Volkswagen Group

company

About

Volkswagen Group is a multinational automotive company that manufactures variety of vehicles.

  • 10001 - max

Details

Industries
Automotive,Autonomous Vehicles,Electric Vehicle,Manufacturing,Product Design
Founded date
May 28, 1937
Number Of Employee
10001 - max
Operating Status
Active

Volkswagen Group is a German multinational automotive company headquartered in Wolfsburg, Lower Saxony, Germany.

It designs, manufactures and distributes passenger and commercial vehicles, motorcycles, engines, and turbomachinery and offers related services including financing, leasing, and fleet management.

The Volkswagen Group sells passenger cars under brand names such as Audi, Bentley, Bugatti, Lamborghini, Porsche, SEAT, Škoda, and Volkswagen marques; motorcycles under the Ducati brand; and commercial vehicles under the MAN, Scania, and Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles marques.

It is divided into two primary divisions, the Automotive Division and the Financial Services Division, and has approximately 340 subsidiary companies. The company has operations in approximately 150 countries and 100 production facilities across 27 countries.

It was founded on May 28, 1937 as the Gesellschaft zur Vorbereitung des Deutschen Volkswagens.

Investments

Number of Investments
Number of Lead Investments
5
2
Volkswagen Group has made 5 investments. Their most recent investment was on Nov 30, 2020, when TuSimple raised $350M.
Date Company Name
Round Money Raised Industry Lead Investor
Nov 30, 2020 TuSimple
Series E $350M Autonomous Vehicles
Jul 12, 2019 Argo AI
Corporate Round $2.60B Artificial Intelligence Yes
Nov 1, 2017 GoFun
Series A ¥214M Car Sharing
Apr 6, 2017 Mobvoi
Series D $180M Artificial Intelligence Yes
Nov 17, 2016 GoFun
Series Unknown ¥48M Car Sharing