: | Golf II Volkswagen Jetta Volkswagen Tiguan Volkswagen Scirocco Volkswagen Touran Volkswagen Caddy |
Volkswagen was born much later than its eminent compatriots. It was also created not like the rest, which had grown from handicraft workshops, but by order of the German leadership. By force, the creation of a new car was entrusted to the talented automaker Ferdinand Porsche. Nobody cared that Porsche already had a job and was seriously loaded, that it would be very difficult for him to work at two enterprises.
Be that as it may, but at the beginning of the fourth decade of the twentieth century, another automobile company was born in Germany.
Double People's Car
In the thirties, several car manufacturers were already operating on German soil. Their chic products cost a lot and were not intended for the common population.
In the highest government circles, it was decided to strengthen the support of the leaders by the overwhelming majority of the masses. The good attitude of the rulers towards the people was to be expressed in the appearance on the markets of cheap, but solid vehicles available to everyone. It was assumed that the Germans would appreciate this gesture, and their confidence in the government would increase significantly.
The order for Volkswagen (which means "people's car") was received and successfully executed. In the mid-30s, three variants of one car were assembled. One of the prototypes was examined by no one, but by Adolf Hitler himself. The Fuhrer liked the car.
The production of an experimental batch of thirty pieces was entrusted to Daimler-Benz. What was not done with these machines to identify them positive traits And weak sides! After testing, something was corrected and the car was launched into the stream.
The first Volkswagen turned out to be successful. It was easy to drive, very reliable and, most importantly, had a low retail price.
For mass release people's cars required production capacity. New factory it was decided to build in a small town called Fallersleben. Construction began in the spring of 1938. The name of the city did not suit someone (a serious enterprise should also have an appropriate name), therefore locality was renamed to the euphonious name of Wolfsburg.
38
VW 38 The plant was to produce Volkswagen model 38. The cooling of her small motor, the volume of which was only 985 cubic centimeters, was carried out by air. According to the initial letters of the German phrase "KraftdurchFreude", the car was simply called "KdF".
It took a lot to build the enterprise. Money. It was decided to borrow them from the same people for whom the cars were intended. People purchased bonds, which were later planned to be considered as collateral for cars issued in the future. The people's car has become doubly so, because. issued exclusively at the expense of the people.
The good deed did not become a reality, very few managed to get a “four-wheeled friend”. With the outbreak of hostilities, the production of cars was curtailed.
Volkswagen rebirth
Perhaps our contemporaries would not have known about the existence Volkswagen brands if after the war the plant passed into the hands of the Americans. And there was such a possibility. Wolfsburg ended up in British territory. The British tried to sell the plant to the United States, but a representative who arrived from the States did not find anything remarkable in it. Thanks to the short-sightedness, and, perhaps, the simple incompetence of the American expert, who failed to see the huge potential of the "people's car", cars under the Volkswagen brand exist even now.
Over time, the company grew and began to open branches in other countries. In the summer of 1953, its subsidiary production appeared in San Bernard de Campo, Brazil. It took several years to establish a full-scale production of cars. And at first they were simply assembled in Brazil from components and parts made in Germany.
The second foreign representative office of Volkswagen opened in the south of the African continent. The French branch appeared in 1960. Two years later, the company celebrated a significant event - the sale of the millionth Beetle.
Compact cheap cars traveled all over the planet, while the demand for them did not decrease. Therefore, more and more representative offices were opened. In the early 70s, a Mexican plant in Pueblo was launched, and then an enterprise in Brussels.
For a long "life" machines have been repeatedly upgraded. But they always retained their original style. The four-cylinder boxer engine was always located at the rear. The carrier platform also remained unchanged. The last European "Beetle" was released in the 72nd. And all these cars were collected more than fifteen million pieces. As for the countries of Latin America, cars were produced on their territory for several more decades. Taking into account cars, Latin production, the total number increases to 25 million units.
Volkswagen is known not only for "Beetles"
Modest cars were a huge success, but this does not mean at all that there were no other models. For example, the brand was extremely popular Volkswagen Golf. It was also produced on two continents. In Europe from the 74th, and from the 78th and in South America. Since its inception, "Golf" has been repeatedly improved. Today you can meet his seventh generation.
Since the 80s, Volkswagen has been expanding into Asian markets. First, there were long consultations, then cooperation agreements were signed. And finally, in 1991, a car factory was opened in the Chinese city of Chang Chun. There they began to make the Santana model. In the same 80s, in collaboration with the US Ford, Volkswagen opened an enterprise under the sonorous name "Autolatina", this time in Argentina.
Dynamic Volkswagen development consisted in the distribution of branches throughout the planet, as well as in the creation of a whole collection of the most famous automobile brands.
The company expanded both independently and through the acquisition of already well-known industries. For example, she bought Audi from Daimler-Benz in 1965. The beginning of the 90s added the Spanish "Seat" and the Czech "Skoda" to the concern. Later, her property became the British company Bentley, the French Bugatti and the Italian Lamborghini.
Volkswagen has a wide the lineup own cars. Particularly popular are such as the already mentioned Golf, and no less famous Passat, Polo and Bora. From latest developments stands out Touareg SUV. The luxury Phaeton received special praise.
The company is also known for transport represented by a commercial focus: Caravelle, Multivan, Shuttle and others.
Volkswagen products are sold all over the world. In Russia, it is in demand due to its reliability and the same ease of management that was included in the very first "people's" copy. If only it was still available to every Russian!
If you prefer not German pedantry, but French elegance, then you will probably be interested in where you can repair Citroen, Renault, Peugeot cars according to affordable price and with excellent quality.
In the post-war years, when the factories of the automaker were under the control of the British administration, Henry Ford could become the owner of the company, but the deal did not take place - the Americans considered that the company "was not worth a penny", and their "people's" car "Beetle" absolutely did not correspond to technical parameters, which must be submitted to cars. In subsequent years, VW showed how deeply wrong the overseas automotive gurus were.
In the early 50s, the automaker produced about 65% of all cars in Germany, which provided the company with a turnover of 1.4 billion dollars. The golden years were the 70s, when the company created two legendary models- "Passat" and "Golf", where the latter became the founder of a whole class of cars.
The VW Group includes brands such as Volkswagen, Skoda, Bugatti, Lamborghini, Audi, Seat, Bentley, as well as companies producing trucks Scania and MAN.
Where are VW cars assembled?
Initially, the production of "folk" cars was carried out directly in Germany, but in the course of the development of the brand, factories began to appear on other continents, in particular in South and North America, as well as in Africa. The pioneer was the company's plant, built in the city of San Bernard, in Brazil, where for more than 15 years they have been producing the legendary Beetle, and now there is one of the main offices responsible for the design of future brand cars.
Currently automobile factories Volkswagen located in 12 major countries, including: Brazil, Argentina, Germany, Mexico, South Africa, Russia, Poland, Belgium, Spain, Czech Republic and a number of other countries. The company's revenue over the past few years far exceeds the mark of 60 billion euros, which allows the automaker to be called the most major automaker in the world.
The model range of the company consists of the following models:
Where is the Volkswagen Golf assembled?
VW Golf is the founder of golf-class cars, latest generation which is currently produced in Germany, in the city of Wolfsburg. At the same time, most of the cars of the previous generation were produced in Russia and Brazil.
Where are Volkswagen Passats assembled?
VW Passat is a full-size sedan, representative of the D-class. The assembly of cars of this model has now been established at factories in the cities of Kaluga (Russia), Emden and Mosel (Germany), Luanda (Angola), Solomonovo (Ukraine), and Changchun (China).
Where are Volkswagen Beetles assembled?
The VW Beetle is the company's iconic car, which is now produced in Mexico.
Where are Volkswagen Polos assembled?
VW Polo - represented by two modifications - "hatchback" and "sedan", the first is produced in Spain, Poland and Germany, and the second - mainly in Russia.
Where are Volkswagen Touaregs assembled?
VW Touareg- full SUV, whose production is now established in the cities of Bratislava (Slovakia) and Kaluga (Russia). The concept of the car is the basis of the luxury SUV Porsche Cayenne.
Where are Volkswagen Transporters assembled?
VW Transporter is no less legendary than the Beatle model, a car that can become an excellent commercial and family car. The production of the model is now presented in the cities of Hannover (Germany), Poznan (Poland) and Kaluga (Russia).
Where are Volkswagen Amarok assembled?
VW Amarok - modern car companies belonging to the pickup class. The model is produced in Hannover, as well as in the city of Pacheco, located in Argentina.
Where is the Volkswagen Jetta assembled?
VW Jetta is another popular model of the company, which combines the spaciousness of a sedan and the charge of a hatchback. Vehicles designed for European and American market, are made in Mexico, but the Russians are offered models made in Russia at a plant in Kaluga.
Where are the Volkswagen Caddy assembled?
VW Caddy is an excellent commercial vehicle that is actively acquired by large companies, as well as small entrepreneurs. The assembly of the model is carried out in Germany, as well as in Russia, while in the first case the cars are delivered to the European, and in the second - to the Russian and Eastern markets.
VW is famous for its attitude to the quality of cars produced, so regardless of the country and city in which this or that model of the company is produced, it certainly meets strict corporate standards. This is achieved through the use modern equipment, as well as strict quality control at all stages of assembly.
