Employees

Excellent performance, the success that comes from it and participation in its rewards are at the heart of Volkswagen’s human resources strategy. Our teams must draw on the specialist knowledge and abilities of every member if they are to perform at their peak, create excellent products and ensure our business success.

As of December 31, 2015, the Volkswagen Group, including the Chinese joint ventures, employed 610,076 people, 3.0% more than at the end of fiscal year 2014. Significant factors for the increase in employees were the expansion of the workforce at our new plants in China, Poland and Mexico and the recruitment of specialists, particularly in Germany and China. In 2015, the Volkswagen Group took a total of 3,698 temporary employees into its core workforce in Germany.

The ratio of Group employees in Germany to those abroad remained unchanged in the past year. As of the 2015 reporting date, 45.7% were employed in Germany.

EMPLOYEES BY CONTINENT
in percent, as of December 31, 2015