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Volkswagen

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Volkswagen is a German automaker founded in 1937 by the German Labour Front as a state-sponsored people's car maker, revived after World War Two, and now the flagship brand of the Volkswagen Group. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Facts
Founded Year
1937 1
Significance
Evolved from a Nazi-era people's car initiative into the flagship brand of what was the world's largest automotive manufacturer by global sales in 2016 and 2017. 1
Headquarters
Wolfsburg, Lower Saxony, Germany 1
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1. Wikipedia: Volkswagen (manufacturer)
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which was the world's largest automotive manufacturer by global sales in 2016 and 2017.
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