Volkswagen (abbreviated VW) is the world’s third largest automobile manufacturer. The company is headquartered in Wolfsburg, Lower Saxony, Germany. Volkswagen is the original marque within the Volkswagen Group, which includes the car marques Audi, Bentley Motors, Bugatti Automobiles, Automobili Lamborghini, SEAT, Škoda Auto and heavy goods vehicle manufacturer Scania.

Volkswagen means "people’s car" in German, where it is pronounced . Its current tagline or slogan is Das Auto (in English The Car).

Type	Public FWB: VOW OTCBB: VLKAY
Industry	Automotive
Founded	28 May 1937
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
Employees	368,500 (2009)
Website	Volkswagen.com (International) VW.com (US)

 

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