Archive. The history of the Volkswagen brand began with the “Käfer”; development work on this Nazi prestige project began in 1934. On May 28, 1937, the “Gesellschaft zur Vorbereitung des Deutschen Volkswagens mbH“ (Company for the Preparation of the German Volkswagen Ltd.) was formally established. The name was changed to “Volkswagenwerk GmbH” in 1938, and the company …
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The history of Volkswagen reaches from the idea of a “people’s car” to the Golf and the XL1, from the first foreign sales company in Canada to the founding of Volkswagen India, from Audi to Scania,...
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Volkswagen Group, also called Volkswagen AG, major German automobile manufacturer, founded by the German government in 1937 to mass-produce a low-priced “people’s car.”. Headquarters are in Wolfsburg, Germany. The company …
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Nov 13, 2009 . Volkswagen is founded. On May 28, 1937, the government of Germany—then under the control of Adolf Hitler of the National Socialist ( Nazi) Party—forms a new state-owned automobile company ...
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Aug 08, 2013 . History and Background of Volkswagen AG. Volkswagen AG. is a German automaker that operates in the global automotive industry as a manufacturer and distributor. Volkswagen of …
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Background. The Volkswagen Group with its headquarters in Wolfsburg, Germany is one of the world’s leading automobile manufacturers with the world’s biggest car plant. The group is made up of nine brands from seven European countries: Volkswagen, Audi, Bentley, Bugatti, Lamborghini, SEAT, Skoda, Scania and Volkswagen …
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In 1937 the Nazi trades union organisation, the Deutsche Arbeitsfront, set up Volkswagen with the aim to create a “people’s car”. Very few owned cars in Germany around this period so VW was created to …
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Feb 01, 2010 . The History of Volkswagen. 1933 – 39 Adolf Hitler approves Ferdinand Porsche’s design for the “people’s car,” or Volkswagen. A town called Stadt des KdF-Wagens, now Wolfsburg, is ...
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WhatsApp logo. The Volkswagen is the world leading automobile manufacturers and it is the largest carmaker in Europe. Volkswagen was based in Wolfburg, Germany and they have over 342,000 …
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Jan 13, 2010 . Jan 13, 2010 . The History of Volkswagen. From Wolfsburg, Germany, to Chattanooga, Tennessee, the events that shaped Volkswagen are all over the map. So jump into a Beetle and ride …
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Volkswagen of America, Inc., believes the information and specifications in this website to be correct at the time of publishing. Model specifications provided may vary based on selected trim, options, and …
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Volkswagen was established in 1937 by the German Labour Front ( Deutsche Arbeitsfront) in Berlin. In the early 1930s, cars were a luxury – most Germans could afford nothing more elaborate than a …
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1950–1960. Internationalisation and Mass Production in the Era of Germany’s Economic Miracle. Volkswagen was already considered a symbol of West Germany’s Economic Miracle, or …
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Volkswagen Group, major German automobile manufacturer, founded by the German government in 1937 to mass-produce a low-priced 'people's car.' It later became one of the world's largest automakers, and its notable models included the iconic Beetle.
According to Volkswagen official website they currently own 12 brands – Volkswagen, Seat, Audi, Skoda, Bugatti, Bentley, Lamborghini, Ducati, Porsche, Scania, MAN, and Volkswagen commercial vehicles. Audi becomes a part of Volkswagen in 1965.
Volkswagen (VW; German pronunciation: [ˈfɔlksˌvaːɡən]; /ˈvoʊks.wæɡ.ən/) is a German automobile manufacturer headquartered in Wolfsburg, Lower Saxony, Germany.