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Volkswagen

also referred to as: volkswagen ag

includes Volkswagen Beetle, Volkswagen Touareg

9 statements across 3 episodes · 3 bullish · 0 bearish · 2 people on the record · first statement Jun 27, 2023 by David Rosenthal · said 133 times in 3 episodes since 2023 · across every show →

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brought up most by David Rosenthal (99), Ben Gilbert (18), Doug DeMuro (16)

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2023 128 mentions in 1 episode

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Everything said about Volkswagen, oldest first

Jun 27, 2023 positive
Assertion Supported
British Major Ivan Hurst Saved Volkswagen With a 20,000-Beetle Military Order
“So he amazingly proposes and convinces the British command To leave the factory in Wolfsburg, maybe easier than I thought because the British didn't want it, apparently, and also to place an initial order, a seed order to restart the company for 20,000 beetles…”
David Rosenthal Jun 27, 2023 ▶ 19:59 Porsche (with Doug DeMuro) · Acquired
Jun 27, 2023
Assertion Supported
Volkswagen Granted Porsche Royalties on Every Beetle Sold Worldwide
“In return, they give that German Porsche company literally the sweetheart deal of a lifetime, a royalty on every beetle sold. Worldwide.”
David Rosenthal Jun 27, 2023 ▶ 35:21 Porsche (with Doug DeMuro) · Acquired
Jun 27, 2023 neutral
Assertion Supported
Hitler Established Volkswagen to Contract Ferdinand Porsche's Beetle Design
“That car would go on to become the Volkswagen Beetle, and the company that contracted Porsche to build and design it was Volkswagen, which was established to do so by Adolf Hitler.”
David Rosenthal Jun 27, 2023 ▶ 12:38 Porsche (with Doug DeMuro) · Acquired
Jun 27, 2023
Assertion Supported
The German State of Lower Saxony Holds a 20% Stake in Volkswagen
“State of Lower Saxony within West Germany, which still to this day holds 20% of Volkswagen, which is crazy.”
David Rosenthal Jun 27, 2023 ▶ 38:48 Porsche (with Doug DeMuro) · Acquired
Jun 27, 2023
Assertion Supported
Porsche Holding Company Accrued $10 Billion in Debt to Buy VW Shares
“Vita King starts loading up the holding company with debt, with cheap debt in 2007. To go buy more VW shares on the market. Ultimately, ten billion dollars of debt that he puts on this holding company.”
David Rosenthal Jun 27, 2023 ▶ 2:18:08 Porsche (with Doug DeMuro) · Acquired
Jun 27, 2023
Assertion Supported
The Volkswagen Law Capped Any Shareholder's Voting Rights at 20%
“Under the Volkswagen law, no shareholder in Volkswagen AG could exercise more than 20% of the firm's voting rights regardless of their level of stock holding.”
Ben Gilbert Jun 27, 2023 ▶ 2:17:01 Porsche (with Doug DeMuro) · Acquired
Jun 27, 2023
Assertion Supported
Volkswagen Acquired the Porsche Operating Company for 8.5 Billion Euros
“VW does end up buying Porsche, the operating company in two tranches over three years. They buy 50% up front. Three years later in 20 11 they complete the purchase. It ends up being about eight and a half billion euros total.”
David Rosenthal Jun 27, 2023 ▶ 2:24:31 Porsche (with Doug DeMuro) · Acquired
Oct 6, 2025 positive
Assertion Supported
Stanford's DARPA-Winning Vehicle Innovated Purely in Software Using Commodity Hardware
“The Stanford team did the exact opposite. They viewed any new piece of hardware as something that could fail, and so in order to mitigate risks on race day, they used all commodity cameras and sensors that they just mounted on a nearly unmodified Volkswagen. S…”
Ben Gilbert Oct 6, 2025 ▶ 2:49:49 Google Part III: The AI Company. Google is amazingly well-positioned... will they win in AI? (Audio) · Acquired
Apr 14, 2026 bullish
Assertion Supported
Ferrari is worth more than Ford, VW, Stellantis, and Mercedes
“Ford, here's another good one, makes a 160 times the number of cars that Ferrari does, yet Ferrari Has a higher market capitalization. They're worth more than the Ford Motor Company, and Volkswagen, and Honda, and Stellantis, and Mercedes-Benz.”
Ben Gilbert Apr 14, 2026 ▶ 3:43 Ferrari: What happens when you staple a luxury brand to a sports team? (Audio) · Acquired
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