TOP 10 – MANUFACTURERS IN EUROPE

CEO: OLIVER BLUME HEADQUARTERS: WOLFSBURG, GERMANY FOUNDED: 1937

Volkswagen ' s vehicles are manufactured across Europe including at sites in Germany, the Czech Republic, Italy and Spain that support production of its brands such as SEAT, SKODA, Audi, Lamborghini, Bentley and Porsche. Globally, the automotive manufacturer has 111 production facilities across 16 European countries and 10 countries in North and South America, Asia, and Africa. In 2025, Volkswagen manufactured roughly 8.9 million vehicles. Its manufacturing site in Wolfsburg, Germany is one of the largest manufacturing plants in the world and employs roughly 70,000 people. In 2026, Volkswagen announced it had delivered four million all electric vehicles. The German headquartered company is also working on battery technology, with its subsidiary battery company PowerCo. Volkswagen ' s PowerCo has already begun manufacturing unified cells at its Salzgitter, Germany gigafactory, marking the first time a major European carmaker has taken complete control of battery cell development and production.

48 July 2026