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{{Infobox company
|name     = Volkswagen
| logo = Volkswagen_logo_2019.svg
| logo_size = 183px
|type     = [[Gesellschaft mit beschränkter Haftung]]
|foundation       = 28 Mey 1937 
|founder(s)       = [[German Labour Front]]
|location         = [[Wolfsburg]], Germany
|area_served      = Warldwide
|Slogan           = "Das Auto"
|key_people       = Herbert Diess ([[Chairman]] o the Buird o Management o the Volkswagen Passenger Cars buist)
|industry         = [[Automotive]]
|products         = Automobiles<br>[[Luxury caur|Luxury vehicles]]
| production = {{increase}}6.073 million units
| production_year = 2016 annual report
| revenue = {{decrease}}[[Euro|€]]105.651 billion
| revenue_year = 2016 annual report
| net_income = {{decrease}}€1.869 billion
| net_income_year = 2016 annual report
| num_employees = 626,715
| num_employees_year = end of 2016
|homepage         = {{URL|http://www.volkswagen.com}}
|intl             = yes
|parent           = [[Volkswagen Group]]
}}
'''Volkswagen''' ('''VW'''; {{IPA-de|ˈfɔlksˌvaːɡən}}; {{IPAc-en|ˈ|v|oʊ|k|s|.|w|æ|ɡ|.|ən}}) is a [[Germany|German]] automobile manufacturer heidquartered in [[Wolfsburg]], [[Lawer Saxony]], [[Germany]]. Volkswagen is the top-sellin an oreeginal [[marque]] o the [[Volkswagen Group]], the biggest German automaker an the seicont lairgest automaker in the warld.

Volkswagen haes three cars in the top 10 leet o best-sellin caurs o aw time compiled bi the wabsteid ''24/7 Wall St'': the [[Volkswagen Golf]], the [[Volkswagen Beetle]], an the [[Volkswagen Passat]]. Wi these three caurs, Volkswagen haes the maist caurs o ony automobile manufacturer in the leet that are still bein manufactured.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.autoguide.com/auto-news/2012/02/top-10-best-selling-cars-of-all-time.html |title=Top 10 Best Selling Cars of All Time|publisher=Autoguide.com|accessdate=2013-12-02 }}</ref> Volkswagen ranks first in spendin the maist money o ony automaker on research an development as o 2011.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.autoblog.com/2011/08/15/vw-ranks-1-in-randd-spending/ |title=VW ranks #1 in R&D spending|publisher=Autoblog.comaccessdate=2013-12-02 }}</ref>

''Volkswagen'' means "fowk's caur" in [[German leid|German]]. The company's current internaitional [[advertisin slogan]] is juist "Volkswagen", referencin the name's meanin.<ref>{{cite news | url=http://qz.com/580701/volkswagens-new-slogan-is-a-lesson-in-humility/ | title='Das Auto' No More – Volkswagen's new slogan is a lesson in humility | work=[[Quartz (publication)|Quartz]] | date=23 December 2015 | accessdate=13 January 2016 | author=Rodriguez, Ashley | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160114080212/http://qz.com/580701/volkswagens-new-slogan-is-a-lesson-in-humility/ | archive-date=14 January 2016 | url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-volkswagen-emissions-communications-i-idUSKBN0U514L20151222 | title='Das Auto' no more: Volkswagen plans image offensive | agency=[[Reuters]] | date=22 December 2015 | accessdate=13 January 2016 | author=Cremer, Andreas | location=Berlin | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151231024407/http://www.reuters.com/article/us-volkswagen-emissions-communications-i-idUSKBN0U514L20151222 | archive-date=31 December 2015 | url-status=live }}</ref>

==Notes an references==
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;Bibliografie
* William Shirer, The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich (50th Anniversary Edition) (New York: Simon & Schuster, 1990)

==Freemit airtins==
{{Commons category multi|Volkswagen|Volkswagen vehicles}}
* [http://www.volkswagen.com/ Volkswagen.com] Volkswagen Cars Worldwide portal
* [http://www.volkswagen-classic.de/ Volkswagen Classic] {{de icon}}
* [http://www.thecaryoudrive.com/en/02175a425 Volkswagen Cars Technical Information]

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