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{{Short description|Subsidiary of Volkswagen AG}}
{{Infobox company
{{Infobox company
| name = Volkswagen Group Rus
| name = Volkswagen Group Rus
| logo = Volkswagen Group Rus.gif
| logo = Volkswagen Group Rus.gif
| native_name = ФОЛЬКСВАГЕН Груп Рус
| type = Subsidiary of [[Volkswagen Group|Volkswagen AG]]
| type = [[Subsidiary]]
| foundation = 29 May 2006
| foundation = {{Start date and age|2003}}<ref name=milestones />
| founder =
| founder =
| location = [[Moscow]] and [[Kaluga]], Russia
| hq_location_city = [[Moscow]]
| hq_location_country = Russia
| locations =
| num_locations = 3<ref name=contacts>{{Cite web |url=https://vwgroup.ru/en/contacts/|title=Contacts |publisher=Volkswagen Group Rus |access-date=2021-03-21}}</ref>
| num_locations_year = 2021
| area_served = Russia
| area_served = Russia
| key_people = Stefan Mecha <small>CEO</small><ref name=about />
| key_people = Marcus Osegovich<ref>http://www.auto.de/magazin/osegowitsch-vw-generaldirektor-in-russland/</ref><small>CEO</small>
| production = 182,200<ref name=about />
| production_year = 2020
| industry = [[Automotive industry|Automotive]]
| industry = [[Automotive industry|Automotive]]
| products = Automobiles, Automotive parts
| products = Automobiles, Automotive parts
| services = Automotive [[financial services]]
| services = [[Financial services|Automotive financial services]]
| revenue =
| revenue =
| operating_income =
| operating_income =
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| assets =
| assets =
| equity =
| equity =
| owner = [[Volkswagen Group]]
| owner =
| defunct = 22 May 2023
| num_employees =
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| parent =
| parent = [[Volkswagen Group|Volkswagen AG]]
| divisions =
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| subsid =
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| website = {{URL|www.vwgroup.ru/en/}}
| homepage = [http://www.volkswagengrouprus.ru www.volkswagengrouprus.ru]
| footnotes =
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'''OOO Volkswagen Group Rus''' is a [[subsidiary]] of [[Volkswagen AG]], which was founded on May 29, 2006 and is headquartered in [[Kaluga]], [[Russia]], approximately 170 kilometers southwest of [[Moscow]].<ref name="about" />
'''OOO Volkswagen Group Rus''' ({{lang-ru|Фольксваген Груп Рус}}) was a [[subsidiary]] of [[Volkswagen AG]], which grew from an investment agreement signed on 29 May 2006.<ref name=milestones /> Its main factory was in [[Kaluga]], approximately {{convert|170|km|mi}} southwest of [[Moscow]].<ref name="about">{{cite web |title=About Volkswagen Group Rus |publisher=Volkswagen Group Rus |url=https://vwgroup.ru/en/company/ |access-date=2021-03-21}}</ref>


== Company activity ==
== History ==
The company acts as the official importer for the Volkswagen production vehicles in Russia and launched on 28 November 2007 with its own [[Completely knocked down|semi-knocked-down]] of [[Škoda Octavia]] and [[Volkswagen Passat]]. In April 2008, the [[Volkswagen Jetta]] was added; followed by [[Volkswagen Polo|Polo]] in June 2010. The saloon of the Polo was adapted, inter alia, in the design of the [[chassis]] and the use of stubborn paints specifically to the requirements in Russia; This was the first adaptation of a Volkswagen model to the Russian market.<ref>{{cite web|title=Stufenheck-VW Polo für Russland|periodical=|publisher=[[Auto, Motor und Sport]]|url=http://www.auto-motor-und-sport.de/news/vw-polo-limousine-stufenheck-vw-polo-fuer-russland-1874102.html|deadurl=|format=|accessdate=2013-11-16|archiveurl=|archivedate=|last=|date=2. Juni 2010|year=|month=|day=|language=|pages=|quote=}}</ref>
The company was established as the official importer for the Volkswagen vehicles in Russia in 2003.<ref name=milestones /> On 28 November 2007 production started with [[Knock-down kit|semi-knocked-down]] assembly of [[Škoda Octavia]] and [[Volkswagen Passat]] vehicles. In April 2008, the [[Volkswagen Jetta]] was added; followed by [[Volkswagen Polo|Polo]] in June 2010. The design of the [[chassis]] of the Polo was adapted, and more resistant paints were used specifically to meet Russian requirements; this was the first adaptation of a Volkswagen model to the Russian market.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Stufenheck-VW Polo für Russland |publisher=[[Auto, Motor und Sport]] |url=http://www.auto-motor-und-sport.de/news/vw-polo-limousine-stufenheck-vw-polo-fuer-russland-1874102.html |language=de |access-date=2013-11-16 |date=2 June 2010}}</ref>


== Construction and opening of the factory ==
=== Construction and opening of the Kaluga factory ===
[[File:Volkswagen Group RUS overview Kaluga.jpg|thumb|View of the Kaluga factory]]
The decision to build the plant was made by the Executive Committee on May 26, 2006. There were more than 70 alternatives to choose from; eventually they chose Kaluga. Present at the opening ceremony were Deputy [[Prime Minister]] of the Russian Federation, [[Sergei Naryshkin]], and CEO of Volkswagen AG, [[Martin Winterkorn]]. The factory employs 3,000 people who produce around 150,000 vehicles a year.
The decision to build the plant was made by the executive committee on 26 May 2006.<ref name=milestones /> There were more than 70 alternatives to choose from; eventually they chose Kaluga. Present at the opening ceremony were Deputy [[Prime Minister]] of the Russian Federation, [[Sergei Naryshkin]], and CEO of Volkswagen AG, [[Martin Winterkorn]]. The factory employs 3,000 people,{{Citation needed|date=March 2021}} who produced 124,000 vehicles in 2020.<ref name=about />


In the first year, the production was 20,000 units, as the construction of the plant was not yet completed. So at that time there was still no lack of ironwork; their completion was only at the beginning of 2009. For the construction of the production site, VW used a total investment of 500 million [[Euro]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Volkswagen startet die Montage in Russland|periodical=|publisher=Volkswagen Konzern|url=http://www.volkswagenag.com/vwag/vwcorp/info_center/de/news/2007/11/new_plant_in_kaluga.html|deadurl=|format=|accessdate=2013-11-16|archiveurl=|archivedate=|last=|date=28. November 2007|year=|month=|day=|language=|pages=|quote=}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=VW startet Verkauf aus russischer Produktion|periodical=|publisher=Autogazette|url=http://www.autogazette.de/unternehmen/50892.html|deadurl=|format=|accessdate=2013-11-16|archiveurl=|archivedate=|last=|date=1. April 2008|year=|month=|day=|language=|pages=|quote=}}</ref> Between 2013 and 2015, further investments with a volume of 840 million euros are to be made.<ref name="about" />
In the first year, the production was 20,000 units, as the construction of the plant was only completed at the beginning of 2009. For the construction of the production site, VW used a total investment of 500 million [[Euro]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Volkswagen startet die Montage in Russland |publisher=Volkswagen Konzern |url=http://www.volkswagenag.com/vwag/vwcorp/info_center/de/news/2007/11/new_plant_in_kaluga.html |language=de |access-date=2013-11-16 |date=28 November 2007}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=VW startet Verkauf aus russischer Produktion |publisher=Autogazette |url=http://www.autogazette.de/unternehmen/50892.html |language=de |access-date=2013-11-16 |date=1 April 2008}}</ref>


=== Contract manufacture at the Nizhny Novgorod factory ===
With the stop of production of automobiles at [[GAZ]], VW CEO [[Martin Winterkorn]] signed an acquisition agreement on June 14, 2011 in order to win another company for Volkswagen and thus build an assembly hall in [[Nizhny Novgorod]].<ref name="about" /> With the expiration of the [[GAZ Volga Siber]] assembly should begin there and increase the units assembled in Russia to 360,000 vehicles. This plan was discussed and approved in the presence of Prime Minister [[Vladimir Putin]]. In 2012, 316,000 vehicles were assembled.<ref name="about" />
With the end of production of automobiles at [[GAZ]], an agreement was signed on 14 June 2011 for contract assembly in [[Nizhny Novgorod]], which was prolonged in June 2017.<ref name="about" /> In 2020, 52,200 VW vehicles were assembled in Nizhny Novgorod.<ref name="about" />


== Company structure ==
== Company structure ==
The group is a parent company of Audi Russia, Škoda Group Russia, Volkswagen Russia, Scania Russia and Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles Russia. The largest sales are the VW Group Rus with parts sales and cars. The supplier's seat is in the [[Moscow]] area ''Jugo-Sapadnaja''.
The group is the parent company of Audi Russia, Škoda Group Russia, Volkswagen Russia, Scania Russia and Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles Russia. The headquarters are in the [[South-Western Administrative Okrug|Yugo-Zapadny Administrative Okrug]] of Moscow.


=== Brands ===
The company management Martin Jahn, the head of the Group Service RUS, Jan Bures, the Audi Brand Manager Till Brauner, the Volkswagen Brand Manager Frank Wittemann and the Heads of [[Škoda Auto|Škoda]] and [[Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles]].
Company management includes an executive team and sales and marketing managers for each of the brands sold in Russia, which include:<ref name=vwgrMoscow>{{Cite web |url=https://vwgroup.ru/en/company/moscow/ |title=Moscow branch |publisher=Volkswagen Group Rus |access-date=2021-03-21}}</ref>
* [[Volkswagen]]
* [[Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles]]
* [[Audi]]
* [[Škoda Auto]]
* [[Bentley]]
* [[Lamborghini]]
* [[Ducati]]

== Production ending ==
In 2022, due to the [[2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine|Russian invasion of Ukraine]], Volkswagen announced that the Kaluga plant would close and imports would be suspended. The venture with GAZ would also end.<ref name="[55]">{{cite web |title=Volkswagen stops production of vehicles in Russia and suspends export |url=https://www.volkswagenag.com/en/news/2022/03/volkswagen-stops-production-of-vehicles-in-russia-and-suspends-e.html |website=Volkswagenag |access-date=2 April 2022}}</ref>

The assets of Volkswagen in Russia were frozen on 20 March 2023 and Volkswagen went out of business in Russia on 22 May 2023, selling its assets to a local dealer.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.carscoops.com/2023/05/vw-leaves-russia-selling-all-its-shares-and-factory-to-local-dealer/|title=VW Leaves Russia Selling All Its Shares And Factory To Local Dealer|publisher=Carscoops|date=2023-05-22}}</ref>


== Other ==
== Other ==
Within the [[Automobile model numbering system in the Soviet Union and Russia|Vehicle Identification Number]], the factory uses world manufacturer code '' XW8 '' and factory code '' K '' at eleventh position.
The [[Automobile model numbering system in the Soviet Union and Russia|vehicle identification number]] for the Kaluga factory has world manufacturer code ''XW8'' and factory code ''K'' in the eleventh position.


The Volkswagen Group Rus was the official partner of the [[2014 Winter Olympics]] in [[Sochi]] and provided over 3,000 vehicles for this purpose.<ref name="about">{{cite web|title=About Volkswagen Group Rus|periodical=|publisher=Volkswagen Group Rus|url=http://www.volkswagengrouprus.ru/en/company/|deadurl=|format=|accessdate=2013-11-16|archiveurl=|archivedate=|last=|date=|year=|month=|day=|language=englisch|pages=|quote=}}</ref>
The Volkswagen Group Rus was the official partner of the [[2014 Winter Olympics]] in [[Sochi]] and provided over 3,000 vehicles for this purpose.<ref name=milestones>{{cite web |title=Milestones |publisher=Volkswagen Group Rus |url=https://vwgroup.ru/en/company/milestones/ |access-date=2021-03-21}}</ref>


== References ==
== References ==
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{{Reflist}}


{{Automotive industry in Russia}}
{{Volkswagen Group brands}}
{{Volkswagen Group brands}}


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[[Category:Vehicle manufacturing companies established in 2006]]
[[Category:Vehicle manufacturing companies established in 2006]]
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[[Category:Russian subsidiaries of foreign companies]]

Revision as of 06:42, 11 August 2024

Volkswagen Group Rus
Native name
ФОЛЬКСВАГЕН Груп Рус
Company typeSubsidiary
IndustryAutomotive
Founded2003; 21 years ago (2003)[1]
Defunct22 May 2023
Headquarters
Moscow
,
Russia
Number of locations
3[2] (2021)
Area served
Russia
Key people
Stefan Mecha CEO[3]
ProductsAutomobiles, Automotive parts
Production output
182,200[3] (2020)
ServicesAutomotive financial services
ParentVolkswagen AG
Websitewww.vwgroup.ru/en/

OOO Volkswagen Group Rus (Russian: Фольксваген Груп Рус) was a subsidiary of Volkswagen AG, which grew from an investment agreement signed on 29 May 2006.[1] Its main factory was in Kaluga, approximately 170 kilometres (110 mi) southwest of Moscow.[3]

History

The company was established as the official importer for the Volkswagen vehicles in Russia in 2003.[1] On 28 November 2007 production started with semi-knocked-down assembly of Škoda Octavia and Volkswagen Passat vehicles. In April 2008, the Volkswagen Jetta was added; followed by Polo in June 2010. The design of the chassis of the Polo was adapted, and more resistant paints were used specifically to meet Russian requirements; this was the first adaptation of a Volkswagen model to the Russian market.[4]

Construction and opening of the Kaluga factory

View of the Kaluga factory

The decision to build the plant was made by the executive committee on 26 May 2006.[1] There were more than 70 alternatives to choose from; eventually they chose Kaluga. Present at the opening ceremony were Deputy Prime Minister of the Russian Federation, Sergei Naryshkin, and CEO of Volkswagen AG, Martin Winterkorn. The factory employs 3,000 people,[citation needed] who produced 124,000 vehicles in 2020.[3]

In the first year, the production was 20,000 units, as the construction of the plant was only completed at the beginning of 2009. For the construction of the production site, VW used a total investment of 500 million Euro.[5][6]

Contract manufacture at the Nizhny Novgorod factory

With the end of production of automobiles at GAZ, an agreement was signed on 14 June 2011 for contract assembly in Nizhny Novgorod, which was prolonged in June 2017.[3] In 2020, 52,200 VW vehicles were assembled in Nizhny Novgorod.[3]

Company structure

The group is the parent company of Audi Russia, Škoda Group Russia, Volkswagen Russia, Scania Russia and Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles Russia. The headquarters are in the Yugo-Zapadny Administrative Okrug of Moscow.

Brands

Company management includes an executive team and sales and marketing managers for each of the brands sold in Russia, which include:[7]

Production ending

In 2022, due to the Russian invasion of Ukraine, Volkswagen announced that the Kaluga plant would close and imports would be suspended. The venture with GAZ would also end.[8]

The assets of Volkswagen in Russia were frozen on 20 March 2023 and Volkswagen went out of business in Russia on 22 May 2023, selling its assets to a local dealer.[9]

Other

The vehicle identification number for the Kaluga factory has world manufacturer code XW8 and factory code K in the eleventh position.

The Volkswagen Group Rus was the official partner of the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi and provided over 3,000 vehicles for this purpose.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e "Milestones". Volkswagen Group Rus. Retrieved 2021-03-21.
  2. ^ "Contacts". Volkswagen Group Rus. Retrieved 2021-03-21.
  3. ^ a b c d e f "About Volkswagen Group Rus". Volkswagen Group Rus. Retrieved 2021-03-21.
  4. ^ "Stufenheck-VW Polo für Russland" (in German). Auto, Motor und Sport. 2 June 2010. Retrieved 2013-11-16.
  5. ^ "Volkswagen startet die Montage in Russland" (in German). Volkswagen Konzern. 28 November 2007. Retrieved 2013-11-16.
  6. ^ "VW startet Verkauf aus russischer Produktion" (in German). Autogazette. 1 April 2008. Retrieved 2013-11-16.
  7. ^ "Moscow branch". Volkswagen Group Rus. Retrieved 2021-03-21.
  8. ^ "Volkswagen stops production of vehicles in Russia and suspends export". Volkswagenag. Retrieved 2 April 2022.
  9. ^ "VW Leaves Russia Selling All Its Shares And Factory To Local Dealer". Carscoops. 2023-05-22.
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