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Mar
10th

Bentley, Lamborghini and Seat are a drag on VW

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Volkswagen is basking in the glory of record sales and profits, but it's not all good news. The Bentley, Seat and Lamborghini brands still continue to record poor performances.
Mar
10th

Volkswagen adds shifts on ‘strong’ first quarter demand

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Volkswagen CEO Martin Winterkorn said he's adding extra shifts at factories to keep up with rising demand from customers.
Mar
10th

Bentley, Lamborghini and Seat are a drag on VW

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Volkswagen is basking in the glory of record sales and profits, but it's not all good news. The Bentley, Seat and Lamborghini brands still continue to record poor performances.
Mar
9th

Faurecia to build parts for new VW Passat

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French auto parts supplier Faurecia will produce parts including the exhaust, instrument panel skin and seat components for the 2012 Volkswagen Passat to be produced in VW's U.S. plant in Chattanooga.
Mar
8th

VW hires GM China exec to lead American sales

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Volkswagen has hired Terence Bryce Johnsson, a vice president of General Motors China, to run the German automaker's brand sales in North and South America. He replaces Jutta Dierks, who has been transferred to VW's Brazilian operations.
Mar
7th

Porsche SE posts five-month net income, lifted by VW earnings gain

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Porsche SE, the holding company that owns 51 percent of Volkswagen's common shares, recorded a profit in its shortened 2010 business year on gains from VW and profit from the Porsche sports-car business.
Mar
3rd

EyesOn Design to honor Volkswagen design chief Walter de’Silva:

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The 24th-annual EyesOn Design car show will honor Volkswagen Group design chief Walter de'Silva with a Lifetime Design Achievement Award, the organizers said.
Mar
3rd

VW night at Geneva teases us:

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The Volkswagen Bulli concept, a retro design evolution of the original VW Bus, was the star of the company's preshow media preview.
Mar
1st

AUTOWEEK TV: Saab’s PhoeniX takes flight in Geneva:

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Geneva motor show debuts from Lamborghini, Volkswagen and Alfa Romeo, and Infiniti signs up for Formula One.
Mar
1st

First Look: Volkswagen Go! and Tex

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First Look: Volkswagen Go! and Tex
Volkswagen Go and Tex - 2011 Geneva Motor Show - Automobile Magazine
Volkswagen comes out with two concepts, Go! and Tex, which are being debuted at the 2011 Geneva Motor Show.

Giugiaro and Volkswagen are names that have gone together for years, with the first-generation Rabbit/Golf and Scirocco to their credit. Now, with Giugiaro's Italdesign studio having been purchased by the VW Group, Giugiaro has been tasked with moving the VW brand's small vehicle lineage forward. The result are two concepts, Go! and Tex, which are being debuted at the 2011 Geneva Motor Show.


Photo Gallery: Volkswagen Go and Tex - 2011 Geneva Motor Show - Automobile Magazine


Mar
1st

GERMANY: Volkswagen acquires Porsche’s auto trading unit

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Volkswagen AG has said it has taken over Porsche's automobile trading business, taking another step toward a full merger of the two companies.
Mar
1st

Volkswagen Microbus reborn–again–at Geneva auto show:

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Ten years after Volkswagen hinted at a return of the iconic Microbus, only to cancel the project, it's ready to try again.
Mar
1st

GERMANY: VW acquires automobile trading business of Porsche Holding Salzburg

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Volkswagen has acquired the operating business of Porsche Holding Salzburg (PHS) as previously announced. The transfer of the automobile trading company took place at a value of EUR3.3bn today (1 March, 2011). The registered office and corporate headquarters will remain in Salzburg.
Mar
1st

Geneva 2011: Volkswagen presents the New Bulli concept, a modern take on the Westphalia

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Over the last few weeks several automakers have literally opened a door to the past. After Vizualtech's Growler R and the Morgan Threewheeler, Volkswagen has entered the fray with the New Bulli concept unveiled at the Geneva Motor Show.
Feb
28th

Giugiaro styles two green cars for VW:

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Design legend Giorgetto Giugiaro has styled a hybrid coupe and an electric minivan for Volkswagen that preview possible greener models for Europe's biggest automaker.
Feb
28th

Giugiaro styles two green cars for VW

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Design legend Giorgetto Giugiaro has styled a hybrid coupe and an electric minivan for Volkswagen that preview possible greener models for Europe's biggest automaker.
Feb
28th

First Look: Volkswagen Bulli Concept

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First Look: Volkswagen Bulli Concept
Volkswagen Bulli - First Look - Automobile Magazine
The Bulli is back

The Bulli (also known as the T1 Transporter or Microbus) is back, ladies and gentlemen. And this time around, it is not powered by an internal combustion engine.


Photo Gallery: Volkswagen Bulli - First Look - Automobile Magazine


Feb
28th

Volkswagen Microbus reborn–again–at Geneva auto show:

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Ten years after Volkswagen hinted at a return of the iconic Microbus, only to cancel the project, it's ready to try again.
Feb
28th

Volkswagen buys stake in German carbon maker

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Volkswagen has acquired a 8.18 percent stake in SGL Carbon, making Europe's biggest carmaker the second largest shareholder in the German manufacturer of carbon products.
Feb
28th

VW to complete $4.5B acquisition of Porsche Holding this week, paper says

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VW will buy Salzburg-based Porsche Holding, Europe's largest car dealership group, for $4.5 billion this week, a German newspaper says. The move will be a key element of Porsche's deleveraging plans ahead of its anticipated merger into Volkswagen.
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