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Volkswagen (VW; German pronunciation: [ˈfɔlksˌvaːɡn̩] ⓘ) [Note 1] is a German automobile manufacturer based in Wolfsburg, Lower Saxony, Germany.Established in 1937 by The German Labour Front, it was revitalized into the global brand it is today after World War II by British Army officer Ivan Hirst.
Volkswagen Kommandeurswagen (1941–1944) staff car for Wehrmacht; Volkswagen Schwimmwagen (1942–1944) Volkswagen Type 18A (1949–?) Volkswagen Hebmüller Cabriolet (1949–1953) Volkswagen Karmann Ghia (1955–1974, also sold as Type 34 Karmann Ghia, 1500 Karmann Ghia Coupe) Volkswagen 181 (1961–1983, also sold as Kurierwagen, Trekker ...
Volkswagen (meaning 'People's car' in German) was founded in Berlin as the Gesellschaft zur Vorbereitung des Deutschen Volkswagens mbH ('Limited Liability Company for the preparation of the German People's Car', abbreviated to Gezuvor) by the National Socialist Deutsche Arbeitsfront (German Labour Front) and incorporated in the Stadt des KdF ...
The first letter prefix indicates the car classification or physical size (A, B, C or D - for 'traditional' cars); followed by a number to enumerate different generations of the same class. However, more recent platforms have formally departed from this convention, although the older alphanumeric codes continue to be used informally.
The Volkswagen Golf (listen ⓘ) is a compact car/small family car produced by the German automotive manufacturer Volkswagen since 1974, marketed worldwide across eight generations, in various body configurations and under various nameplates – including as the Volkswagen Rabbit in the United States and Canada (Mk1 and Mk5), and as the Volkswagen Caribe [1] in Mexico (Mk1).
The Volkswagen Passat (B9) is a mid-size car / large family car manufactured by Volkswagen since 2023, replacing the Passat B8 model, and the B9 is the ninth-generation model in the Volkswagen Passat series. It is available strictly as a 5-door estate, mainly for the European market, marketed as Estate or Variant.
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The ID.4 was previewed by the I.D. Crozz and I.D. Crozz II concept cars, which debuted in 2017 at the Shanghai and Frankfurt Auto Show, respectively. [16] A prototype version of the ID.4 appeared in camouflage at the 2019 Frankfurt Motor Show discreetly so as not to steal the show from the first electric mass-market vehicle of the German brand, the ID.3.