Volkswagen is a car manufacturer established more than eighty years ago. Today, the German producer announced a new milestone production anniversary: 150 million cars built since the beginning. 

Volkswagen has 50 production sites in 14 countries and the brand’s current portofolio includes over 60 models worldwide. The anniversarry model was a blue Golf GTE. According to Volkswagen the car is "a symbol of the future of mobility at Volkswagen". 

"150 million vehicles – that means we have made the dream of owning a car come true 150 million times for customers all over the world. You and your day-to-day work are the basis for this success. My colleagues on the Board of Management join me in thanking all Volkswagen employees – at all our sites. This anniversary would not have been possible without your commitment", said Herbert Diess, CEO of the Volkswagen brand. 

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As you may have read, in 2017, Volswagen will lauch 10 new models worldwide. In 2020, the SUV line-up will have 19 models and also in 2020 we will see the first I.D. family model on the market. 

Volkswagen Golf is the best-selling model with more than 34 million units produced. The Beetle was produced in 25 million units and around the world there are 20 million Passat models.