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How big is Volkswagen?

  Volkswagen AG   Volkswagen AG known internationally as the Volkswagen Group, is a German multinational automotive manufacturing company headquartered in Wolfsburg, Lower Saxony, Germany and indirectly majority owned by the Austrian Porsche and Piech families. It designs, manufactures and distributes passenger and commercial vehicles, motorcycles, engines, and turbomachinery and offers related services including financing, leasing and fleet management. in 2016, it was the world's largest automaker by sales, overtaking Toyota and keeping this title in 2017, 2018 and 2019, selling 10.9 million vehicles. It has maintained the largest market share in Europe for over two decades. it ranked seventh in the 2018 Fortune Global 500 list of the worl'ds largest companies. The Volkswagen Group sells passengers cars under the Audi, Bentley, Bugatti, Lamborghini, Porsche, SEAT, Skoda and Volkswagen marques; light commercial Vehicles brand; motorcycles under the Ducati brand; and heavy comm...

The most expensive and luxurious Rolls-Royce

Rolls-Royce Sweptail The Rolls-Royce Sweptail is one-off large luxury car made in the United Kingdom by Rolls-Royce Motor Cars. At the time of its May 2017 debut at the yearly  Concorso d'Eleganza Villa d'Este event it was the most expensive new automobile in the world, costing around $12.8 million USD. In 2019, the Sweptail was in turn overtaken as the world's most expensive new car by the Bugatti La Voiture Noire which sold for $18.7 million. The Rolls-Royce Sweptail is hand-built, and inspired by coachbuilding of the 1920s and 1930s. The Sweptail was commissioned bespoke in 2013 as a one-off automobile, at the request of a super-yacht and aircraft specialist who had unique idea in mind. Overview Manufacturer(Rolls-Royce Motor Cars) Production(2017) Model Years(2018) Assembly(Goodwood plant, Chichester, West Sussex, England) Body and Chassis Class(Full-size luxury grand tourer) Body style(2-door coupe) Layout(FR layout) Related(Rolls-Royce Phantom VII) Powertrain Engine(6...

Which car is the most expensive car in the world?

  The world's most expensive car is not Rolls Royce , Aston Martin or Lamborghini ! Here are the most expensive car in the world Luxury cars are much more than conveyance. it's swag, style, flamboyance & power all moulded into one. Here are the world's most expensive car, as f 2020. Bugatti La Voiture Noire  ($18.68 million or Rs 132 crore)    Bugatti takes home the trophy for the most expensive car in the world. Making its debut a year ago at the Geneva International Motor Shows , the one-of-a-kind La Voiture Noire is priced at $18.68 million . The name of the car translates to The Black Car . The new La Voiture Noire packs 1,500 horsepower and 1,180 pound-foot of torque that propels it from 0 to 60 mph just in 2.4 seconds . It has a quad turbo W-16 engine with a top speed of 261 mph . Bugatti La Voiture Noireis is the world's most expensive new car ever sold ($18.68 million). Only one will be built , and it won't be ready for its new owner for at least 2 ye...

Top 5 Super cars in the world.

1.  Zenvo ST1   ( More than Rs 7 crores) The Zenvo ST1 is a high performance sports car manufactured by Danish company Zenvo Automotive . It is the company's first model, and is manufactured almost entirely by the hands of a small team of workers, with the exception of a CNC router. Manufacturer ( Zenvo Automotive A/S ), Production ( 2009-2016 ), Assembly ( Zealand,Denmark ), Designer ( Christian Brandt & Jesper Hermann ), Class ( Sports cars ), Body style ( 2-door coup ), Transmission ( 7-speed paddle shift 6-speed manual ),  2. Ferrari Laferrari   ($ 1,416,362 in Rs 50-55 crores) Ferrari Laferrari is project name F150 is a limited production Hybrid sports car built by Italian automotive manufacturer Ferrari. Laferrari means " The Ferrari " in Italian and some other Romance languages , in the sense that it is the "Definitive" Ferrari. Manufacturer ( Ferrari N.V ), Model years ( 2013-2016 coupe, 2016-2018 aperta ), Designer ( Centro Stile Ferrari ...

Aston Martin

  Aston Martin Type : Public limited company. Owners : David Richards, Investment Dar. Industry : Automobile manufacturing, luxury goods. Founded : 1913 London, United Kingdom. Founders : Lionel Martin, Robert Bamford. Headquarters : Gaydon, England,UK. Area served : Worldwide. Key people : Lawrence Stroll,( Executive Chairman ), Tobias Moers,( CEO ). Products : Aston Martin DB11, Rapide, Vantage, Vanquish.   Employees : 2,450. Subsidiaries : Aston Martin Racing, Aston Martin F1 Team. Aston Martin is a modern, exclusive sports car brand with a unique heritage instantly recognised around the world. Founded in 1913 by Lionel Martin & Robert Bamford , Aston Martin is acknowledged as an iconic global brand synonymous with style, luxury, performance and exclusivity. The earliest known Aston Martin logo was introduced in 1921 consisted of a simple merging of the letters 'A' & 'M' in black color, inside a black double-line circle. The winged design was firs...

Porsche

  PORSCHE Type : Subsidiary (AG). Industry : Automotive. Founded : 25 April 1931, in Stuttgart, Germany. Founder : Ferdinand Porsche. Headquarters : Stuttgart, Baden-Wurttemberg,Germany. Area served : Worldwide. Key people : Wolfgang Porsche ( Chairman ), Oliver Blume, ( CEO ). Employees : 35,429 in 2019. Products : Porsche 911,Cayenne, Panamera, Macan, Boxster, Cayman. Parent : Volkswagen AG. Subsidiaries : Mieschke Hofmannund Partner (81.8%) Porsche Consulting Group. The Porsche logo was based on the free People's State of Wurttemberg's coat of arms, which is why it comes in the shape of a crest to align with the traditions of Wurttemberg-Baden. Porsche's headquarters were located in Stuttgart, which was the capital of Wurttemberg. Porsche is a 89 years old company .(25 April 1931).  Porsche is a German luxury & Sports car manufacturing, based in Stuttgart & founded in 1931 .The company is best known for its powerful,precise-handing sports cars, most famousl...

Bentley

Bentley   Bentley Motors Limited is a British manufacturer & marketer of Luxury Cars  &  SUV's and subsidiary of the Volkswagen Group since 1998. Type : Subsidiary. Industry : Automotive. Fate : Acquired by Rolls-Royce Limited (1931), Acquired by Vickers plc (1980), Acquired by Volkswagen Group (1998). Founded : 18 January 1919. Founder : H.M. Bentley, W.O. Bentley. Headquarters : Crewe, England, United Kingdom. Area served : Worldwide. Key people : Adrian Hallmark (Chairman, CEO), John Paul Gregory (Head of Exterior Design), Darren Day (Head of Interior Design). Products : Flying Spur, Continental GT, Bentayga, Mulsanne. Services : Automobile customization. Number of employees : 4,000 (2020). Parent : Volkswagen Group. Headquartered in Crewe, England, the company was founded as Bentley Motors Limited by W.O.Bentley in 1919 in Cricklewood, North London & became widely known for winning the 24 Hours of Le Mans in 1924, 1927, 1928,1929 & 1930. Today most ...

Rolls-Royce

Rolls-Royce Industry : Automotive. Founders : Henry Royce, Charles Rolls. Founded : 15 March 1906, Manchester, United Kingdom. Headquarters : Goodwood, West Sussex, England, United Kingdom. Area served : Worldwide. Key people : Torsten Muller-Otvos (CEO), Peter Schwarzenbauer (Chairman),                         Giles Taylor (Design Director). Products : Phantom, Cullinan, Ghost, Wraith, Dawn. Services : Automobile customization. Number of employees : 50,000 (2020).  Parent : BMW. It takes 6 Months to build a Rolls-Royce & the average life of a Rolls-Royce car is 100 years where as a Toyota is made in 13 Hours with a life of 10-15 years. 75% of the cars that Rolls-Royce has ever produced are still on the road today. The colors are presented on small "speed forms" or molds of the Rolls-Royce iconic shape. There are more than 44,000 Colors Available To Customers. Spirit Of Ecstasy The Spirit Of Ecstasy is the...