Volkswagen Group

Volkswagen Group was founded on 28 May 1937 in Berlin and is headquartered in Wolfsburg, Germany (Wikipedia). It is listed on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange. Its brands include Volkswagen, Audi, Porsche, Skoda, SEAT, CUPRA, Bentley, Lamborghini, Ducati and the TRATON GROUP.

Its software side is CARIAD, the Group's software company, established in 2020 as the Car.Software Organisation and 100% owned by the Group. CARIAD develops software for all Group brands: infotainment and digital experiences, automated driving and driver assistance, connectivity and cloud with over-the-air updates, and vehicle energy and motion functions. It says its software already powers more than 30 million vehicles.

The Group's 2025 annual report gives a total workforce of 662,942 at year-end 2025 including the Chinese joint ventures (602,659 excluding them), of which 284,032 in Germany. CARIAD reports around 5,500 employees on its Group page, while its own careers page says around 4,000. Its tech hubs are in Wolfsburg, Ingolstadt, Berlin, Munich and the Stuttgart area, with subsidiaries in North America and China.