Volkswagen Corporation

Volkswagen Corporation

Presented By: Nicole Bendana, Alberto DeGracia and Cameron Rowland

How Volkswagen started

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Thought process was thought about in 1934 by Ferdinand Porsche. Wanted to create “peoples car” to attract the Germans to this affordable first car. To further educate himself in automobile manufacturing, he became involved in schools and shop.

How Volkswagen Started cont… Porsche joined the carriage factory named Jackob Lohner & Co.  1898, Lohner-Porsche carriage was designed. Volkswagen was founded in 1937 

In 1938, 1st Volkswagen was made in Wolfsberg, Germany.

A Brief History of the Company 

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Porsche had promised Adolf Hitler he would have his ideal prototype for the military. In 1939, war broke out and Volkswagen beetles were used the military. 2nd car theory

Brief History cont… Volkswagen is known as Volkswagen group;non-German speaking markets.  Currently fourth largest car manufacturer in the world  Only limited cars were made up until WWII. (1939) 

Types of Old Cars

Coupe

Volkswagen bus

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Types of New Cars http://www.VW.com

Jetta

New Beetle

Passat

Golf

Specialized Features 

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1939-Air cooling rear mounted engines Round shape, curved front windshield More space in front luggage area 1958-thick door pillars

Specialized features cont… •air cooled engine replaced with water cooled engine •Front mounting cooling system. •Padded dashboards •Bumper and trim taken off to decrease weight and looker cleaner. •High tech gauges

Other Companies Volkswagen bought into •Founded in 1931 •First collaboration with VW •Awards

•British based •Bentley purchased by VW •Queen Elizabeth II

Other companies cont… • Founded in 1910 • Headquarters in Ingolstadt, Bavaria • First modern Audi was the Audi 100 in 1968 •Founded in 1963 •Headquarters in Sant’Agata Bolognese, Italy •Competition with Ferrari

Went International 

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1945, Volkswagen went international. Europe & Asia North America and Canada Mexico

Competitors    

Worlds largest automaker since 1931 Founded in 1908 Headquarters in Detroit, Michigan Manufacturers its car and trucks in 33 countries.

•Japanese multinational corporation •Headquarters in Toyota, Aichi, Japan •Founded in 1933 by Kiichiro Toyoda

•1st production of eight-speed automatic

Competitors cont… •Americas multinational corporation •3rd largest automaker •Based in Dearborn, Michigan •Founded by Henry Ford in 1903 •Ranked worlds most profitable corporations. •Japanese manufacturer

•Name suggests engine company not a car company. •Headquarters are in Tokyo, Japan

•Founded by Soichiro Honda in 1948

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Conclusion Decades of experience in a wide variety of automobiles th largest car manufacture in the  4 world  Develops innovative engines  In 2005 VW sold more than 2.5 million vehicles 

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