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Automotive industry titan , Volkswagen Group , boasts a stable of brands including the eponymous Volkswagen , Porsche , Bugatti and Audi . 18th on Forbes ’ list , the company ’ s market capitalisation is some $ 92bn . Dr . Herbert Diess is the company ’ s Chairman of the Board of Management and CEO equivalent . With a degree in mechanical engineering , he obtained a doctorate in assembly automation from Munich Technical University in 1987 . He succeeded predecessor Matthias Müller in 2018 , having previously been head of VW ’ s passenger car brand . AUGUST 2019