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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
Fig. 13: Herbie: Member Registry Charles Emmons Fig. 14: Fillmore from Cars: Explore Cars Pixar
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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
Scandals (Porsche)
- In late 2016, Porsche SE was sued by investors claiming that the firm did not
disclose them of the financial risk resulting from the VW emission scandal, However
Porsche SE won the case.
- In Germany, most of the Porsche models are under investigation by the KBA
(German FBI) but have not been released publicly but in the U.S., they have
prohibited the sale of Porsche Cayenne.
- In February 2017, the FTC and VW settled on a $5.45 Billion settlement.
- $1.2 Billion for buyback, Criminal fine of $2.8 Billion, and $1.45 to settle external border claims
- 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