Volkswagen Corporation Presented By: Nicole Bendana, Alberto DeGracia and Cameron Rowland

How Volkswagen started  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, 1 st Volkswagen was made in Wolfsberg, Germany.

A Brief History of the Company  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.  2 nd 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  ckpictures.com/Volkswagen/ ckpictures.com/Volkswagen/ ckpictures.com/Volkswagen/ Coupe Volkswagen bus

Types of New Cars Jetta Passat New Beetle Golf

Specialized Features  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  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 1 st production of eight-speed automatic

Competitors cont… Americas multinational corporation 3 rd 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

Recommendations  Survey  Hybrid vehicle  Advertisement  Customize your car  Decrease sales price New Hybrid vehicle

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

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