Carl Hahn

Carl Hahn
Born
Carl Horst Hahn

(1926-07-01)1 July 1926
Chemnitz, Saxony, Weimar Republic
Died14 January 2023(2023-01-14) (aged 96)
Wolfsburg, Lower Saxony, Germany
Known forChairman emeritus of Volkswagen Group

Carl Horst Hahn (1 July 1926 – 14 January 2023) was a German businessman and head of the Volkswagen Group from 1982 to 1993. He served as the chairman of the board of management of the parent company, Volkswagen AG (formerly Volkswagenwerk AG). During his tenure, the group's car production increased from two million units in 1982 to 3.5 million a decade later.