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Message: <blockquote data-quote="H2Zero" data-source="post: 1302832" data-attributes="member: 17556">Found something interesting so thought I should share..."" This portion has been compiled by: phaetonWhich are the major shareholders of Volkswagen AG?Ordinary Shares:Porsche AG: 18.53% (based on statement in Porsche Annual Report)State of Lower Saxony: 18.09%Volkswagen AG (Treasury Shares): 12.97% (these shares do not carry voting rights)Brandes Investment Partners, L.P.: 8.58% (based on a notification Volkswagen AG received on 06/10/05)The Capital Group Companies, Inc.: 3.504% (based on a notification Volkswagen AG received on 11/10/05)Preferred Shares:There is no official notification of major shareholders.This information is based on publicly available information as of 05/12/2005. An update on the shareholder structure of VOLKSWAGEN AG will be published with the next Annual Report.Was Volkswagen made by Hitler ?No, Volkswagen started out as a manufacturer started from the RDA (German/Reich Auto Association)Hitler did have criteria that the car had to have a top speed of 100 MPH and it could only cost 990 Reichmarks.Ferdinand Porsche made and designed the Type 1(Beetle).Why didn't Volkswagen fall after WW2 ? The British Government took control of the factory until a firm German Govermant was in place. Under the stewardship of Colonel Charles Radclyffe and Major Ivan Hirst Volkswagenwerk secured a 20,000 unit order that made the company viable again.What Auto Companies does Volkswagen AG Own ?Audi - Auto Union an old German Auto Empire which comprises of Audi,DKW,Horch and Wanderer was bought in 1965, the only company still active is Audi.NSU an old German Auto manufacturer was bought in 1969, its engineering highlight being the Rotary engine.SEAT a Spanish Auto manufacturer was bought in 1986, it use to clone FIAT models for the Spanish market.Skoda Auto a Czech Republic manufacturer was bought in 1990 it is one of the oldest carmakers in the world.Bentley a British Auto manufacturer which built Luxury cars for Europes royals in the Early 20th Century it was bought in 1998 its signature is the Craftsmanship and Power.Bugatti an old French Auto manufacturer which built luxury car for Europes royals in the Early 20th Century it was bought in 1998.Lamborghini is a Italian Manufacturer which builds high performance supercars it was bought in 1998.Does Volkswagen AG own any other Companies ?VWAG have there own Finance and Bank, a Car Rental firm called Europcar and a Marine company called Volkswagen Marine which builds engines for all types of Marine vehicles.Who designed Volkswagens Logo ? The actual inventor of the VW emblem should however be viewed as Franz Xaver Reimspiess, whose original design had already been submitted in a trademark application from 1938. A more developed emblem which showed the letters in a so-called Strahlenkranz (radiant garland) was, according to Walter, displayed on wheel caps at the Berlin Auto Show in April 1939.excerpt taken from http://www.thesamba.com/vw/for...51895</blockquote>

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