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Dec
17th

GERMANY: Former VW labour chief starts jail term

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The former head of Volkswagen's works council has started a 33-month jail term for using his labour post to obtain sex and bribes, according to German press reports today. Full story...
Dec
17th

Ex-Volkswagen labor boss convicted in sex and bribery trial starts jail term

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Former VW labor leader Klaus Volkert started a jail term for using his labor post to obtain sex and bribes. His trial included claims about glamorous prostitutes and sex parties. Full story...
Dec
17th

Ex-VW labor boss convicted in sex and bribery trial starts jail term

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Former Volkswagen labor leader Klaus Volkert has started a 33-month jail term for using his labor post to obtain sex and bribes. Full story...
Dec
17th

VW links execs’ pay to customer, staff satisfaction

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Volkswagen is tying the salaries of its top managers to customer and employee satisfaction. Full story...
Dec
17th

Volkswagen links executive pay to customer and staff satisfaction

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Volkswagen is tying the salaries of its top managers to customer and employee satisfaction. Full story...
Dec
17th

VW links executive pay to customer/staff satisfaction

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Volkswagen is tying the salaries of its top managers to customer and employee satisfaction. Full story...
Dec
16th

Car, truck award finalists named:

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The Buick LaCrosse, the Ford Fusion Hybrid and the Volkswagen Golf are the three finalists for the 2010 North American Car of the Year award. Full story...
Dec
16th

Ford, GM each have 2 finalists for car, truck honors

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Two Ford Motor Co. vehicles and two from General Motors Co. are on the short list of finalists for the 2010 North American Car and Truck of the Year awards. The car finalists are the Ford Fusion Hybrid, Buick LaCrosse and Volkswagen Golf. Full story...
Dec
16th

Ford, GM each place 2 finalists for Car/Truck of the Year

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Two Ford Motor Co. vehicles and two from General Motors Co. are on the short list of finalists for the 2010 North American Car and Truck of the Year awards. The car finalists are the Ford Fusion Hybrid, Buick LaCrosse and Volkswagen Golf. Full story...
Dec
16th

Ford, GM each place 2 finalists for N.A. Car/Truck of the year

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Two Ford Motor Co. vehicles and two from General Motors Co. are on the short list of finalists for the 2010 North American Car and Truck of the Year awards. The car finalist are the Ford Fusion Hybrid, Buick LaCrosse and Volkswagen Golf. Full story...
Dec
16th

JAPAN: VW-Suzuki collaboration starts next month

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Suzuki Motor and Volkswagen will start work on joint projects from around 10 January, after the year-end holidays, Suzuki chief executive Osamu Suzuki said on Wednesday as the automaker launched a new Alto minicar in Japan. Full story...
Dec
16th

INDIA: VW wants 10% market share

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Volkswagen is aiming for an 8-10% share of India's booming passenger car market by the middle of the next decade. Full story...
Dec
16th

BRAZIL: Renault confirms new investment and Duster production

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Renault Brazil has announced a US$550m investment here for the 2010-2012 period. It is the third automaker, in less than a month, after Ford ($2bn) and Volkswagen ($3bn), to boost investment in the Brazilian market. Full story...
Dec
16th

Ex-Porsche execs Wiedeking and Haerter remain under investigation

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German prosecutors are unmoved by the results of an internal Porsche probe that cleared ex-CEO Wendelin Wiedeking and ex-finance chief Holger Haerter of market manipulation in trading Volkswagen shares. Full story...
Dec
16th

Ex-Porsche execs Wiedeking and Haerter remain under state investigation

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German prosecutors are unmoved by the results of an internal probe done by Porsche Automobil Holding SE that cleared ex-CEO Wendelin Wiedeking and ex-finance chief Holger Haerter of market manipulation in trading Volkswagen AG shares. Full story...
Dec
16th

Ex-Porsche exes Wiedeking and Haerter remain under state investigation

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German prosecutors are unmoved by the results of an internal probe done by Porsche Automobil Holding SE that cleared ex-CEO Wendelin Wiedeking and ex-finance chief Holger Haerter of market manipulation in trading Volkswagen AG shares. Full story...
Dec
16th

Suzuki CEO says projects with VW to start rolling in January

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Suzuki and Volkswagen will begin work on joint projects starting around Jan. 10, Suzuki CEO Osamu Suzuki said. The new partners want to develop a competitive, small car, seen as key to expanding sales in developing countries. Full story...
Dec
16th

Suzuki says projects with VW to begin in January

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Suzuki and Volkswagen will begin work on joint projects starting around Jan. 10, Suzuki CEO Osamu Suzuki said. The new partners want to develop a competitive, small car, seen as key to expanding sales in developing countries. Full story...
Dec
15th

Wilhite moves from Jumpstart CEO to director

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Steve Wilhite -- a former U.S. marketing executive at Hyundai, Nissan and Volkswagen -- is being replaced as CEO of online advertising company Jumpstart Automotive Group. Full story...
Dec
15th

GERMANY: VW on the verge of MAN takeover – report

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Volkswagen is ready to launch a full takeover bid for German truckmaker MAN, according to the Sueddeutsche Zeitung newspaper citing an unidentified company executive. Full story...
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