Founded at Wolfsburg in May 1937 to build one car for everybody, and it did: the Beetle outlasted the state that commissioned it.[1] The company’s second act was the harder one: replacing an air-cooled, rear-engined icon with a water-cooled, front-driven hatchback, and getting it right first time.
Brand
Volkswagen
Volkswagen AG
- Founded
- 1937
- Origin
- Germany
- Nameplates
- 6
Identity
- Country of origin
- Germany
- Founded
- 1937
- Owns
- Audi
- Porsche
- SEAT
- Škoda
- Website
- www.volkswagen.com
Nameplates (6)
Computed from every entry that names this brand, never a hand-maintained list. Each nameplate is a hub over its own generations.
Cars (10)
Every generation and halo trim from this brand, with the figures each one carries. Sort by any column; a car we have not sourced a figure for sorts last rather than as a zero.
10 of 10
Body style
Era
| Volkswagen Beetle Type 1 | 1938–2003 | 37 kW | — | — | 860 kg |
| Volkswagen Golf Mk1 Typ 17 | 1974–1993 | 82 kW | 9.2 s | 182 km/h | 810 kg |
| Volkswagen Passat (B1) B1 | 1973–1981 | 81 kW | — | 185 km/h | — |
| Volkswagen Passat (B9) B9 | 2023– | 195 kW | — | — | — |
| Volkswagen Polo Mk1 Typ 86 | 1975–1981 | 37 kW | — | — | — |
| Volkswagen Polo Mk6 AW | 2017– | 147 kW | — | — | — |
| Volkswagen Touareg 7L | 2002–2010 | 230 kW | — | — | — |
| Volkswagen Touareg 7P | 2010–2018 | 279 kW | 5.8 s | 242 km/h | — |
| Volkswagen Touareg CR | 2018–2026 | 340 kW | — | — | — |
| Volkswagen Up | 2011–2023 | 85 kW | 8.8 s | 192 km/h | 997 kg |
- Volkswagen Beetle 1938–2003 Power 37 kWWeight 860 kg
- Volkswagen Golf Mk1 1974–1993 Power 82 kW0–100 9.2 sTop speed 182 km/hWeight 810 kg
- Volkswagen Passat (B1) 1973–1981 Power 81 kWTop speed 185 km/h
- Volkswagen Passat (B9) 2023– Power 195 kW
- Volkswagen Polo Mk1 1975–1981 Power 37 kW
- Volkswagen Polo Mk6 2017– Power 147 kW
- Volkswagen Touareg 2002–2010 Power 230 kW
- Volkswagen Touareg 2010–2018 Power 279 kW0–100 5.8 sTop speed 242 km/h
- Volkswagen Touareg 2018–2026 Power 340 kW
- Volkswagen Up 2011–2023 Power 85 kW0–100 8.8 sTop speed 192 km/hWeight 997 kg
Sources & attribution
- Last verified
- 2026-08-18
- Origin axis
- Germany
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References
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Volkswagen. Wikipedia · revision 1369975311 · read 2026-08-18
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