VW

• IPA^(key): (initialism) /viːˈdʌbəljuː/, (full form) /ˈvoʊkswæɡən/

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VW

1. Initialism of Volkswagen, a German car manufacturer.
   • 2020 March 27, Gwyn Topham, Fiona Harvey, “Carmakers accused of trying to use crisis to avert emissions crackdown”, in The Guardian‎^[1]:

     The big German carmakers Daimler, VW and BMW have already indicated they are aiming to comply with the new CO₂ targets regardless of the current situation.

• WV, w/v

• IPA^(key): /faʊ̯ˈveː/

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VW m (strong, genitive VW or VWs, plural VW)

1. (healthcare) initialism of Verbandswechsel

VW n (strong, genitive VW or VWs, plural VW or VWe)

1. (insurance) abbreviation of Versorgungswerk

VW (with an article) f (genitive VW, no plural)

1. (insurance) initialism of Versicherungswirtschaft

VW m or n (proper noun, strong, genitive VWs or VW's or (with an article) VW)

1. initialism of Volkswagen (“car manufacturer”)

VW m (strong, genitive VW or VWs or VW's, plural VW or VWs or VW's)

1. initialism of Volkswagen (“car”)

• In both senses the initialism is much more common in German than the full form.