Volkswagen
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| Industry | Automotive |
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| Founded | 28 May 1937 |
| Founder(s) | Ferdinand Porsche |
| Headquarters | Wolfsburg, Germany |
| Area served | Worldwide |
| Key people |
Martin Winterkorn: Chairman of the Board of Management, Ferdinand Piëch: Chairman of Volkswagen Supervisory Board |
| Products | Cars |
| Production output |
 4,591,851 units (2010) |
| Revenue |
€80.251 billion (2010) (US$119 billion USD) |
| Employees | 368,500 (2009) |
| Parent | Volkswagen Group |
| Website | www.volkswagen.com |
Volkswagen (abbreviated VW) is a German automobile manufacturer and the original and biggest-selling marque of the Volkswagen Group, which now also owns the Audi, Bentley, Bugatti, Lamborghini, SEAT, 49.9% of Porsche, and Škoda marques and the truck manufacturer Scania.[1]
Volkswagen means "people's car" in German, in which it is pronounced. Its current tagline or slogan is Das Auto (The Car).
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Models
List of Volkswagen models
- Volkswagen 1500/1600
- Volkswagen 181
- Volkswagen 411
- Volkswagen 412
- Volkswagen Beetle
- Volkswagen Corrado
- Volkswagen Country Buggy
- Volkswagen Coupé
- Volkswagen Derby
- Volkswagen Eos
- Volkswagen Fox
- Volkswagen Golf GTD
- Volkswagen Golf GTI
- Volkswagen Golf Plus
- Volkswagen Golf R
- Volkswagen Golf
- Volkswagen Jetta
- Volkswagen K70
- Volkswagen Karmann Ghia
- Volkswagen Kübelwagen
- Volkswagen Lupo
- Volkswagen Passat CC
- Volkswagen Passat
- Volkswagen Phaeton
- Volkswagen Polo GTI
- Volkswagen Polo
- Volkswagen Schwimmwagen
- Volkswagen Scirocco R
- Volkswagen Scirocco
- Volkswagen Sharan
- Volkswagen Tiguan
- Volkswagen Touareg
- Volkswagen Touran
- Volkswagen Clasico
- Volkswagen Santana
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Current model range
| Beetle | 
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Compact |
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City car |
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Supermini |
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| Golf | _118TSI_Comfortline_5-door_hatchback_(2011-03-10)_01.jpg){kind=small}
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Small family car |
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| Golf Plus | 
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Compact MPV |
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Small family car |
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| Passat | _%E2%80%93_Frontansicht,_1._Mai_2011,_Ratingen.jpg){kind=small}
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Large family car |
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| Passat CC | 
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Large family car |
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| Scirocco | 
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Compact sports car |
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| Tiguan | 
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Compact crossover SUV |
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| Eos | 
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Compact sports car |
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| Touran | 
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Compact MPV |
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| Sharan | 
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Compact MPV |
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| Touareg | _%E2%80%93_Frontansicht_(1),_2._Juli_2011,_D%C3%BCsseldorf.jpg){kind=small}
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Mid-size luxury crossover SUV |
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| Phaeton | _%E2%80%93_Frontansicht,_10._August_2011,_D%C3%BCsseldorf.jpg){kind=small}
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Full-size executive car |
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GTI models
| Polo GTI | _%E2%80%93_Frontansicht,_7._M%C3%A4rz_2011,_Mettmann.jpg){kind=small} |
Supermini |
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| Golf GTI |  |
Small family car |
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R models
| Golf R |  |
Sports car |
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| Scirocco R |  |
Sports car |
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Discontinued models
| Beetle |  |
1938–2003 |
| Kübelwagen |  |
1940–1945 |
| Schwimmwagen |  |
1942–1944 |
| Karmann Ghia |  |
1955–1974 |
| 1500/1600 |  |
1961–1973 |
| 181 |  |
1969–1983 |
| Country Buggy |  |
1967–1969 |
| 411 |  |
1968–1972 |
| 412 |  |
1972–1974 |
| K70 |  |
1970–1974 |
| Derby |  |
1977–1981 |
| Corrado | _ret2.jpg) |
1988–1995 |
| Lupo |  |
1998–2004 |
| New Beetle |  |
1998-2010 |
| Fox |  |
2004–2011 |
Notes and references
- ↑ "Volkswagen Group – Brands and Products". 31 December 2010. http://www.volkswagenag.com/vwag/vwcorp/content/en/brands_and_products.html. Retrieved 26 June 2011.
External links
- Volkswagen.com Volkswagen Cars Worldwide portal
- Volkswagen Classic
