Volkswagen (abbreviated VW) is an automobile manufacturer based in Wolfsburg, Lower Saxony, Germany. Volkswagen was established by the Trade Union of Germany (Deutsche Arbeitsfront) in 1937. Volkswagen is the original brand of the Volkswagen Group, which also oversees several other car brands such as Audi, Bentley Motors, Bugatti Automobiles, Automobili Lamborghini, SEAT, Škoda Auto and a manufacturer of commercial vehicles Scania. In 2009, the Supervisory Board of Volkswagen AG endorsed the establishment of an integrated automotive group with Porsche under the umbrella of Volkswagen.
In German, "Volkswagen" means "people's car". Volkswagen tagline now is Das Auto (in English The Car). Previous motto is: Aus Liebe zum Automobil (meaning: love of the car).
Volkswagen currently has three cars were entered in the list of 10 best-selling car of all time according to website 24/7 Wall St: Volkswagen Golf, Volkswagen Beetle and Volkswagen Passat. With three cars, the Volkswagen has the highest number of cars on the list that is still diproduksi.SETELAH decided to create a plant in Indonesia, the German car manufacturer Volkswagen (VW) is likely to also participate in the competition of cheap cars in Indonesia. It was marked with the release of the statement of the VW management which will make components in China.
Cheap car VW models will go on sale to developing countries in 2016. If the plan is true, then the strategy is aligned with the development of the VW factory in Indonesia which will be completed in 2017.
It is estimated that the first low-cost car to be sold VW priced Rp97 million. Of course the price is similar to the price of cheap cars that already exist in the national automotive market today. If true VW's cars entered the competition, then VW will be the first European automobile manufacturers enter the segment.
"The concept and design is now already in place. We are going to the production of all components in China, "said Hans Demant, as officials responsible VW car's make this as quoted by Reuters news agency.
Previous VW cars do not have a suitable and economically in accordance with markets such as India and southeast Asia. Various analysts also menyanksikan VW will be able to meet its target to become the largest car manufacturer in the world in 2018
