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Volkswagen AG

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Last Fiscal Year Sales:$120.4B
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Helping you 'Arrive'! Volkswagen AG ( German: VOW) is one of the leading automobile manufacturers in the world. Number one in Europe, it produces over 5.2 million cars, trucks, and vans annually. Some of its models are Passat, Touareg, Phaeton, Lamborghini, Bentley, and Bugatti. It operates plants in Africa, the Americas, the Asia/Pacific region, and Europe and it is sold in about 150 countries. This $121.3 billion company is based in Wolfsburg, Germany and employs about 342,500 people. In March 2006 the company's Supervisory Board approved the sale of wholly-owned subsidiary Europcar to the French investment group Eurazeo

Number of Employees 369,928
Contact Information

Brieffach 1848 2

Wolfsburg

www.volkswagena...

(49) 536190

NAICS Code Motor Vehicle Body Manufacturing: 336211

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News & Analysis

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  • VW board agree Porsche integration

    BNET - 2009-11-20

    Volkswagen said on Friday its supervisory board had paved the way for the planned integration of Porsche as its 10th marque, a move that will bring a further push to its aim to surpass Toyota as the world's largest carmaker by 2018. VW's board members approved a set of contracts...

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  • Breaking News: Ford, Subaru, VW top US safe car list

    BNET - 2009-11-18

    Ford, Subaru and Volkswagen sit atop the US insurance industry's annual list of the safest new vehicles, according to a closely watched assessment. Ford, Subaru and Volkswagen sit atop the US insurance industry's annual list of the safest new vehicles, according to a closely watched assessment used by car companies...

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  • Ford, Subaru, VW win top safety picks

    BNET - 2009-11-18

    WASHINGTON - Ford, Subaru and Volkswagen sit atop the U.S. insurance industry's annual list of the safest new vehicles, according to a closely watched assessment used by car companies to lure safety-conscious consumers to showrooms. The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety awarded its "top safety pick" on Wednesday to 19...

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  • Volkswagen sales up 11%

    BNET - 2009-11-13

    FRANKFURT ? German car maker Volkswagen AG said Friday that its group deliveries were up 11 percent on the year in October, helped by strong increases in China and Brazil and a smaller rise in the U.S. Volkswagen said the group delivered 557,300 cars last month, compared with 501,500 in...

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  • VW Picks Deutsch/LA

    BNET - 2009-10-23

    Volkswagen of America has selected IPG's Deutsch/LA in Marina del Rey, Calif., to handle creative duties on its ad account, the client has confirmed. Account revenue is estimated at more than $15 million.The selection came after VW narrowed the field in its review to just two shops. The runner-up was...

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