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What is Volkswagen?
-Volkswagen or VW is a German car manufacturer
Fig. 2: Hitler with Porsche: History of the Volkswagen Beetle Porsche Prototype
VW Post WW2
-Following the end of the war VWs only production factory had been bombed
and left in ruins
-The company and factory had no true management following the war, seeing
as Hitler was dead and the Nazi Party and government were left in shambles
-In 1946 the Allied Military Government appointed a British Major, Ivan Hirst, to
run the factory
Fig. 3: Bombed VW Factory: Building a Giant from Ashes Automotive Hall of Fame
VW Post WW2
-In 1949 Heinz Nordhoff takes over the factory
Fig. 7: Evolution of Logos: The Crazy Evolution of Major Brand Logos Design World
The Volkswagen Beetle
-Designed by a Dutch businessman who saw a market for a bus like vehicle
Along with VW the other companies that comprise the Group are
-Bentley -Porsche
-Bugatti -Scania
-Ducati -SEAT
-Lamborghini -Skoda
Fig. 10: VW Subsidiaries: Volkswagen Group Will Reportedly Be Split Into Four Holding
Companies Carscoops
Timeline of Subsidiaries (Volkswagen Group)
Bentley MAN
1998 2012
VW Today
- VW took over Toyota's spot as the top Automaker for the year-end 2016
- Toyota owned the spot in seven of the last 8 years.
- VW employed 626,715 in 2014, the 5th globally. Walmart topped the list with
2.2 Million employees globally
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VW vs Other
Fig. 15 below: Wolfsburg : VW Car Comparisons JoesphVW.com
- Price (#1)
- Cargo Space(#2)
- 70 Million Sq. Ft. and employs about Fig. 17 below: Wolfsburg : Wolfsburg Bikes VWwolfsburg
70,000
-2015: Federal Trade Commission filed a record-breaking $4.7 Billion lawsuit against
VW
- Almost 4 times the price of the previous record of $1.2 Billion paid by
Cephalon
VW Defeat Device Explained
- Stock market price for VW plummeted from $162.20 USD to $139.20 USD
- In its entirety, VW will pay about $25+ Billion in buybacks, criminal fees and
other claims.
By the Numbers
- Known Serial Killer Ted Bundy drove a VW Beetle when he was caught
Works Cited
Fig. 1: Volkswagen Logo: Volkswagen Logo, Meaning, Information Car logos.org, Dec. 23, 2016. April 22, 2017
Fig. 2: Hitler with Porsche: History of the Volkswagen Beetle Porsche Prototype. April 22, 2017
Fig. 3: Bombed VW Factory: Building a Giant from Ashes Automotive Hall of Fame. April 22, 2017
Fig. 4: Heinz Nordhoff: Heinz Nordhoff, The Real Father of Volkswagen The Volkyland. April 23, 2017
Fig. 5: VW Shipment: Volkswagen Beetle Speed Doctor. March 30, 2013. April 23, 2017
Fig. 6: Volkswagen Logo and Slogan: Volkswagen Logo History AllCarBrandList.com. April 23, 2017
Fig. 7: Evolution of Logos: The Crazy Evolution of Major Brand Logos Design World. June 24, 2013. April 22, 2017
Fig. 8: Volkswagen Beetle: Volkswagen Beetle Wikipedia. April 23, 2017
Fig. 9: VW Bus: VW Classic Bus Pinterest. April 23, 2017
Fig. 10: VW Subsidiaries: Volkswagen Group Will Reportedly Be Split Into Four Holding Companies Carscoops. June 16, 2015. April
23, 2017
Fig. 11: VW Golf: VW Golf AutoBlog. April 23, 2017
Fig. 12: VW Tiguan: VW Tiguan AutoBlog. April 23, 2017
Fig. 13: Herbie: Member Registry Charles Emmons Lovebugfans.com. April 22, 2017
Fig. 14: Fillmore from Cars: Explore Cars Pixar Pinterest. April 22, 2017
Fig. 15: VW Car Comparisons JoesphVW.com
Fig. 16 below:Wolfsburg : Aerial View Alamy.com
Fig. 17 below: Wolfsburg : Wolfsburg Bikes VWwolfsburg
Fig. 18 : Aerial View freeiconspng.com
Fig. 19 : Porsche Cayenne PNGimg.com
Fig. 20: Audi Q5 Audi.mu
Fig. 21 VW Beetle sacrededen.co
Fig. 22 VW Beetle goapr.com