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Helping you 'Arrive'! Volkswagen AG ( German: VOW) is one of the leading automobile manufacturers in the world. Number one in Europe, it produces over 5.2 million cars, trucks, and vans annually. Some of its models are Passat, Touareg, Phaeton, Lamborghini, Bentley, and Bugatti. It operates plants in Africa, the Americas, the Asia/Pacific region, and Europe and it is sold in about 150 countries. This $121.3 billion company is based in Wolfsburg, Germany and employs about 342,500 people. In March 2006 the company's Supervisory Board approved the sale of wholly-owned subsidiary Europcar to the French investment group Eurazeo
Number of Employees 369,928
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NAICS Code Motor Vehicle Body Manufacturing: 336211
Recent Events
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Volkswagen Shareholders Approve Plan To Raise Capital To Finance Porsche Deal - Update
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'Wrap artist' lays tracks with mobile billboard
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UPDATE 1-MAN down on talk about pressure to bid for Scania
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Report from Europe: The Fallout from the Dubai Sandstorm Lingers
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Upgrades and Downgrades: American Eagle Soars
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Audi AG Chief Rupert Stadler to join Board of Management of Volkswagen Aktiengesellschaft
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MAN finance chief to step down
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VW Capital Raising Approved
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U.S. Stocks Up; Central Banks Diversify
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German carmaker Volkswagen to buy some assets of German contract carmaker Karmann
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Beetle hits Indian roads
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VW to buy Karmann assets, create new model
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Higher Losses at German Banks; Porsche Loss
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UPDATE 1-VW board set to approve Porsche contracts - sources
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Makers of diesel autos seek perfect plastic; Fuel-pump housing must meet strength, conductivity needs.(News)
- 2007-04-30
Byline: Rhoda Miel If all the hype is true, North America is about to see a rebirth in diesel-powered cars and trucks, bringing with it changes for plastics suppliers. The clean diesels expected to hit U.S. showrooms at the start of ...
The Japanese are coming, the Japanese are coming!(1970)(Brief Article)
- 2005-01-01
In the January 1970 article, Japanese Automakers Lead in Foreign Car Sales," Hawaii Business reported that, for the first time, automakers Toyota and Datsun had overtaken Volkswagen, the traditional leader in foreign car sales both nationally an In the January 1970 article, Japanese Automakers Lead in...
German automakers self-insuring recalls.
- 1998-10-19
DON LEWIS KIRK MUNICH, Germany - German automakers are self-insured for the costs associated with a recent series of recalls ordered by U.S. safety regulators. While product recall insurance generally is available in Europe and elsewhere, the c DON LEWIS...
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