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The larger of Audi's two principal assembly plants (the other being Neckarsulm). Volkswagen acquired the near-new plant at Ingolstadt when Auto Union was purchased from Daimler-Benz in stages from 1964-1966. Now headquarters of AUDI AG and the Audi Group (which primarily consists of Audi and Lamborghini
After the launch of the Audi 100 of 1968, the Audi 80/Fox (which formed the basis for the 1973 Volkswagen Passat) followed in 1972 and the Audi 50 (later rebadged as the Volkswagen Polo) in 1974. The Audi 50 was a seminal design because it was the first incarnation of the Golf/Polo concept, one that led to a hugely successful world car.
Volkswagen also has three joint ventures in China, FAW-Volkswagen, SAIC Volkswagen and Volkswagen Anhui. The company has operations in roughly 150 countries, and it has 100 production facilities across 27 countries. Volkswagen was founded in Berlin in 1937 and incorporated in Wolfsburg to manufacture the car that would become known as the ...
The summary chart includes the five largest worldwide automotive manufacturing groups as of 2017 by number of vehicles produced. Those same groups held the top 5 positions 2007 to 2019; Hyundai Motor Group had a lower rank until it took the fifth spot in 2007 from the at that time split German-American auto manufacturer DaimlerChrysler, while Ford became surpassed by Honda in 2020, and even ...
This is a list of countries by motor vehicle production based on International Organization of Motor Vehicle Manufacturers and other data from 2016 and earlier. Figures include passenger cars, light commercial vehicles, minibuses, trucks, buses and coaches. [1]
Volkswagen has a hefty goal: to displace Toyota as the world's No. 1 car company. Once fondly known to a generation of Americans for the quirky air-cooled Beetle that it sold in the U.S. until the ...
Audi 50, Volkswagen Polo, SEAT Ibiza, SEAT Córdoba, Škoda Fabia: As of 2014, in its sixth generation. A series [2] small family cars / compact cars: Audi A3, Audi Q3, Audi TT, VW Golf, VW Jetta, VW Eos, VW Tiguan, VW Touran, VW Scirocco, SEAT León, SEAT Toledo, SEAT Altea, Škoda Octavia: The most prolific platform, six generations. B series [2]
Prepare for a plague of Beetles. Microbuses, too. Volkswagen, the German brand that rode the success of a single modest car to become a global giant, is celebrating 75 years of sales in the United ...