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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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VW poised to make full bid for MAN SE: report ...
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MAN SE stock jumps on report that bid from VW looms
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Bugatti Veyron might land in India next year!
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California Lemon Law: Beware Transmission Problems
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Training centres, no power cuts: Chavan's promises...
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BRIEF: New Beetles coming
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Review: Audi R8, precision meets flair
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Suzuki-VW, a winners' alliance
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Volkswagen, Suzuki could develop the Maruti Alto replacement for India
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Volkswagen To Buy 19.9% Stake In Suzuki Motor
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Germany's Volkswagen to take 20 per cent stake in Japan's Suzuki
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Volkswagen set to buy up to 20% Suzuki stake
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VW Starts Production of First Model Made in India
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VW Takes Porsche Stake of 49.9 Percent
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UPDATE 1-Porsche experts absolve former execs of guilt
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Tax changes proposed to aid smaller Madoff investors
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Volkswagen Shareholders Approve Plan To Raise Capital To Finance Porsche Deal - Update
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Audi Parent Volkswagen Takes 49.9 Percent Stake in Porsche AG
News & Analysis
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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...
Lamborghini OC Secures OK for Newport Beach Showroom
- 2008-03-03
Glabman Closes Costa Mesa Furniture Store; Nine Stores Set to Open at South Coast Plaza MARKETPLACE Lamborghini Orange County jumped one of its biggest hurdles to opening a dealership on Pacific Coast Highway in Newport Beach: the blessing of the California Coastal Commission. The approval puts the dealership...
Volkswagen franchise closed; dealer now Nissan nameplate: switch expected to make easier sales
- 2007-01-22
The owners of Valencia Volkswagen have closed the dealership's Creekside Road showroom and converted the space to a Nissan nameplate. Valencia Nissan General Manager Keith Seals said owner SCV Motors Inc. determined the seven-year-old dealership could better perform selling Nissan vehicles, a brand that has had stronger sales in...
Automotive dealerships: ranked by number of vehicles sold in 2005
- 2006-07-10
AUTOMOTIVE DEALERSHIPS Ranked by number of vehicles sold in 2005 ...
Europe spy report.(designing of automobiles)(Brief Article)
- 2006-02-01
1. A hot wind blows again at Volkswagen, with the revival of the Scirocco sport coupe, named for an African desert breeze. The new car will be front-wheel drive--or maybe all-wheel drive. At least we're sure it's based on VW's Jetta platform, as we see plenty of...
Manager's role for Lincoln
- 2005-02-18
Lincoln Davies' career with leading motor retailer Benfield Motor Group has stepped up a gear, following his promotion to general sales manager at Carrs Volkswagen, in Hexham. Lincoln takes over the reigns at Carrs Volkswagen, from his previous role with Benfield as used car controller at the company's Volkswagen...
Iowa City, Iowa, dealer buys Mercedes-Benz franchise.
- 2004-10-04
By Marlene Lucas, The Gazette, Cedar Rapids, Iowa Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Oct. 4--Carousel Motors in Iowa City has acquired the Mercedes Benz dealership franchise for Eastern Iowa. Chezik-Sayers Imports in Iowa City sold the dealership to Carousel Motors....
AutoNation Subsidiary Desert Automotive to Build Two Dealerships in Las Vegas.
- 2003-08-20
By Chris Jones, Las Vegas Review-Journal Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Aug. 20--Desert Automotive last week broke ground on two new dealerships it hopes will strengthen its position in the busy West Sahara Avenue auto sales corridor. A subsidiary of...
Richmond, Va., Auto Dealers Consolidate.(Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News)
- 2001-01-19
Jan. 20--More consolidation is taking place among local auto dealers. Hawthorne Imports Inc., which held the Volkswagen, Subaru, Porsche, Audi and Saab franchises, was sold this week with its five car franchises divided among local dealers. The Volkswagen and Audi franchises...
UnitedAuto Expands Operations in Connecticut; Adds Audi, Volkswagen, Mercedes-Benz and Porsche Dealerships in Fairfield
- 2000-11-01
Business Editors DETROIT--BUSINESS WIRE--Nov. 1, 2000 United Auto Group, Inc. (NYSE:UAG), a leading publicly-traded automobile retailer, announced today it has acquired the Audi, Volkswagen, Mercedes-Benz and Porsche dealerships formerly owned by Continental Motors, Inc. in Fairfield, Connecticut. The addition of the Continental dealerships includes four franchises. The...
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