Volkswagen AG (German "people's car", pronounced (folks,vagən) or VW is an automobile manufacturer based in Wolfsburg, Germany in the state of Lower Saxony.

It forms the core of Volkswagen Group, one of the world's four largest car producers.

Its German tagline is "Aus Liebe zum Automobil", which is translated as "For the love of the car" - or, "For Love of the People's Cars," as translated by VW in other languages...

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• 1 Origins in 1930s Germany
• 2 1945: British Army and Ivan Hirst, unclear future
• 3 1948–1974: Icon For German Regeneration
• 4 1974: From Beetle to Rabbit
• 5 From 1970s to present
• 6 Current Volkswagen Models
  • 6.1 United States
  • 6.2 Europe
  • 6.3 Asia-Pacific
  • 6.4 South America
  • 6.5 South Africa
• 7 Cult Status Of The Beetle
• 8 Relationship With Porsche
• 9 Motorsport
• 10 Corporate structure
• 11 See also
• 12 External links
• 13 References