Volkswagen do Brasil

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:car
gptkbp:assemblyPlants gptkb:São_Carlos
gptkb:Taubaté
gptkb:Curitiba
São Bernardo do Campo
gptkbp:country gptkb:Brazil
gptkbp:founded 1953
gptkbp:headquartersLocation São Bernardo do Campo
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Volkswagen do Brasil
gptkbp:industry automotive
gptkbp:keyPerson Ciro Possobom
gptkbp:languageOfName Portuguese
gptkbp:logo Volkswagen logo.svg
gptkbp:market gptkb:Brazil
gptkb:South_America
export
gptkbp:notableEvent Launched the Gol, Brazil's best-selling car for 27 years
Developed models unique to Brazilian market
Ended Kombi production in 2013
Exported millions of vehicles
First Volkswagen factory outside Germany
Invested in electric mobility in 2020s
Largest car manufacturer in Brazil for decades
Major exporter to Latin America and Africa
Involved in labor controversies during military dictatorship
Produced air-cooled engines until 2006
Produced first car in 1957
Produced over 23 million vehicles since founding
Started flex-fuel vehicle production in 2003
gptkbp:notableProduct gptkb:Volkswagen_T-Cross
gptkb:Volkswagen_Polo
gptkb:Volkswagen_Fox
gptkb:Volkswagen_Gol
gptkb:Volkswagen_Kombi
gptkb:Volkswagen_Saveiro
gptkb:Volkswagen_Virtus
gptkb:Volkswagen_Voyage
gptkb:Volkswagen_Nivus
Volkswagen Fusca
gptkbp:numberOfEmployees over 20,000
gptkbp:officialWebsite https://www.vw.com.br/
gptkbp:parentCompany gptkb:Volkswagen_AG
gptkbp:products automobiles
commercial vehicles
gptkbp:revenue over R$ 30 billion (varies by year)
gptkbp:subsidiary gptkb:Volkswagen_Group
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Sao_Bernardo_do_Campo,_Brazil
gptkb:Volkswagen_Fox
gptkb:Volkswagen_Pointer
gptkb:Volkswagen_SP1
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7