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Volkswagen
Rank: 16 (Previous rank: 17)
CEO: Martin Winterkorn
Employees: 324,875
Address: Brieffach 1848-2
Wolfsburg 38436
Germany
Phone: 49-5361-90
Website: www.vw.com
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Revenues 132,323.1 11.8
Profits 3,449.0 147.8
Assets 180,131.5 --
Stockholders' Equity 35,477.0 --
1 General Motors 5 207,349.0
2 Toyota Motor 6 204,746.4
3 DaimlerChrysler 8 190,191.4
4 Ford Motor 12 160,126.0
5 Volkswagen 16 132,323.1
6 Honda Motor 37 94,790.5
7 Nissan Motor 45 89,502.1
8 Peugeot 68 71,005.7
9 Hyundai Motor 76 66,666.0
10 Fiat 84 65,031.1
11 BMW 88 61,476.7
12 Robert Bosch 109 54,808.2
13 Renault 117 52,103.2
14 Volvo 185 35,091.0
15 Koç Holding 190 34,389.8
16 Johnson Controls 201 32,413.0
17 Denso 214 30,861.5
18 Mazda Motor 240 27,764.7
19 Suzuki Motor 245 27,048.1
20 Delphi 253 26,392.0
21 Bridgestone 259 25,709.7
22 Magna International 283 24,180.0
23 Michelin 341 20,556.2
24 Aisin Seiki 347 20,336.2
25 Goodyear Tire & Rubber 348 20,258.0
26 MAN Group 375 19,051.9
27 Mitsubishi Motors 382 18,833.6
28 China FAW Group 385 18,710.7
29 Continental 386 18,678.0
30 Shanghai Automotive 402 18,010.1
31 Lear 407 17,838.9
32 Paccar 452 16,454.1
33 Toyota Industries 467 16,059.5
From the July 23, 2007 issue
Footnote:
Figures prepared in accordance with International Accounting Standards.
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United States 162
Japan 67
France 38
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Wal-Mart Stores 1,900,000
State Grid 1,504,000
China National Petroleum 1,086,966
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Exxon Mobil 39,500.0
Royal Dutch Shell 25,442.0
UAL 22,876.0
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Top 5 in Asia
Toyota Motor 204,746.4
Sinopec 131,636.0
China National Petroleum 110,520.2
State Grid 107,185.5
Honda Motor 94,790.5
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