Volkswagen AG

Brieffach 1849
38436 Wolfsburg, Germany (Map)
Phone: +49-5361-9-0
Fax: +49-5361-9-28282
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http://www.volkswagenag.com

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Overview

With cars named for climate patterns, insects, and small mammals, Volkswagen (VW) leads the Continent as Europe's #1 carmaker. Along with Golf (referring to the Gulf Stream) and the New Beetle, VW's annual production of 6 million cars, trucks, and vans includes such models as Passat (trade wind), Jetta (jet stream), Rabbit, and Fox. VW also owns a garage full of luxury carmakers -- AUDI, Lamborghini, Bentley, and Bugatti. Other makes include SEAT (family cars, Spain) and SKODA (family cars, the Czech Republic). VW announced in October 2009 its plans to acquire a 49.9% stake in Porsche for about €3.9 billion (almost $6 billion) as the first step in combining the two into an integrated car company.

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Key financials for Volkswagen AG

Company Type Public (German: VOW)
Fiscal Year-End December
2008 Sales (mil.) £110,780.8
1-Year Sales Growth 0.1%
2008 Net Income (mil.) £4,563.3
1-Year Net Income Growth 8.9%
2008 Employees 369,928
1-Year Employee Growth 12.3%
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Key people and executives for Volkswagen AG

Chairman Supervisory Board Ferdinand K. Piëch
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Chairman Management Board Martin Winterkorn
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Member Management Board, Finance and Controlling Hans D. Pötsch
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  • DAX 30
  • #30 in FT Global 500
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