Fiat group executive Luca De Meo will become Volkswagen group head of marketing, industry sources told Automotive News Europe.
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Former DaimlerChrysler and Volkswagen group board member Wolfgang Bernhard has a new job.
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Volkswagen's Concept Bluesport, one of the stars here at the Detroit show, is a Mazda MX-5 rival based on a new group platform and there's about a 70% chance of the mid-engine rear wheel drive roadster making it into production, according to VW.
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Volkswagen's UK unit believes it is better placed than some rival manufacturers to ride out the current economic slump, because buyers will take much more care over their purchases.
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Audi will offer a hybrid version of its Q5 crossover in the United States starting in late 2010, says Wolfgang Hatz, head of powertrain development for the Volkswagen group.
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Volkswagen Group sales rose 0.6% in 2008 to a record level of 6.23m vehicles but chief executive Martin Winterkorn has warned that sales could fall as much as ten percent next year, in a global market that could be down by around 20%.
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Volkswagen's long-rumored mid-engine roadster finally made its debut at the Detroit auto show.
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Detroit - Volkswagen has unveiled what could become an MX-5 killer. The styling of the BlueSport Concept roadster is modern and limited to the essentials. The interior shows finesse in details and conveys a high level of technological fascination. Think of the intuitive and easy to operate touch screen, or those lightweight construction leather upholstered seats with single-piece seatbacks.
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We're not sure why the Germans keep calling sleek four-door models 'coupes'- but regardless of the definition, there's a new one expected from Audi in 2010. Think along the lines of a Mercedes-Benz CLS or the Volkswagen Passat CC.
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For the past 16 years, a group of North American jurors has convened yearly to vote on the North American Car of the Year and North American Truck of the Year. The panel of some 50 automotive journalists has selected the Ford Flex, Hyundai Genesis and Volkswagen Jetta TDI as finalists for the 2009 North American Car of the Year- while the truck of the year finalists included the Dodge Ram, Ford F-150 and Mercedes-Benz ML320 BlueTEC.
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For the past 16 years, a group of North American jurors has convened yearly to vote on the North American Car of the Year and North American Truck of the Year. The panel of some 50 automotive journalists has selected the Ford Flex, Hyundai Genesis and Volkswagen Jetta TDI as finalists for the 2009 North American Car of the Year- while the truck of the year finalists included the Dodge Ram, Ford F-150 and Mercedes-Benz ML320 BlueTEC.
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We're not sure why the Germans keep calling sleek four-door models 'coupes'--but regardless of the definition, there's a new one expected from Audi in 2010. Think along the lines of a Mercedes-Benz CLS or the Volkswagen Passat CC.
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The head of Volkswagen's works council, Bernd Osterloh, has said he will campaign against a domination and profit transfer agreement from Porsche.
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A German billionaire has killed himself after losing money betting on the Volkswagen share price last autumn.
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Porsche has acquired over 50% of Volkswagen, increasing its holding to 50.76% of all ordinary voting shares.
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Germany's Porsche Automobil Holding has raised its stake in Volkswagen to more than 50 percent, triggering a mandatory takeover offer for Sweden's Scania as a result.
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Ford Motor Co. posted a 32 percent decline in December sales as the U.S. auto industry capped its worst year since the early 1990s. Ford's drop was its 23rd in the past 24 months. The Volkswagen brand was down 14.4 percent, and Daimler AG plunged 23.
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BMW's Mini brand aims to grow next year in albeit deteriorating market conditions, which spoiled Volkswagen's Skoda brand growth plans, magazine auto motor und sport said on Saturday.
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