Merger closed
Volkswagen Group merger (2012)
Volkswagen Group completed the merger with Porsche on 1 August 2012 for €4.46 billion.[1]
Volkswagen completed the takeover of Porsche's car business for €4.46 billion, ending an unusual sequence in which Porsche had first tried to take over the far larger Volkswagen, accumulated enormous debt attempting it, and failed.
Deal facts
- Announced
- Closed
- Value
- €4.46 billion (equity value)
- Buyer
- Volkswagen Group
- Seller
- —
- Assets
- Porsche
- Regulatory review
- None recorded
Ownership changes recorded from this deal
| Owner | Owned | Relationship | Stake | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Volkswagen Group | Porsche | owns | 100% | 2012-08-01 | present |
Who owns Porsche today?
- Porsche — owned by Volkswagen Group since 2012
Sources (1) & corrections
Last verified . Every ownership fact above is backed by one of these primary documents. Numbers in brackets in the text refer to this list.
- [1] Volkswagen AG — company history and brands — Volkswagen AG, Annual report, published 1 August 2012; retrieved 8 September 2026.
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