Volkswagen
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.
Gesellschaft mit beschränkter Haftung | |
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 |
Production ootpit | 6.073 million units (2016 annual report) |
Revenue | €105.651 billion (2016 annual report) |
Profit | €1.869 billion (2016 annual report) |
Nummer o employees | 626,715 (end of 2016) |
Parent | Volkswagen Group |
Wabsteid | www |
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]
Notes an references
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- Citations
- ↑ "Top 10 Best Selling Cars of All Time". Autoguide.com. Retrieved 2 December 2013.
- ↑ "VW ranks #1 in R&D spending". Autoblog.comaccessdate=2013-12-02.
- ↑ Rodriguez, Ashley (23 December 2015). "'Das Auto' No More – Volkswagen's new slogan is a lesson in humility". Quartz. Archived frae the original on 14 Januar 2016. Retrieved 13 Januar 2016.
- ↑ Cremer, Andreas (22 December 2015). "'Das Auto' no more: Volkswagen plans image offensive". Berlin. Reuters. Archived frae the original on 31 December 2015. Retrieved 13 Januar 2016.
- Bibliografie
- William Shirer, The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich (50th Anniversary Edition) (New York: Simon & Schuster, 1990)
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- Volkswagen.com Volkswagen Cars Worldwide portal
- Volkswagen Classic (in German)
- Volkswagen Cars Technical Information