Which country does the Volkswagen brand belong to?
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Volkswagen (German: Volkswagen) is an automobile brand headquartered in Wolfsburg, Germany, and is the core enterprise of the Volkswagen Group, one of the world's four largest automobile manufacturers. Volkswagen models are divided into imported and domestically produced. Imported models mainly include the Phaeton, Golf GTI, Passat R36, Touareg, Scirocco, Beetle, and CC. Domestically produced models mainly include the Magotan, Sagitar, Golf, Lavida, POLO, Touran, Tiguan, and Passat New Lingyu. The "vw" in the Volkswagen logo is the first letter of its full name. The logo resembles three "v" shapes formed with the middle and index fingers, symbolizing the company and its products' determination to win-win-win. Key milestones in Volkswagen's development are as follows: In 1938, Volkswagen began constructing its factory in present-day Wolfsburg, which was then the world's largest automobile plant. In mid-June 1945, Volkswagen was taken over by the British military government, and the Beetle (Volkswagen Beetle) entered mass production. On March 8, 1950, the Type 2 went into production, further expanding the company's product line. In 1973, the first model of the new generation of Volkswagen cars, the Passat, entered production. In August 2002, the luxury off-road vehicle Touareg began mass production, marking Volkswagen's official entry into a new market segment. In December 2016, Volkswagen established the new brand Moia to enter the mobility sector. In February 2021, Microsoft partnered with Volkswagen in the autonomous driving field to promote the development of the Autonomous Driving Platform (ADP).
