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Volkswagen Group vs Honda: headquarters, benefits and pay compared

Volkswagen Group is headquartered in Wolfsburg, Germany; Honda in Tokyo, Japan. Volkswagen Group has more employees (662,942 vs 195,109).

Volkswagen Group vs Honda in numbers

Volkswagen GroupHonda
≈305K sq ftHQ size—
662,942Employees195,109
6.6%Turnover3.6%
—Median pay—
—Revenue per employee—

From each company's annual report or proxy statement; fiscal years differ — see each profile. — = not published. Revenue per employee is calculated by eciffo.

Volkswagen Group headquartersVolkswagen GroupWolfsburg, Germany

A listed 13-storey office building from 1959 on the Mittelland Canal, stripped to its concrete frame and given 1,200 new windows — for a company whose staff work a 35-hour week.

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Headquarters

Architect (revitalization)
Gewers Pudewill
Area
28,300 m² (≈ 304,618 sq ft)
Completed
1959 · revitalized 2016
Construction
2013 – 2016
Office lighting
Kardorff Ingenieure
Shell works
Georg Göbel GmbH (2014–2016)

Benefits

  • Working week35 hoursSet by collective agreement; flexitime and trust-based working hours.
  • Paid leave30 daysFor employees under the framework agreement, plus the whole day off on Dec 24 and Dec 31.
  • Mobile working6 am–10 pmAgree remote days with your manager and spread hours between 6 am and 10 pm; the extent is stated in each job description.
  • Company pensionPaid by VWVolkswagen finances the basic pension and the first contributory pension; employees can add more by salary deferral.
  • Time asset bondRetire earlySave pay into a time-asset account and take paid leave right before retirement age.

Themes

#Europe

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Honda headquartersHondaTokyo, Japan

Honda now runs its head office on a single open floor — and in 2029 it moves back to the Tokyo Station block where its first own building stood.

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Headquarters

Tower design
Nihon Sekkei & Mitsubishi Jisho Sekkei (basic design, design direction); Taisei Corporation (detailed design)
Tower floor area
180,611 m² (≈ 1,944,000 sq ft)
Floors
38 above ground, 2 below
Completed
February 2025
Ratings & awards
CASBEE S · ZEB Oriented (offices) · BCS Prize 2026
Yaesu tower (2029)
43 floors, ≈ 227 m; 389,290 m² (≈ 4,190,282 sq ft)

Benefits

  • Days off121 daysTwo-day weekends on the company calendar, plus long breaks at Golden Week, summer and New Year.
  • Paid leave16–20 daysGranted by length of service; employees took 17.2 days on average in FY2026. Ten days from the second month after joining.
  • Childcare leaveUntil age 3Leave until the April after a child turns three, plus up to 4 weeks for partners within 8 weeks of the birth. 952 men took childcare leave in FY2026.
  • Child allowance¥20,000A month for each dependent child under 18; the same for each family member who needs care.
  • Company housing¥8,000+A 1DK company flat costs about ¥8,000–15,000 a month; singles' dormitories and rent support too.

Themes

#Discounted stock#Family building#Back-up child care#Office tour videos#Asia

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