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Who are the major shareholders of Volkswagen AG?

Shareholder Structure based on Shareholder ID
as of December 31, 2006

In percent of subscribed capital:

20.0% Dr. Ing. h.c. F. Porsche AG *

14.8% State of Lower Saxony **

5.8% German institutional investors

23.9% Foreign institutional investors

35.5% Private shareholders / others

In percent of voting rights:

30.93% Dr. Ing. h.c. F. Porsche AG *

20.26% State of Lower Saxony **

* As at March 28, 2007 in accordance with notification dated April 3, 2007.

** As at January 20, 2007 in accordance with notification dated February 12, 2007.

(This information is based on a variety of sources and is to the best of our knowledge accurate.)

Did Hitler create Volkswagen ?
No, the concept of a "peoples car" was not Hitlers idea, Hitler did however speed the process of its development & financed the 1st prototypes in 1934.

The Volkswagen Company was financed by the "Reichsverband der Deutschen Automobilindustrie" RDA (Reich Association of German Auto Industry) a division of the DAF (German Labour Front) [whose money was from German workers] who wanted to manufacture a "people's car" for Germans.

Ferdinand Porsche was commisioned to develop the Type 1 (Beetle) in 1934.
Hitler did have this following criteria:
-the car had to have a top speed of 100 KPH / 62MPH.
-be able to climb hills and average 7 litres per 100km / 40 miles to the gallon.
-an aircooled engine for reliability in all climates and be cheap to repair.
-have to carry 2 adults and 3 children and their luggage.
-platform sharing aka Kubelwagen & Schwimmwagen etc.
-could only cost 990 Reichmarks.

Why didn't Volkswagen fall after WW2 ?
The British Government took control of the factory until a firm German Goverment was in place.

Under the stewardship of Colonel Charles Radclyffe, Colonel Michael McEvoy and Major Ivan Hirst Volkswagenwerk GmBH secured a 20,000 unit order that made the company viable to produce again.

What Automotive Companies does Volkswagen AG Own ?

Volkswagen - Europes biggest auto manufacturer maker of all vehicle varieties. Active

Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles - formed in 1995 as a separate entity from Volkswagen, VWCV build vans & light trucks, its Truck & Bus subsidary builds trucks ranging from 5-44 tonnes & bus chassis' ranging from 5 -18 tonnes.Active

Audi - Auto Union an old German Auto Empire which comprises of Audi,DKW,Horch and Wanderer was bought in 1965, the only company still active is Audi.Active

NSU an old German Auto manufacturer was bought in 1969, its engineering highlight being the Rotary engine.Inactive

SEAT a Spanish Auto manufacturer was bought in 1986, it use to clone FIAT models for the Spanish market.Active

Skoda Auto a Czech Republic manufacturer was bought in 1990 it is one of the oldest carmakers in the world.Active

Bentley a British Auto manufacturer which built Luxury cars for Europes royals in the Early 20th Century it was bought in 1998 its signature is the Craftsmanship and Power.Active

Bugatti an old French Auto manufacturer which built luxury car for Europes royals in the Early 20th Century it was bought in 1998.Active

Lamborghini is a Italian Manufacturer which builds high performance supercars it was bought in 1998.Active

VW has Shares in following Truck Companies
29.9% in MAN AG a German Truck & Bus manufacturer.

20.3% share & 35.31% voting rights in Scania a Swedish Truck & Bus manufacturer.

Does Volkswagen AG own any other Companies ?
VWAG have there own Finance and Bank, and a Marine company called Volkswagen Marine which builds engines for Marine vehicles.

Who designed Volkswagens Logo ?
The actual inventor of the VW emblem should however be viewed as Franz Xaver Reimspiess, whose original design had already been submitted in a trademark application from 1938. A more developed emblem which showed the letters in a so-called Strahlenkranz (radiant garland) was, according to Walter, displayed on wheel caps at the Berlin Auto Show in April 1939.

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What is Volkswagens Strategy towards the Enviroment & Sustainability ?
This site has all the answers on VW's aims towards the future
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Whats the difference between Clean TDI, BlueTDI & BlueMotion ?

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This clean diesel Jetta meets the lowest emissions standards without the use of urea injection. Instead, a nitrogen oxide storage catalyst reduces NOx emissions by up to 90 percent. The engine management system in the Jetta changes operating modes periodically to treat the NOx that has been stored in the catalytic converter. A particulate filter in the exhaust system further reduces emissions.

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SCR is the usual international acronym for "Selective Catalytic Reduction". "Selective" refers to the fact that this catalytic converter has a very special task. Its purpose is to selectively convert the nitrogen oxide (NOx) exhaust components to nitrogen and water without generating any undesirable side products.

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Engine:This new engine generally distinguishes itself through modifications in the areas charge changing (turbo charger with variable turbine geometry) and optimized exhaust gas recirculation (EGR) with an improved EGR cooler and electrically powered EGR valve.

The diesel particle filter (DPF) comes standard with the Polo BlueMotion and despite being considerably economic is very agile.

Transmission: The second technical column for saving fuel is through the power train. For its use in the Polo BlueMotion, the five gear transmission received longer translations with cruising gear characteristic that lower the rotation level. Especially the gears three to five have twelve and 24 percent longer translations. Effect: From now on, the three-cylinder TDI works in its most efficient rotation area more often and longer. These modifications in the drive train area are supported by 14” alloy wheels, especially created for the Polo BlueMotion. The wheels come standard with optimized roll resistant tires.

Links of Interest

Official Site

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VW History

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Volkswagen AutoMuseum

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Volkswagen Auto Pavilion
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Autostadt
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Bruce

Sorry to leave a short message, but fantastic job Ben

phaeton

Thanks I nicked it from the Vortex as it is mostly my material & added, edited it, to keep it upto date.

Choleric

Isn't Porsche moving to own 29.9% of VAG shares?

http://germancarzone.com/showthread.php?t=7801

Mirage77

Thanks, there are many things I never knew before!

CAR-NNOSSEUR

Great post!
I luv knowing who owns what!

phaeton

Yep I'm waiting for VW's Investor site to make it Official

klier

Fantastic job! Karma and thanks given!

We need FAQs for BMW, Porsche and MB too

Choleric

Ahh make sense.

Im interested to hear what you think of a possible take over by Porsche?

Thanks for the FAQ buy the way

phaeton

Well Porsche has made it clear no takoevers will happen as you know Porsche is aiming for 29.9%, 30% means takeover if I understand German law correctly, so I'm happy for the time being no takeovers from foreign companies will happen for now at least.

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