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Volkswagen AG

Headquarters : Brieffach 1848-2 D-38436 Wolfsburg Germany Germany
Job offers, investor relations : web www.vw-online.de tel. 49-53-61-90 email: gillian.karran@volkswagen.de stock : VLKAY analytics

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« Ethical » rating of Volkswagen AG , group and subsidiaries

Labor 1 Jobs -12% /1998 Fraud 2 Offshore 1 Sales 114 Bn $.€ /year Profit 17 Bn $.€ /1998 Wage 10026 *min. Influence 2 Infocom 2
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shareholdercountry%source
Brandes Investment Partners, L.PUnited States of America1,2Les Echos
Porsche & Piech (famille)Germany Les Echos
Public institutionGermany20,26Les Echos
Qatar Investment AuthorityQatar17Les Echos
The Capital Group CompaniesUnited States of America Autoactu.com
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year
business
source
2007Volkswagen is the third largest carmaker in the world, with 6,19 millions cars made in 2007.Les Echos
2006Volkswagen sells around 7 million cars per year.Les Echos
2005Volkswagen sells 20% of the cars bought in China.Les Echos
2005Europcar est leader de la location de voitures en Europe.
2005Volkswagen sells 18,9% of the cars bought in China.Bloomberg
2004Volkswagen sells 26% of the cars bought in ChinaLes Echos
2003Volkswagen sells 10,1% of the new cars bought in FranceLes Echos
» More business descriptions and market shares for Volkswagen AG.
subsidiarycountry%source
Bayern München Germany9Les Echos
MAN AG Germany30Bloomberg
Porsche AG Germany100Les Echos
Scania Sweden37,73Les Echos
Suzuki Motor Co Japan20
» More subsidiaries of Volkswagen AG
country
address & contact : production type
incentive source
Brazil Brazil
Anchieta : VW Fox pour le monde entier
 01net.com
Brazil Brazil
Sao Bernardo do Campo, Sao Paulo :
 Les Echos
China China
Changchun : Production, Audi cars
 Les Echos
China China
FAW-VW Joint-venture with First Automotive Works Group Corp, Changchun :
 Bloomberg
China China
Shanghai Volkswagen Automotive Co JV with SAIC :
 Les Echos
China China
Exportation vers 84 pays : Polo
 Les Echos
Hungary Hungary
Audi Hungaria Motor, Gyor : Production, Audi TT
 L'usine nouvelle
India India
Pune, Etat du Maharashtra : Production, automobile
 Les Echos
India India
Etat du Penjab : Production, capacité de 100 000 Skoda Octavia par an.
 Les Echos
Iran Iran
: Gol (license VW)
 AFP
Malaysia Malaysia
Avec son partenaire local Proton : Assemblage de berline Passat
 Les Echos
Mexico Mexico
: 2000 camions
 
Mexico Mexico
PUEBLA KM. 116 AUTOPISTA MEXICO-PUEBLA S/N SAN LORENZO ALMECATLA & 22 230 73 56 :
 Sistema de Informacion de la Industria Maquiladora
Poland Poland
:
 Le Parisien
Poland Poland
Basse-Silésie(2) : moteurs, sièges
 L'usine nouvelle
Czech Republic Czech Republic
Mlada Boleslav : Production, Skoda Octavia
 Les Echos
Czech Republic Czech Republic
Skoda Auto : R&D
 Czechinvest
Russia Russia
Région de Moscou : Usine de montage d'une capacité annuelle de 115.000 voitures.
 AFP
Singapore Singapore
Volkswagen Financial Services :
Offshore finance, secret bank account, tax haven, shell companies or free zone(s) Channel News Asia
Singapore Singapore
1 Kim Seng Promenade :
Offshore finance, secret bank account, tax haven, shell companies or free zone(s)
Slovakia Slovakia
Bratislava : Production, VW Touareg
 Les Echos
Slovakia Slovakia
Bratislava :
 Les Echos

  • Environmental impact

  • Human impact

year name
photo position; compensation
source
2006Winterkorn, Martin
See the photo of: Winterkorn, Martin Chief Executive Officer;
Capital
2005Bernhard, Wolfgang
See the photo of: Bernhard, Wolfgang Monitoring Committee;
Les Echos
2005Pischetsriede, Bernd
See the photo of: Pischetsriede, Bernd Monitoring Committee;
Les Echos
2004Pötsch, Hans Dieter
See the photo of: Pötsch, Hans Dieter Chief Financial Officer;
2003Cromme, Gerhard
See the photo of: Cromme, Gerhard Monitoring Committee;
2002Pischetsrieder, Bernd
See the photo of: Pischetsrieder, Bernd Chief Executive Officer;
2000Liesen, Klaus
See the photo of: Liesen, Klaus Chairman of the Monitoring Committee;
2000Piëch, Ferdinand
See the photo of: Piëch, Ferdinand Chief Executive Officer;
2000Von Pierer, Heinrich
See the photo of: Von Pierer, Heinrich Director;
1999Pischetsrieder, Bernd
See the photo of: Pischetsrieder, Bernd Director;
1999Sassmannhausen, Gunther
See the photo of: Sassmannhausen, Gunther Monitoring Committee;
1999Voss, Bernd W
See the photo of: Voss, Bernd W Monitoring Committee;
year
employees
<>
social impact : country
source
2008
370000
Les Echos
2008
-16500
Internal restructuring: Volkswagen cut 16.500 part-time jobsworldwide in 2008.:
Les Echos
2007
-400
Internal restructuring: Volkswagen cuts 400 jobs during the transfer of its American northern head office from Detroit in Washington. "On our 1.400 employees, approximately 600 will remain in Auburn Hills (close to Detroit), to continue the call center services and technical activities. 400 employees should move, the remainder of the jobs will be cut "following departures in retirement or of ends of contracts at determined duration, a spokesperson of the manufacturer indicated.: United States of America
AFP
2007
-1300
Internal restructuring: Seat cuts 10% of its workforce from now to 2009. The group plans anticipated retirement and voluntary retiring.: Spain
AFP
2006
ILO violation 29, 87,98 : Czech Republic
AFP
2006
-1900
Internal restructuring: Brazil
AFP
2006
-20000
Internal restructuring: Germany
AFP
2006
-1000
Internal restructuring: Workers have accepted voluntary severance packages. Without citing sources, Bild wrote that most of the workers were between 31 and 40 years old and would each receive roughly 150,000 euros ($188,500) on average.: Germany
Reuters
2006
2005
-660
Internal restructuring: Restructuration de Seat à Martorell (Barcelone): Spain
Les Echos
2005
320
New engine production plant in Györ, a free-trade zone: Hungary
2005
123000
-14000
Internal restructuring: Le président du directoire a évoqué "un surplus de main d'oeuvre de plusieurs milliers de salariés". Selon le Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung, l'Allemagne et le site de Wolfsburg seraient les plus touchés.: Germany
AFP
2005
Menace de délocalisation. Volkswagen a annoncé qu'il allait produire son prochain modèle de tout-terrain compact Golf Marrakech au Portugal si les salariés du site principal du constructeur à Wolfsbourg en Allemagne (nord) refusent de faire des concessions.: Germany
AFP
2005
-300
Internal restructuring: Volkswagen will reduce the activity of its subsidiary Gearbox because of lack of demand of its components.: Spain
El Pais
2005
-120
Other: Volkswagen declared facing difficulties concerning further investments in the town Poznan, caused by the lack of local zoning plan. It has been announced that next, 500 people might loose their jobs (out of 1000 working in its foundry) as Volkswagen is to move part of its Transporter T5 production to Germany.: Poland
European Restructuring Monitor
2005
Le salaire à l'embauche sera diminué de 2,79% à compter de 2006, a annoncé Audi après la conclusion d'un accord avec le syndicat OG Metall. La flexibilité des salariés sera accrue. Le travail supplémentaire sera payé sous forme de crédit-temps. Le temps de travail hebdomadaire du personnel de restauration, de bureau, de sécurité, de transport et d'entretien des locaux passera de 35 heures à 37 heures sans augmentation de salaire. Audi compte ainsi économiser 150 millions d'euros par an. En échange, le constructeur s'est engagé à préserver pendant six ans les emplois de ses 41 000 salariés allemands.: Germany
Le Monde
2004
-1000
Les Echos
2003
-4000
Reuters
2003
-2000
AP
2003
336843
2002
324892
2002
-500
Les Echos
2001
-3000
BBC News
2001
-700
AFX
2000
324402
1999
306275
1998
297916
year
employees
<>
social impact : country
source
 27 informations, access to subscribers

yearfinancial misdemeanorsalesincome source
2008   113,84,69   billion Eu€Les Echos
2007   108,9   billion Eu€Les Echos
2007 The Volswagen director of human resources paid during several years 2,6 million euros of bribe to the trade unions "to buy social peace" in the company.     Les Echos
2005   95,31,1   billion US$Capital
2005 Le directeur du personnel de Skoda, Helmut Schuster, et le président du comité d'entreprise de Volkswagen, Klaus Volkert, sont soupçonnés de corruption et de détenir ensemble une société-écran. Ils ont démissionné.     Les Echos
2003   87,151,1   billion Eu€
2002   91,132,71   billion US$
2001   88,542,93   billion Eu€
2000   80,551,94   billion US$
1999   75,70,85   billion US$
1998   80,551,35   billion US$
yearfinancial misdemeanorsalesincomeassetsbuybacksource
 11 informations, access to subscribers
year
purpose : intermediary/lobby : institution
source
2005Cent salariés de Volkswagen exercent un mandat politique. : : Vie publique allemande translateLes Echos
2000Market-based "solutions" to climate change: nuclear energy, pollution emission trading permit. : CEPS (The Centre for European Policy Studies) - Climate Change : : European Commission translateCorporate Europe Observatory
2000Prevent binding environmental regulations (environmental protection through economic growth, self-regulation and free trade) : WBCSD (World Business Council for Sustainable Development) : : United Nations translateCorporate Europe Observatory
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» Influence in 2007
year
purpose : intermediary/lobby : institution
source
 3 informations, access to subscribers
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» Influence in 2007
yeardonatorcountryamountsource
2001RégionGermany74 million Eu€Les Echos
1999Estado do ParanaBrazil Reuters
yeardonatorcountryamountsource
 2 informations, access to subscribers
year
dubious practice : image
source
2007slogan: La nature est parfois monotone. Rendez la plus excitante. Nouveau SEAT Altea Freetrack 4x4; Capital
2007slogan: Volkswagen. Par amour de l'automobile.;
2005Commercial invasion: In 2001, Volkswagen made an 200 million dollars agreement with Universal and its channel NBC to display its products in the scenarios of movies and series.: Le Monde Diplomatique
2004Arguable partnership: Soutien à une tribu nomade au Mali: value: humanitaire; Les Echos
2001ad budget: 1574 million US$; Advertising Age
2000ad budget: 1606 million US$; Advertising Age
1999slogan: Génération Golf.;
1999slogan: Une technologie inspirée des ovnis.;
1998ad budget: 1326 million US$; Advertising Age
1997ad budget: 1075 million US$; Advertising Age
1996ad budget: 1105 million US$; Advertising Age
1993slogan: If only everything in life was as reliable as a VOLKSWAGEN.;


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