Volkswagen currywurst is a brand of sausage manufactured by the Volkswagen car maker since 1973. It is manufactured at the company's Wolfsburg plant and sold in restaurants in its six German factories.
The currywurst are also sold externally at supermarkets and football stadiums and given away to Volkswagen customers. The sausage is branded as a Volkswagen Originalteil "Volkswagen Original Part" under part number 199 398 500 A.
The product has been described as the most produced of any of Volkswagen's parts, with some 7 million sausages being manufactured in 2019 alone. In many recent years the company has produced more sausages than cars.
Volkswagen's plans to ban all factory-farmed meat from its staff cafeterias by 2025.A Volkswagen ketchup, Volkswagen Originalteil 199 398 500 B, is also produced and sold to accompany the currywurst.
Description
The sausage is manufactured in a part of the Wolfsburg Volkswagen Plant by a team of 30 people. The sausage is made in two sizes, one approximately 5 inches (13 cm) long and one approximately 10...