Volkswagen Industrial Engines are engines taken from the manufacturer's series production of passenger cars and specially modified for use in industrial applications. They are used in materials handling equipment, in municipal equipment such as road sweepers, and in power generators. Products from Volkswagen Industrial Engines are characterised above all by the continual input of the experience, technical innovation and research and development work from the Volkswagen Group, one of the largest engine manufacturers in the world.

Volkswagen Industrial Engines have been produced since 1952. The core business at that time included the fields of agricultural machinery, power generators and portable fire pumps. Later, the focus shifted towards agricultural machinery. In the mid-1970s, the second generation of Volkswagen Industrial Engines, the water-cooled diesel engines gave the company a foothold in the materials handling industry. Today, Volkswagen is the leading supplier of combustion engines to this industry. Industrial engines control units are equipped with specially programmed software for industrial applications.