Volkswagen Group

Volkswagen Group, headquartered in Wolfsburg, Germany, is one of the world's leading automotive companies and Europe's largest carmaker. Founded in 1937, it operates as a global mobility provider with a portfolio of twelve brands spanning passenger cars, luxury and sports cars, motorcycles, commercial vehicles, and trucks and buses. The Group runs 111 production facilities, including sites across 16 European countries, and maintains a presence in Europe, the Americas, Asia and Africa.

The brand portfolio comprises Volkswagen Passenger Cars, Audi, SEAT, ŠKODA, Bentley, Bugatti, Lamborghini, Porsche, Ducati, Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles, Scania and MAN. In Europe the Group offers 24 all-electric models, part of a stated commitment to sustainable transportation.

Alongside vehicle manufacturing, Volkswagen Group develops software-centric, digital and electric mobility solutions through CARIAD, its software company, which builds automotive software platforms and digital customer functions for the Group's brands. Its stated technical work covers battery technology, autonomous driving, artificial intelligence, automotive software platforms and software-centric vehicle development. The Group has set out a vision to become "The Global Automotive Tech Driver" by 2035.

For legal professionals, the Group's structure - a multinational holding company with twelve operating brands, cross-border production and sales, and in-house software development - places its work at the intersection of corporate, regulatory, technology and commercial practice across multiple jurisdictions.