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List of automobile manufacturers of Germany. 4 languages. ... World of Cars 2006 / 2007: Worldwide Car Catalogue. Warsaw: Media Connection, 2006. ISSN 1734-2945
Karl Benz's 1885 Patent Motorwagen (replica). It is considered the world's first I.C.E.-driven car to be series-produced. Opel Olympia (1935–1937). Motor-car pioneers Karl Benz (who later went on to start Mercedes-Benz) and Nicolaus Otto developed four-stroke internal combustion engines in the late 1870s; Benz fitted his design to a coach in 1887, which led to the modern-day motor car.
In 2015, Porsche reported selling a total of 218,983 cars, 28,953 (13.22%) as domestic German sales, and 190,030 (86.78%) internationally. [ 52 ] The company has been highly successful in recent times, and indeed claims to have the highest profit per unit sold of any car company in the world. [ 53 ]
Part of the Volkswagen factory in Wolfsburg, Germany, its largest worldwide. Rooted in Europe, the Volkswagen Group operates in 153 countries. [92] Volkswagen Passenger Cars is the Group's original marque, and the other major subsidiaries include passenger car marques such as Audi, Bentley, Lamborghini, Porsche, SEAT, and Škoda.
All American Racers; AM General; Anteros Coachworks; Aptera; Arcimoto; Autocar; Alpha; Bremach; Bollinger; Callaway; Canoo; Czinger; DeLorean; Drako; Detroit Electric ...
The 1966 Volkswagen Beetle.It is the all-time best-selling car with only a single body style. Since the introduction of the Benz Patent Motorwagen in 1886, some passenger cars and light trucks can claim to being the highest selling vehicles in the automobile markets.
Porsche SE was created in June 2007 by renaming the old Dr. Ing. h.c. F. Porsche AG, and became a holding company for the families' stake in Porsche Zwischenholding GmbH (50.1%) (which in turn held 100% of the old Porsche AG) and currently is the major shareholder in Volkswagen AG (31.3%) and holds the majority voting rights (53.1%).
Ford-Werke GmbH [1] is a German-based car manufacturing company headquartered in Merkenich-Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia. It is a fully-owned subsidiary of American Ford Motor Company . It operates two large manufacturing facilities in Germany, a plant in Cologne and a plant in Saarlouis , and serves as a major hub for Ford's presence in the ...