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About Volkswagen (VW):

Volkswagen AG, or VW, is an automobile manufacturer based in Wolfsburg, Germany. It forms the core of Volkswagen Group and is the world's fourth largest car producer after Toyota, GM and Ford, respectively. Porsche has announced it will increase its stake in Volkswagen, thus making Porsche the majority shareholder.

The name means "people's car" in German, in which it is pronounced [folksvagən]. Its old German tagline is "Aus Liebe zum Automobil", which is translated as "Out of love for the car" - or, "For Love of the People's Cars", as translated by VW in other languages. The new tagline is "Volkswagen - Das Auto" or "Volkswagen - The Car".

Volkswagen Corporate Relocation to Alabama and Mobile Assembly Plant
Volkswagen officials have anonymously stated off the record in early October 2007 that due to changing market trends and Volkswagen's desire to increase North American market sales to over 1,000,000 units in 7 years, that it is considering relocating its corporate offices to the state of Alabama, mainly targeting the city of Mobile. Recent corporate real estate activity in Mobile are believed to prove the rumor as Mobile's newest skyscraper the RSA Battle House Tower recently leased over 140,000 sqft of office space to an unnamed European firm.

Alabama's Development Office Director Neal Wade who helped land the massive ThyseenKrupp AG steel plant (another German corporation) to Mobile, indicated the state of Alabama was prepared to offer its services should Volkswagen choose Alabama in the coming weeks. The Birmingham News reported how Alabama is now a magnet for foreign automakers to locate in the state
[edit] Relationship with Porsche, and the "Volkswagen Law"
The company has always had a close relationship with Porsche, with the first Porsche car the Porsche 64 of 1938, using many components from the Volkswagen Beetle.

The two companies collaborated in 1969 to make the VW-Porsche 914 and 914-6 whereby the 914-6 had a 6-cylinder Porsche engine and the standard 914 had a 4-cylinder Volkswagen engine, in 1976 with the Porsche 912E (USA only) and the Porsche 924, which used many Audi components and was built at an Audi Neckarsulm factory. Most 944s also were built there although they used far fewer VW components.

The Porsche Cayenne, introduced in 2002, shares its entire chassis with VW Touareg, which is built at the Volkswagen factory in Bratislava. In late 2005, Porsche took an 18.65% stake in VW, further cementing their relationship and preventing a takeover of Volkswagen, which was rumored at the time. Speculated suitors included DaimlerChrysler, BMW, and Renault.

On March 26, 2007 Porsche took its holding of Volkswagen shares to 30.9%, triggering a takeover bid under German law. Porsche formally announced in a press statement that it did not intend to take over Volkswagen (it would set its offer price at the lowest possible legal value), but intended the move to avoid a competitor taking a large stake or to stop hedge funds dismantling VW, which is Porsche's most important partner[4]. Porsche's move comes after the European Union moved against a German law that protected VW from takeovers. Under the so-called "Volkswagen Law", any shareholder in VW cannot exercise more than 20% of the firm's voting rights, regardless of their level of stock holding. The European Court of Justice has already indicated that the law probably breaks EU rules, and a full judgement to that effect is expected later in 2007[5].

As of July 2007, Porsche has borrowed 10 billion euros ($13.6 billion), in an intention to buy Volkswagen, and doesn't seem to be letting up on its acquisition of VW. The Stuttgart car-maker has tapped into a network of 37 lenders for a $13.7 billion loan to finance its purchase of VW shares. The money will go to pay for outstanding Volkswagen shares, since VW shareholders only offered up less than one-percent of their shares when Porsche offered them below-market-value sale prices. Earlier this year it was reported that of Porsche's 1.14 billion euro ($1.55 billion) fiscal profit in the first fiscal half of 2007, more than one billion ($1.36 billion) of it came from VW. In which case it would make sense to many observers that Porsche would do whatever possible to keep the two siblings together.[6].

[edit] Cult status of the Beetle

Beetles used as taxis in Mexico CityLike its competitors, the Mini and the Citroën 2CV, the original-shape Beetle long outlasted predictions of its lifespan. It maintains a very strong following worldwide, being regarded as something of a "cult" car owing to its 1960s association with the hippie movement. Currently, there is a wide array of clubs that are concerned with the Beetle. The fans are quite diverse. Looks include the resto-look, Cal Look, German-look, resto-Cal Look, buggies, Baja bugs, old school, Disney's Herbie the Love Bug replicas, ratlook, etc. Part of their cult status is attributed to being one of a few cars with an air-cooled, horizontally-opposed engine design and the consequent ease of repair and modification as opposed to the more conventional and technically complex watercooled engine design. The original design flat-four boxer design had less than 200 moving parts.

In the late 1990s, a group of Volkswagen enthusiasts formed Volkswagenism, a satirical religion based off of owners devoted loyalty to the Beetle, and the company. Under the leadership of founder Jason Gaudet, this "religion" has gained notoriety through radio, television and print coverage from around the world...turning ordinary fans of the car into Volkswagenists.

By 2002, over 21 million Type 1s had been produced.


A Herbie the Love Bug replicaOn July 30, 2003, the last Type 1 rolled off the production line in Puebla, Puebla, Mexico. It was car number 21,529,464, and was immediately shipped off to the company's museum in Wolfsburg, Germany. In true Mexican fashion, a mariachi band serenaded the last car in the 68-year-old history. The last car was nicknamed El Rey, which is Spanish for "The King". The last 3000 type 1s were called the "Ultima Edición" or the last edition.

In the United States, Volkswagen enthusiasts frequent large Volkswagen-themed car shows, especially in the summer months. Many of these shows feature camping, a car show called a "show 'n' shine", drag racing, parts swap meet, raffles, burnout contests, and other events. Die-hard and loyal "VW-heads" attend these shows regularly, often traveling 500 miles or more (even abroad) to attend their favorite event.

In the winter, a group of drivers of the "split window" bus model (1951-1967 Microbuses, trucks, campers, and panel vans) drive from Willits, CA, to Mt. Shasta CA, largely on unpaved back roads. This event is called the "Mt. Shasta Snow Trip Challenge" and is a good example of VW enthusiasts' trust in the durability of their 40-plus-year-old cars.
Volkswagen is part of the Volkswagen group, along with:

Audi — the one remaining brand from the former Auto Union group —bought from Daimler-Benz in 1964.
NSU — bought in 1969 by Volkswagen and merged into the Audi division, a brand not used since 1977
SEAT — majority owned since 1987
Škoda — bought in 1991
Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles — started operations in 1995, VWCV is in charge of all Commercial Vehicle developments within the group.
Bentley — bought in 1998 from Vickers along with Rolls-Royce -cannot produce cars using the Rolls-Royce marque because the trademarks went to BMW
Bugatti — name bought in 1998
Lamborghini — bought on June 12, 1998
From July 1998 until December 2002, Volkswagen's Bentley division also sold cars under the Rolls-Royce name under an agreement with BMW, which had bought the rights to that name. From 2003, only BMW may make cars called Rolls-Royce.
 

About Volkswagen (VW) cars:

Model MSRP (Cost in USD)
Rabbit (Official site) $14,990 (excluding destination)
GTI (Official site) $21,990 (excluding destination)
Jetta (Official site) $16,990 (excluding destination)
New Beetle (Official site)/
New Beetle Convertible (Official site) $17,180/$22,120 (excluding destination)
Passat (Official site)/
Passat Wagon (Official site) $22,950/$25,225 (excluding destination)
Touareg (Official site) $37,410 (excluding destination)
Tiguan TBD
Eos (Official site) $28,480/$35,265 (excluding destination)
 

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