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• London road price scheme fuels election debate

  - 2008-04-27

  LONDON AFP — Sitting in his office in the Fulham district of west London, Martin Kadhim has reluctantly accepted his fate: his high performance Porsche Cayenne will just have to go if a new car congestion charge is introduced. "They've been great fun, but it's time for them to...

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• Probe launched after Porsche chief spied upon: reports

  - 2008-04-26

  BERLIN AFP — German police have launched a probe after Porsche chief Wendelin Wiedeking was spied upon while staying in a luxury hotel, two German weeklies said in reports to be published Monday. Der Spiegel and Focus said an investigation is underway after a miniature monitoring device was found...

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• Porsche ponders legal action against VW general assembly

  - 2008-04-25

  BERLIN AFP — The German luxury sports car maker Porsche said Friday it had formally opposed the results of a Volkswagen shareholders general assembly, a move that could allow it to later file a formal complaint. "We have opposed them. We are therefore keeping all our options open for...

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• Porsche boss is best-paid in German auto sector: report

  - 2008-04-19

  BERLIN AFP — The head of German car maker Porsche, Wendelin Wiedeking, is by far the best-paid boss in the sector, with an annual salary of some 60 million euros (90 million dollars), according to the weekly AutomobilWoche. He is streets ahead of RenaultNissan's Carlos Ghosn, Ford's Alan Mullaly,...

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• German bosses' chief tells politicians to stay out of executive pay

  - 2007-12-22

  BERLIN AFP — The head of Germany's industrial federation has urged 15,000 company bosses to stick together in resisting any cap on executive salaries being mooted by some politicians, the daily Bild reported Saturday. Juergen Thurmann's round robin letter follows criticism of huge pay cheques for business chiefs from...

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• VW works council files complaint against Porsche

  - 2007-11-26

  FRANKFURT AFP — The workers' council at Volkswagen, the biggest European car maker, has filed a legal challenge to the number of seats held by VW workers on the supervisory board of a new holding company set up by Porsche, the labour union IG Metall said Monday. The workers'...

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• Keanu Reeves sued for crashing into paparazzi

  - 2007-11-05

  LOS ANGELES AFP — A paparazzi hit in March by Keanu Reeves in a slow-moving Porsche 911 is suing the actor, according to judicial sources Monday. Press photographer Alison Silva said he was injured in the incident and incurred losses due to his hospitalization. He filed a civil suit...

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• Porsche wins new ruling in German labour court

  - 2007-10-24

  FRANKFURT AFP — A German court rejected Wednesday a request by the Volkswagen workers' council to suspend the registration of sports car maker Porsche under a European statute that would see workers' representation reduced on a new supervisory board, a court spokesman said. The council, backed by the IG...

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• EU court overturns German VW 'Golden Share' law

  - 2007-10-22

  BRUSSELS AFP — Europe's highest court overturned Tuesday a law that protects VW from takeovers, striking a blow against "golden share" deals and allowing Porsche to tighten its grip on the continent's biggest carmaker. The European Court of Justice ruled against the "Volkswagen Law," thereby upholding Porsche's claim to...

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• Henin to face Golovin in Stuttgart final

  - 2007-10-06

  STUTTGART, Germany AFP — World number one Justine Henin faces France's Tatiana Golovin in the final of Stuttgart's WTA tournament after the Belgian favourite overcame third seed Jelena Jankovic in a marathon semi-final. This was the sixth consecutive meeting this season - and the fourth WTA semi-final - where...

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