Volkswagen

Mechanical Industries

	Volkswagen
Founded By:	Ferdinand Porsche
Founded Year:	28 May 1937
Key People:	Martin Winterkorn: Chairman of the Board of Management Ferdinand Piëch: Chairman of Volkswagen
Industry For:	Automotive

About Company

       Volkswagen, or  (abbreviated VW)  is a German automobile manufacturer and the original and biggest-selling marque of the Volkswagen Group. It has three cars in the top 10 list of best-selling cars of all time compiled by the website 24/7 Wall St: the Volkswagen Golf, the Volkswagen Beetle, and the Volkswagen Passat. With these three cars, Volkswagen has the most cars of any automobile manufacturer in the list that are still being manufactured.

       Volkswagen means "people's car" in German (pronounced [ˈvɔlksˌvaːɡən].) Its current slogan is Das Auto (The Car)..

       Several models have been shortlisted, including the:

1971 - Volkswagen K70

1975 - Volkswagen Golf

1982 - Volkswagen Polo

1984 - Volkswagen Golf

1989 - Volkswagen Passat

1995 - Volkswagen Polo

1997 - Volkswagen Passat

1998 - Volkswagen Golf

2004 - Volkswagen Golf

2006 - Volkswagen Passat

2009 - Volkswagen Golf

2012 - Volkswagen up!

Official Web-Site:

Volkswagen.com

About Founders

	Name:	Ferdinand Porsche
	Country	German
	Born	3 September 1875
	Died	30 January 1951 (aged 75)