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Volkswagen AG ( German: [ˈfɔlksˌvaːgŋ̍] ⓘ ), known internationally as the Volkswagen Group, is a German public multinational conglomerate manufacturer of passenger and commercial vehicles, motorcycles, engines and turbomachinery. Headquartered in Wolfsburg, Lower Saxony, Germany, and since the late 2000s is a publicly-traded family ...
Volkswagen (VW; German pronunciation: [ˈfɔlksˌvaːɡn̩] ⓘ) [Note 1] is a German automobile manufacturer headquartered in Wolfsburg, Lower Saxony, Germany.Founded in 1937 by the German Labour Front under the Nazi Party and revived into the global brand it is known as today post-World War II by the British Army officer Ivan Hirst, it is known for the iconic Beetle and serves as the ...
The Wolfsburg Volkswagen Factory is the worldwide headquarters of the Volkswagen Group, [ 1] and one of the largest manufacturing plants in the world, in terms of area at just under 6.5 million m 2 (70 million sq ft). [ 2] The Wolfsburg plant produced 815,000 cars in 2015. Volkswagen's currywurst is also produced at this facility.
This list of Volkswagen Group factories details the current [ 1] and former manufacturing facilities operated by the automotive concern Volkswagen Group, and its subsidiaries. These include its mainstream marques of Volkswagen Passenger Cars, [ 2] Audi, [ 3][ 4] SEAT, [ 5] Škoda [ 6][ 7] and Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles, along with their ...
Website. volkswagengroupofamerica.com. Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. (sometimes referred to as Volkswagen of America, abbreviated to VWoA ), [ 1] is the North American operational headquarters, and subsidiary of the Volkswagen Group of automobile companies of Germany. VWoA is responsible for six marques: Audi, Bentley, Lamborghini, and ...
Martin Winterkorn (born 24 May 1947) is a German former business executive who was chairman of the board of management ( CEO, Vorstandsvorsitzender in German) of Volkswagen AG, the parent company of the Volkswagen Group, chairman of the supervisory board of Audi, and chairman of the board of management of Porsche Automobil Holding SE. [ 1]
During 1991-2001 he worked at Daimler AG in various roles managing the production and quality in Germany, United States, South Africa, Malaysia and China. In 2012 he became the Head of Group's International Production at Volkswagen AG. [5] Since 2015 he worked as a Chairman and Managing Director of the Volkswagen Group South Africa. [6]
Former CEO, Volkswagen AG. Matthias Müller (born 9 June 1953) is a German businessman who served as the chief executive officer (CEO) of Volkswagen AG from 25 September 2015 to 12 April 2018. He had been the CEO of its subsidiary, Porsche, since 2010 and has been a Member of the executive board of Porsche Automobil Holding SE since 2010.