The Volkswagen Aktiengesellschaft (VAG), also known as Volkswagen Group or as VW, is an

automobile manufacturer and mobility organization based in Wolfsburg , Lower Saxony, Germany.

Volkswagen was originally founded in 1933 by Adolf Hitler. VW the pioneer brand within the

Volkswagen Group, which contains the car brands Audi AG, Bentley Motors Limited, Bugatti

Automobiles S.A.S., Automobili Lamborghini S.p.A, SEAT, Škoda Auto and heavy goods vehicle

manufacturer Scania AB.

The Supervisory Board of Volkswagen Aktiengesellschaft (VAG) has endorsed the creation

of an integrated automotive group with Porsche under the leadership of Volkswagen.

Volkswagen means "people''s car" in German, in which it is pronounced [ˈfɔlksˌvaːɡən]. Its

current tagline or slogan is Das Auto (in English The Car). Its previous German tagline was

Aus Liebe zum Automobil, which translates to: Out of Love for the Car, or, For Love of

the Automobile, as translated by VW in other languages. In November 2009, Volkswagen-

Porsche overtook Toyota to become the world''s largest car manufacturer in terms of production.[1]

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