What Volkswagen means to the

German economy
 Economic Data

Production Outpout 9.73M units (2013)

Revenue US$244.985B (2014)
Profit US$13.393B
Total assets US$424.982B (2014)
Number of employees 588.9K (2015)

According to the EU Industrial R & D Investment

Scoreboard 2014 , Volkswagen ranked first among
companies that invest in R & D in the world with 11,743
million euros in 2013 , or 6% of your bill
Global sales figures
Of the world's 500 largest stock-market-listed companies measured by revenue in 2010, the Fortune
Global 500, 37 are headquartered in Germany. 30 Germany-based companies are included in
the DAX, the German stock market index. Well-known global brands are Mercedes-
Benz, BMW, SAP, Siemens, Volkswagen, Adidas, Audi, Allianz, Porsche, Bayer, BASF, Bosch,
and Nivea.

The list includes the largest German companies by revenu

• Here are seven key facts that show what's at stake:
• 1. The Volkswagen group accounts for roughly one in 10 vehicles sold
globally*.
• 2. The auto industry is the largest industrial sector in Germany,
contributing about 2.7% to gross domestic product.
• 3. Some 20% of Germany's exports are made up of vehicles and parts.
• 4. Domestic auto sales and exports were worth 368 billion euros
($411 billion) in 2014.
• 5. Most German auto sales came from the Volkswagen group, which
reported just over 202 billion euros in revenue in 2014.
• 6. Roughly 70% of Volkswagen vehicles are sold outside German
borders.
• 7. Volkswagen employs nearly 600,000 people around the world, and
more than a third of the 775,000 people who work in the auto
industry in Germany.