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The world’s third largest motor vehicle manufacturer (2009), the name means 'people's car' in German. | |
The largest enterprise software company in the world. It is also the largest software company in Europe and the fourth largest globally. | |
A chemical and pharmaceutical company founded in Barmen, Germany in 1863. It is well-known for its original brand of aspirin. | |
A fashion and lifestyle house based in Metzingen that specializes in high-end men's and women's wear. It is named after its founder. | |
Transportation company comprising a cargo container shipping line and a cruise line. It was formed in 1970 as a merger of two 19th century companies. | |
The thirteenth-largest car manufacturer and second-largest truck manufacturer in the world. It also manufactures buses and owns Mercedes-Benz. | |
The largest sportswear manufacturer in Europe and the second biggest sportswear manufacturer in the world, after its U.S. rival Nike. | |
Automotive manufacturer of luxury high performance automobiles, which is majority-owned by two families. | |
The largest chemical company in the world. At the end of 2009, the company employed more than 104,000 people, with over 48,500 in Germany alone. | |
Completing the purchase of DHL in 2002, this is the world's largest logistics group with 470,000 employees, and is the successor to the German mail authority. | |
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This bank's name is derived from 'Kreditanstalt für Wiederaufbau'. In 2008, they transferred €300 million to Lehman Brothers Holdings on the same day they filed for bankruptcy. | |
The largest telecommunications company in Europe, with over 260,000 employees globally. | |
One of the major public utility companies in Europe and the world's largest investor-owned energy service provider. | |
Largest airline in Europe in terms of overall passengers carried. The name of the company is derived from 'Hanseatic League' and the German word for 'air'. | |
The largest engineering conglomerate in Europe, this company and its subsidiaries employ approximately 420,800 people in nearly 190 countries. | |
Automobile, motorcycle and engine manufacturing company founded in 1916. It also owns and produces the MINI brand, and is the parent company of Rolls-Royce Motor Cars. | |
Literally, 'German Bank', this bank employs more than 80,000 people in 72 countries. | |
The second largest international insurance and financial services organization in the world, headquartered in Munich, Germany. | |
The world's largest supplier of automobile components, and has business relationships with virtually every automobile company in the world. | |
This automobile manufacturer's name is based on the surname of the founder August Horch, meaning 'listen' — translated into Latin. | |
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