5 Biggest Manufacturing Companies In The World

1. Volkswagen

Total revenue of the company in 2019 (in billions of dollars): 282,760

Total profit of the company in 2019 (in billions of dollars): 15,542

Total assets of the company in 2019 (in billions of dollars): 547,811

Total employees of the company in 2019: 671,206

Volkswagen is the biggest automobile company in the world, and also tops the list of the 5 biggest manufacturing companies in the world. It is also one of the biggest private companies when it comes to number of employees. The company was established due to the intervention of a man known as Adolf Hitler, who in the 1930s wanted cars to be affordable for every German citizen, and Volkswagen was established to make this happen. The company was so big, it led to the creation of the city Wolfsburg to house Volkswagen employees and is even now one of the richest cities in the world and home to the biggest car plant in the world. Apart from Volkswagen, other major brands of the company include Bentley, Lamborghini, Audi and Porsche.

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