Autostadt, Automobile museum in Germany

Autostadt is a visitor complex built next to the Volkswagen factory in Wolfsburg, displaying vehicles and brands that belong to the Volkswagen Group. The grounds cover separate brand pavilions, exhibition halls, a mobility museum, and a canal flanked by two glass towers used to store new cars awaiting delivery.

The Autostadt opened in 2000, timed to coincide with the World Expo held in Hanover that year, and was created to present the Volkswagen Group and its many brands to a broad public. It was built on former industrial land next to the Wolfsburg plant, which itself dates back to 1938.

The name Autostadt means "car city". The site is a brand-land for the Volkswagen Group: eight brand pavilions in 2016, from Audi and Škoda to Porsche, plus the Premium Clubhouse that has housed Bugatti since 31 October 2008. The ZeitHaus shows 250 milestones of motoring from over 60 marques, among them a replica of the 1886 Benz Patent-Motorwagen and a Bugatti Atlantic replica.

The grounds cover 28 hectares between the Mittelland Canal and the Volkswagen plant, so allow several hours and wear shoes for walking outdoors. Entry is charged, but after 18:00, when the pavilions close, admission is free outside event periods. The site is open year-round except Christmas Eve and New Year's Eve. Drivers need a licence to use the off-road Touareg track.

Customers who buy a new Volkswagen can choose to pick up their car directly at the Autostadt, watching it emerge from one of the two glass towers as part of a delivery ceremony. The towers stand around 200 feet (60 meters) tall and can hold up to 800 vehicles at a time.