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05th May 2009
Volkswagen India's (VWI) Chakan plant inaugurated recently. The car, VWIs first locally made product in the Indian market, will be unveiled at New Delhis Auto Expo in January 2010, with commercial production to follow. The plant has installed capacity of ... Read >
Author: myindiaguide02nd April 2008
How safe is your car? Is it above average? Do you have any idea how well it can withstand collision? The answers to these queries are very important not just to car occupants but to automakers as well. Experts say showing consumers how a particular car pe... Read >
Author: Anthony Fontanelle02nd April 2008
Thai government is giving incentives to encourage the production of “green” cars. According to experts, the incentives have yielded a raft of major investments in the territory and started to alter how Thais drive.
“Green” tax breaks were int... Read >
Author: Anthony Fontanelle24th January 2008
Volkswagen AG, Europe's biggest automaker, forecast record sales after deliveries in 2007 go beyond six million units for the first time on increased demand for Skoda and VW vehicles.
Group deliveries surged 7.9 percent last year to 6.19 million car... Read >
Author: Anthony Fontanelle22nd January 2008
Europe’s largest automaker Volkswagen AG inked sales record of 6.2 million vehicles last year thanks to the strong demand in Brazil, China and eastern Europe.
The German automaker said last Monday that the sales figure represents an increase of eig... Read >
Author: Anthony Fontanelle20th January 2008
Volkswagen AG widened its lead in China over General Motors Corp. with 28 percent growth in sales. As such, the German automaker is pleased to have maintained its post as China's largest passenger car maker in 2007.
VW outsold Detroit-based rival G... Read >
Author: Anthony Fontanelle18th January 2008
Volkswagen AG and Tata Motors Ltd. have both submitted applications to build assembly plants in Thailand, reported Automotive News Europe. The assembly plants are poised to produce fuel-efficient "eco" cars.
The Volkswagen plant would reportedly have... Read >
Author: Anthony Fontanelle14th November 2007
Germany’s Bayerische Motoren Werke AG is competing head to head with the American dollar – with the green money hurting their profit growth. Automotive analysts estimated for BMW to earn a 125 million Euros more than their actual 765 million third-qua... Read >
Author: Evander03rd October 2007
Clean diesel technology is a quantum leap for the auto industry. As global warming issues become hotter and hotter, clean fuel alternatives should be sustained. This is why Volkswagen AG is launching its Dieselution Tour which aims to educate American sho... Read >
Author: Anthony Fontanelle21st September 2007
Volkswagen AG and the German Society for Nature Conservation NABU joined up for the first time at the International Auto Show (IAA) in Frankfurt. This is an effort to protect both the climate and the environment. This year’s Frankfurt Auto Show, the wor... Read >
Author: Anthony Fontanelle21st September 2007
Audi AG is setting its sights on a far larger slice of the American luxury car market with a plan to more than double its sales there to 200,000 by 2015. "We are selling 95,000 [vehicles] now. By 2015 we want a doubling of the number," Ralph Weyler, Audi'... Read >
Author: Anthony Fontanelle20th September 2007
Volkswagen AG plans to unveil 12 new models over the next three years to increase sales by 33 percent and to spice up auto competition. This is Volkswagen’s effort to compete closely with auto giants such as Toyota Motor Corp.The deliveries of Europe's ... Read >
Author: Anthony Fontanelle31st August 2007
German automaker Volkswagen AG and American computer company Apple Inc. are now in talks about the possibility of producing an “iCar” that would feature products from the manufacturer of personal music player.
Apple Chief Executive Steve Jobs and... Read >
Author: Anthony Fontanelle26th August 2007
Troubled Malaysian automaker Proton is looking for a helping hand and the Malaysian government is doing its best to get the largest European automaker Volkswagen AG to invest in Proton. Three rounds of talks have been going on between the Malaysian gov... Read >
Author: Anthony Fontanelle26th August 2007
The largest European automaker is currently enjoying much success and it is evident in the company's sales output. Volkswagen has broken sales record for the first half of the year. From January to June this year, the automaker has delivered 2.11 mill... Read >
Author: Anthony Fontanelle26th August 2007
Malaysian automaker Proton has dominated the Asian country's auto market in the past. With backing from the Malaysian government, Proton was able to offer their vehicles at a significantly lower price than the competition. But in recent months, the Ma... Read >
Author: Anthony Fontanelle24th August 2007
Audi AG is ‘frugalizing’ its A3 hatchback by making the emissions and fuel consumption low. This will exempt the A3 from London congestion charge.
The automaker said that the measures taken to minimize emissions in the A3 would also be employed i... Read >
Author: Anthony Fontanelle17th August 2007
Malaysian automaker Proton, which is currently suffering from slumping sales, recently unveiled their newest sedan. The Malaysian government which has a majority share in the automaker is currently having talks with Volkswagen AG. This development is ... Read >
Author: Anthony Fontanelle08th August 2007
Earlier this year, Europe’s largest automaker has been on Malaysian news. The reason is that the Malaysian government is looking to close a deal with Volkswagen AG that will see the German automaker purchasing majority of the shares in Malaysian autom... Read >
Author: Anthony Fontanelle02nd August 2007
According to news circulating in the auto industry today, Wolfgang Bernhard who is a former Chrysler executive and employed by Cerberus Capital Management as adviser in the acquisition of Chrysler, is also reported to return to Chrysler as Chairman once... Read >
Author: Evander27th July 2007
Europe’s largest automaker Volkswagen AG is hoping to obtain break-even for its North American market by 2009 or earliest that is according to Volkswagen’s Chief Labor Representative Bernd Osterloh in an interview with Dow Jones Newswires last Frida... Read >
Author: Rain Stockton26th July 2007
China View reports Sino-German car venture Shanghai Volkswagen Automobile Co is seeing Skoda, its newly launched Czech brand, to help it lift sales in the middle of heated competition in the second-biggest vehicle market in the world.
The report says... Read >
Author: Rain Stockton26th July 2007
Bloomberg reports Porsche AG's 911, a $72,400 sports car, spurred the carmaker’s being the world's most profitable last year. CEO Wendelin Wiedeking says earnings will grow even more because of Volkswagen AG's Golf, a $15,000 hatchback.
The report... Read >
Author: Rain Stockton26th July 2007
On a report that Volkswagen AG may have agreed to share technology with Proton Holdings Bhd., and to acquire a stake in its manufacturing unit, shares of the unprofitable Malaysian automaker rose.
After the Edge magazine said that Volkswagen may pay... Read >
Author: Rain Stockton24th July 2007
Volkswagen AG, Europe’s largest automaker and the biggest overseas carmaker in China has started selling Magotan sedans in the country and in the process challenging Toyota Motor Corp.’s Camry which is equipped with high quality Toyota thermostat.
... Read >
Author: Kaye Leery05th July 2007
The latest results of the annual J.D. Power and Associates customer satisfaction survey of U.S. drivers released Thursday last week has four Honda models topping the rankings for their vehicle segments -- more top rankings than captured by any other aut... Read >
Author: Kaye Leery01st July 2007
In an annual J.D. Power and Associates customer satisfaction survey of U.S. drivers released Thursday, four Honda models topped the rankings for their vehicle segments more than any other automaker.
Honda Motor Company’s newly redesigned CR-V smal... Read >
Author: Kaye Leery01st July 2007
Honda’s four models has obtained top rankings for their individual segments in the recent annual J.D. Power and Associates customer satisfaction survey of US drivers which was released Thursday.
According to the survey results Honda the maker of t... Read >
Author: Ally Wahlberg01st July 2007
As demand for the new Fabia small car and Roomster all-purpose vehicle booms, Skoda Auto AS, Volkswagen AG's Czech unit, increased its full-year sales forecast.
Chief Executive Officer Detlef Wittig said in an interview at Skoda's Mlada Boleslav, Cz... Read >
Author: Rain Stockton03rd May 2007
Chief Executive Martin Winterkorn told the VW shareholders that Volkswagen AG is set to post a pretax profit of at least 5.1 billion euros that is US$6.92 billion in 2008 because of its higher sales of its cars in Asia and Europe, and the United States ... Read >
Author: benjamin18th April 2007
BorgWarner Inc., a worldwide supplier of highly engineered components and systems for vehicle powertrain applications has announced that they will present some of their numerous high-quality automotive products at the upcoming SAE World Congress 2007 th... Read >
Author: Lisa Ziegler27th March 2007
Volkswagen AG's assembly plant at their headquarters in Wolfsburg, Germany has reached its 25 millionth milestone in manufacturing the popular VW Golf hatchback. Volkswagen officials attended the celebration in Wolfsburg assembly plant.
While the 25... Read >
Author: benjamin26th March 2007
Later this May 2007, Volkswagen AG will commence the production of the much-awaited revamped model of VW Phaeton full size luxury sedan. The car will roll out in dealer showrooms carrying numerous new technical features and modified equipments inside an... Read >
Author: benjamin26th March 2007
The VW Phaeton, which is the current flagship model of Volkswagen's full size luxury sedan lineup has not sold well since it entered the United States market in 2004. This is because of the expensive sticker price for the vehicle and the strong competit... Read >
Author: benjamin12th March 2007
From the very first day that Martin Winterkorn became the new Chief Executive of Volkswagen AG he has made it clear that he means business. And just last month, he has ordered the scrapping of the scheduled preview of the new Passat in Germany’s capit... Read >
Author: benjamin06th March 2007
In the news: Volkswagen AG Chairman Ferdinand Piech was reported to be planning of joining MAN AG’s supervisory board. This will enable Europe’s largest automaker to push through with their plan to create a three-way combination with Swedish rival S... Read >
Author: Natalie Anderson06th March 2007
According to a report by The Edge, talks between car maker Proton Holding Bhd and Europe’s largest automaker, Volkswagen AG—and maker of renowned Volkswagen Van parts --- that have began last year have not been pushing through according to what the ... Read >
Author: Natalie Anderson05th March 2007
The Lamborghini SpA is considered a sports car of the stars and two famous personalities own one of these beauties. Actor Jamie Foxx and soccer star David Beckham are just two of the famous personalities that own a Lamborghini.
The Lamborghini SpA is... Read >
Author: benjamin05th March 2007
Volkswagen AG—Europe’s largest automaker and producer of quality auto parts like the popular VW air filter -- has announced that it has already increased its stakes in German truckmaker MAN AG to nearly 30 percent. This would give Europe’s largest... Read >
Author: benjamin23rd January 2007
It’s the age old question who makes and sells the best cars? Undoubtedly, you will here more opinions on the subject than a mind can entertain. American auto makers versus imports, it’s really a touchy subject with millions of people who are dead set ... Read >
Author: Dennis James16th November 2006
Just how fast can you say 2006 Audi A3 3.2 Quattro S Line? Not quite that fast, right? But despite this vehicle having a name just so hard to pronounce, let me tell you one very important thing: this one can speed by you so fast you never knew what happ... Read >
Author: Joe Thompson15th November 2006
The Volkswagen Touareg is a creation straight from the Volkswagen AG. It has been in production since the year 2004 and at present, more and more units of this vehicle is still continuously crafted. It is an entrant to the midsize sport utility vehicl... Read >
Author: Tracy Dawson20th October 2006
There is simply more to the 2006 year model of the Volkswagen 2.0 GTI. Sure, we all do know that this vehicle is a version of the Volkswagen GTI and it is an entrant to the compact car and the small family car segment with the likes of the Ford Escort, ... Read >
Author: Stacey Wilson08th September 2006
Just how fast can you say 2006 Audi A3 3.2 Quattro S Line? Not quite that fast, right? But despite this vehicle having a name just so hard to pronounce, let me tell you one very important thing: this one can speed by you so fast you never knew what happ... Read >
Author: Joe Thompson07th September 2006
Are you thinking about purchasing a vehicle that has got more than enough power? Good thing Audi has created the A8. You see, this vehicle comes with a V8 engine that has got plenty of power. But mind you, this one does not come with an easy price.
... Read >
Author: Sarah McBride19th August 2006
Do you remember the Volkswagen Rabbit? Well, if you do not, let me refresh your memory.
First off, the Volkswagen Rabbit has been in production since 1974. This vehicle has been created and produced by Volkswagen AG. Since its birth, The Rabbit has ... Read >
Author: Sarah McBride16th June 2006
The Audi brand has taken home quite a huge share of the awards that were given during the 2006 Auto Interior Show. In fact, this brand's three vehicles the Audi Q7, Audi A3, and the Audi S8 took home an award each from the said show. The 2006 Auto I... Read >
Author: Jennifer Dylan
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