Group Overview
The Volkswagen Group, with its headquarters in Wolfsburg, Germany, is the fourth largest automobile manufacturer in the world and the largest carmaker in Europe. In 2007, the Group sold 6.189 million vehicles worldwide, increasing deliveries year-on-year by 7.9 percent. This was the first time in our history that over 6 million vehicles were delivered to customers.
The Group operates 46 production plants in 12 European countries and a further six countries in the Americas, Asia and Africa. Around the world, almost 325,000 employees produce more than 24,500 vehicles or are involved in vehicle related services. The Volkswagen Group sells its vehicles in more than 150 countries.
Volkswagen Group U.S. Operation Facilities
As of March 2008
In the U.S. the Group operates corporate research, development and technical facilities in Arizona, California and New Jersey; ports and post production facilities in California, Georgia, Rhode Island and Texas; parts distribution centers in California, Florida, New Jersey, Texas and Wisconsin; and financial service centers in Illinois and Oregon.
The Group is made up of eight brands from six European countries: Volkswagen, Audi, Bentley, Bugatti, Lamborghini, SEAT, Škoda and Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles. Each brand has its own character and operates as an independent entity on the market. The product range extends from low-consumption small cars to luxury class vehicles. In the commercial vehicle sector, the product offering spans pick-ups, busses, light and medium delivery vehicles, and heavy trucks.
It is the goal of the Group to offer attractive, safe and environmentally sound vehicles which are competitive on an increasingly tough market and which set world standards in their respective classes.
