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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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MAN finance chief to step down
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Magna seeks compensation from Porsche: report
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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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Auto cos seek Indian HNIs with mind-boggling prices
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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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EDTA - This Week in EV-Motoring
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European Markets Decline; VW Drops 6%
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New Kings of the Road
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Volkswagen Beetle launch in India next month
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'Beetle' to hit Indian roads in December
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Integrated automotive group: Volkswagen will take a 49.9 per cent stake in Porsche AG in...
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RLPC-UPDATE 1-Porsche pushes to agree 8.5 bln eur loan-bankers
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Porsche board okays merger contract with Volkswagen
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Magna shares up more than 7%
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Saft Groupe SA Reports Quarterly Financial Information for the Third Quarter of 2009
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Diesel Cars Elbowing into Hybrid Market
BNET
- 2009-07-14
High mileage and European styling have made the new generation of diesel cars a smart alternative to hybrids. We run the numbers to calculate which cars offer you the best deal for the least fuel. 2009 Volkswagen Jetta TDI diesel ...
BlueMotion VWs to be Made in the U.S.A.?
BNET
- 2009-05-06
Volkswagen is investing $1 billion in a state-of-the-art car plant in Chattanooga, Tennessee, and Stefan Jacoby, president of VW Group of America, said at a Washington, D.C. forum May 6 that the cars coming out of the plant could include one of the very economical BlueMotion diesels. In Polo form,...
German Engineering Doesn't Stop at Cars
Seeking Alpha
- 2008-10-31
Toro submits: I am more than a little amused at the saga of Porsche (POAHF.PK) sticking it to the hedge funds through their stealth purchase of Volkswagen (VLKAY.PK) shares. Porsche Automobil Holding SE is emerging as a potential big winner, and the target of heightened scrutiny, as hedge funds...
Learn About the World Passenger Cars Market
- 2008-10-01
Reportlinker.com announces that a new market research report related to the Cars industry is available in its catalogue. World Passenger Cars Market http://www.reportlinker.com/p092464/World-Passenger-Cars-Market.html This report analyzes the worldwide markets for Passenger Cars in Thousands of Units.The report provides separate comprehensive analytics for the...
Keeping it in the family; Making the most of the discounts on summer models THE credit crunch means it is a great time to pick up a car bargain, says MATTHEW TUMBRIDGE
- 2008-09-17
Byline: MATTHEW TUMBRIDGE NOW is a great time to pick up a deal. Plenty garages and manufacturers now have stock backed up from a slow summer in the car world. The Used Car Expert price guide is keeping a close eye on the market and it looks like...
Focus is on used car sales; Steve Hughes looks at popular second-hand buys
- 2008-07-18
THE most searched for second-hand car on a motoring website that attracts more than a million browsers a month is the Ford Focus. According to fish4cars, the smallest and most economical cars now attract the greatest interest among used car buyers throughout the UK. The Focus, Vauxhall Corsa, Volkswagen...
AUTO SELLERS' BUILDING PLANS SIGNAL OPTIMISM
- 2008-05-18
Nine auto dealers are planning major construction projects in Colorado Springs, bringing new jobs to the beleaguered building industry and more choices for car buyers in the next year. The projects mean dealers are banking on economic recovery, increased consumer spending, a population shift toward the east...
REAR VIEW: 2008 IS GONNA BE GREAT
- 2007-12-30
VOLKSWAGEN TIGUAN: THE new Tiguan 4x4 is due to arrive in Ireland this month. The car is Volkswagen's first of fering in the small SUV segment, and only the second proper SUV the company has offered - the other being the popular Touareg 4x4 which was co-developed...
JAPANESE CARMAKERS SHAKE VOLKSWAGEN & GM DOMINANCE IN CHINA
- 2007-12-26
AsiaInfo Services 12-26-2007 Japanese Carmakers Shake Volkswagen & GM Dominance in China GUANGZHOU, Dec 26, 2007 SinoCast via COMTEX -- The dominance of German carmaker Volkswagen and US carmaker General Motors in the Chinese market i AsiaInfo Services ...
Wolfsburg owners admit they are courting Lehmann
- 2007-12-11
BERLIN AFP — The owners of Bundesliga side VfL Wolfsburg - car giants Volkswagen - have strengthened speculation around Arsenal's disgruntled goalkeeper Jens Lehmann by admitting they are courting Germany's first-choice shot-stopper. Lehmann, 38, has been out of favour at the English Premier League side since being replaced by...
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