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By Craig Hale
Volkswagen is one of the biggest and most successful car manufacturers in the world, but who owns Volkswagen and who does VW own?
Today, the Volkswagen Group is knownfor owning a number of popular brands, and unsurprisingly Volkswagen is in there. Others include Audi, Škoda, SEAT and CUPRA.
Porsche, Lamborghini and Bentley make up the VW Group’s luxury and sporty brands, and Ducati represents VW’s bike brand.
Volkswagen AG (commonly known as the Volkswagen Group) owns VW and the other mentioned brands.
Although it’s a public company, it’s mostly owned by the Porsche-Piëch family and Germany’s State of Lower Saxony (where VW is headquartered).
Volkswagen and all related companies have tens of models available across the world, which means the Group needs to operate out of multiple factories.
VW’s main plant is in Wolfsburg, Germany. It’s one of the largest car factories on the planet, at 6.5 million square metres. It employs around 70,000 staff and produced nearly half a million vehicles in 2023 alone.
In Germany, VW also has factories in Brunswick (Braunschweig), Chemnitz, Dresden, Emden, Kassel, Osnabrück, Salzgitter and Zwickau.
Other VW facilities serving European nationsinclude:
VW also has factories in India, Mexico, USA, Brazil, Argentia, South Africa and China to serve other nations with models we don’t get here in the UK.
Not only does the Volkswagen Group own a wide range of brands, but it also covers a large portion of the market from budget to premium, and personal to commercial.
Below are some of the key brands owned by VW, and how they became part of the Group.
From the iconic Golf to the all-electric ID. range, Volkswagen has all types of buyers covered.
Whether you’re looking for a brand-new VW or a dependable used VW,you’ll find plenty of choice.
By Craig Hale
Volkswagen is one of the biggest and most successful car manufacturers in the world, but who owns Volkswagen and who does VW own?
Today, the Volkswagen Group is knownfor owning a number of popular brands, and unsurprisingly Volkswagen is in there. Others include Audi, Škoda, SEAT and CUPRA.
Porsche, Lamborghini and Bentley make up the VW Group’s luxury and sporty brands, and Ducati represents VW’s bike brand.
Volkswagen AG (commonly known as the Volkswagen Group) owns VW and the other mentioned brands.
Although it’s a public company, it’s mostly owned by the Porsche-Piëch family and Germany’s State of Lower Saxony (where VW is headquartered).
Volkswagen and all related companies have tens of models available across the world, which means the Group needs to operate out of multiple factories.
VW’s main plant is in Wolfsburg, Germany. It’s one of the largest car factories on the planet, at 6.5 million square metres. It employs around 70,000 staff and produced nearly half a million vehicles in 2023 alone.
In Germany, VW also has factories in Brunswick (Braunschweig), Chemnitz, Dresden, Emden, Kassel, Osnabrück, Salzgitter and Zwickau.
Other VW facilities serving European nationsinclude:
VW also has factories in India, Mexico, USA, Brazil, Argentia, South Africa and China to serve other nations with models we don’t get here in the UK.
Not only does the Volkswagen Group own a wide range of brands, but it also covers a large portion of the market from budget to premium, and personal to commercial.
Below are some of the key brands owned by VW, and how they became part of the Group.
From the iconic Golf to the all-electric ID. range, Volkswagen has all types of buyers covered.
Whether you’re looking for a brand-new VW or a dependable used VW,you’ll find plenty of choice.
