The biggest companies in Germany

Done by: Gulnoza Akbarova

There are a lot of…

• Adidas, Allianz, Audi, BASF, Bosch, BMW, Bitburger, Circus Krone, Claas, Daimler AG, Mercedez-Benz, Diezel, Porsche, Hurbert Burda and etc.

Three best selling luxury automakers :

• BMW• Mercedes-Benz • Audi

About “Audi“

• August Horch (1868-1951)- the founder of the company

• On 14, November 1899 established in the Ehrenfeld district of Cologne

• The largest shareholder of Audi is Volkswagen AG, which holds approximately 99.5% of the share capital.

• Audi’s sales grew strongly in the 2000s with deliveries to customers increasing from 653000 in 2000 to 1,003.000 in 2008

• (58,5%), (17,2%), (19.3%) (20%)

The largest sales

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• In may 2012 Audi reported a 10,6% increase in it sales at 480 units which was 408 a year ago

• Audi produces 100% galvanised cars• Is a strong partner of different kinds of sport• In long partnerships exist between Audi and

domestic clubs including: FC Bayern Munich, Hamburger SV, Hertha Berlin etc and international clubs Chelsea FC, Real Madrid CF, FC Barcelona and many others.

Bosch

• Robert Bosch- in Stuttgart in 1886• Core products are: brakes, controls, electrical

drivers, generators, starter motors and etc.• Has more than 350 subsidiaries across over 60

countries and its products are sold in around 150 countries

• Employs around 306,000 people• Had revenues of approximately 52,5 billion

euro in 2012

Adidas

• Adolf Dassler- in 1948• That designs and manufactures sports clothing

and accessories based in Herzogenaurach, Bavaria, Germany.

• Is the largest sportswear manufacturer in Germany and Europe and the 2nd in the world

• The company revenue for 2012 was listed at 14.48billion euro.

BASF

• BASF(Baden Aniline& Soda Factory) - 6, April 1865 in Mannheim by Friedrich Engelhorn

• The largest chemical company in the world (ludwigshafen)

• Customers in over 200 countries • End 2012 Employed 113,000 people with over

52,800 in Germany • Posted sales of 78.72billion euro & incomes

8.8billion(2012)