Volkswagen is a brand of Volkswagen AG.
The Volkswagen marque dates from the company set up in Berlin by the German Labour Front on 28 May 1937 to develop and build the German people’s car.
Where it sits
Three levels. A figure marks a company boundary crossed; a word means the figure was never published.
Porsche SE controls Volkswagen AG with 53.3% of the votes, since 2009. The headline names Volkswagen AG because that is the company a reader is looking for.
89 years, one owner
The year is coloured by whoever held it at the time.
- 1937 The Volkswagen marque dates from the company set up in Berlin by the German Labour Front on 28 May 1937 to develop and build the German people’s car.
Volkswagen AG
8 marques
One German group holding Skoda, SEAT, Audi, Porsche, Bentley and Lamborghini. The group itself is controlled by the Porsche and Piech families through a holding company, on votes rather than shares.
Czechia 1
Skoda Auto
the United Kingdom 1
Bentley
Italy 1
Lamborghini