Volkswagen AG
Automotive · Germany
Volkswagen is Europe's biggest car group: it builds about 9 million cars, vans, trucks and buses a year under brands like Volkswagen, Škoda, SEAT/CUPRA, Audi, Porsche, Scania and MAN, shares platforms and software across them, and earns more by financing and leasing the vehicles it sells.
What makes it different
Many brands share the same platforms and software.
€19.4BAutomotive R&D costsFY2025
Shared development costs are spread over about 9 million vehicles a year.
How big it is
How big is Volkswagen AG?
9.0MDeliveriesFY2025
€321.9BSales revenueFY2025
662,942Employees2025
How it makes money FY2025
Mostly volume brands.
- Core brands42%€145.2B
- Audi and other Progressive brands19%€65.5B
- Financial services17%€57.8B
- Trucks and buses12%€42.5B
- Porsche9%€32.2B
How the business works
Share technology. Sell through many brands.
- 1Platforms and software
- 2Many brands, one parts kit
- 3Financing, leasing, service
Once the cars are sold, the group earns again by financing and servicing them.
Who owns it
- Porsche Automobil Holding SE53.3%
- State of Lower Saxony20%
- Qatar Holding LLC17%
CEO: Oliver Blume
Who it competes with
Key moments
- 1937Company founded to build a 'people's car'
- 1945British restart car production
- 1960Becomes a listed stock corporation
- 1965Buys Auto Union, the future Audi
- 1974Golf production starts
Sources
Every number on this page comes from Volkswagen AG's own reports.
- Volkswagen Group Annual Report 2025 ↗
- Volkswagen Group strengthens financial resilience in 2025 – strong fourth quarter in a challenging environment ↗
- Half-Yearly Financial Report January-June 2026 ↗
- Volkswagen Group stays on track in challenging environment and expects improved margin in the second half of the year ↗
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What Volkswagen AG tracks56 metrics
Vehicle deliveries
BEV deliveries
BEV share of deliveries
Results, quarter by quarterwith a chart
Revenue
Profit
Margin
Where the money comes from4 regions
Europe & other markets
North America
Asia-Pacific
The full timeline25 moments
2016
2022
2024
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