Abstract
A product into the market, its sales and profits will change over time, showing a little to much to little more than the process, just as the same as human life, from birth, growth to maturity, the final demise This is the product life cycle phenomenon. The so-called product life cycle refers to the product entering the market from the beginning until the final out of the market until the market has experienced life-cycle. Products only through research and development, test marketing, and then enter the market, its market life cycle be considered the beginning. Products from the market marks the end of the life cycle.Typical product life cycle showing the four stages of different market characteristics, business marketing strategy also anchored to the characteristics of each stage to the development and implementation.
This article related to product life cycle theory as a guide to Volkswagen as the research object, in the course of its development to be based on the summary review, analyzes the Volkswagen sales in the life cycle performance characteristics and corresponding marketing strategies.