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• Volkswagen Shorts: Who Goes Under?

  Seeking Alpha - 2008-11-02

  Todd Sullivan submits: The FT has an article on the carnage from Volkswagen (VLKAY.PK). Einhorn's silence is concerning. It is so for a couple reasons. First, other managers have spoken out in regard to their losses and second, Einhorn has been uncharacteristically silent. In the past he has been...

  Tags: Volkswagen AG, Seeking Alpha, Todd Sullivan, Einhorn, Financial Accounting, Finance, Transport

• 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...

  Tags: Car, Porsche AG, Hedge Fund, Volkswagen AG, Seeking Alpha, Toro, Porsche Automobil Holding SE, Investment, Financial Services, Finance, Financial

• Volkswagen Saga: Major Short Squeeze

  Seeking Alpha - 2008-10-30

  Trader Mark submits: We are obviously not involved with this "greatest short squeeze in history" as Volkswagen (VLKAY.PK) is on a German exchange and I wouldn't touch something this random and crazy with your 10 foot pole but some interesting developments - first Porsche (which is trying to buy shares...

  Tags: Porsche AG, VW, Volkswagen AG, Seeking Alpha, Trader Mark, Manufacturing, Investment, Finance, Transport

• Volkswagen: The World's Largest Company?

  Seeking Alpha - 2008-10-29

  Jessica Johnson submits: On Tuesday,  Volkswagen (VLKAY.PK) briefly became the world’s largest company by market capitalisation as panic-buying by hedge funds desperate to cover losses caused its value to shoot up by up to €150bn. Shares in Europe’s largest carmaker soared as high as €1,005 in early trading,...

  Tags: Volkswagen AG, Seeking Alpha, Jessica Johnson, Investment, Financial Services, Finance, Exxon Mobil Corp., Transport

• The Largest Company in the World... Volkswagen

  Seeking Alpha - 2008-10-28

  Hickey and Walters Bespoke submit: Yes Volkswagen (VLKAY.PK)! As just another example of how crazy things have become in this market, in terms of market capitalization, Volkswagen temporarily surpassed ExxonMobil XOM and became the largest company in the world this morning.  The reason for today's move is due to an...

  Tags: Volkswagen AG, Seeking Alpha, Investment, Finance, Bespoke Investment Group, Exxon Mobil Corp., Transport

• Volkswagen Group of America Unveils Major Educational Philanthropic Effort; Opens U.S. Headquarters

  - 2008-09-18

  Company Contributes $2.1 Million for "Partners in Education" Program Designed to Support Region's Technical Training and Next Generation Engineering Programs HERNDON, Va. -- Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. today announced a five-year, $2.1 million comprehensive education initiative designed to support students and teachers interested in advanced automotive technology and...

  Tags: America, Audi AG, Education, Engineering, FINANCE, partnership, training, U.S., Virginia, Virginia Tech, Volkswagen AG

• VW director backs Porsche takeover as trade union protests

  - 2008-04-24

  HAMBURG, Germany AFP — The head of Volkswagen, Martin Winterkorn, addressed a general assembly of VW shareholders Thursday to defend an eventual takeover by the sports car maker Porsche despite union protests. "We are pleased that Porsche has said it wants to take a majority holding in Volkswagen," the...

  Tags: FINANCE, Porsche AG, Volkswagen AG, VW

• German state wants to keep minority blocking stake in VW: premier

  - 2008-04-17

  FRANKFURT AFP — The German state of Lower Saxony wants to preserve a minority blocking stake in Volkswagen to ensure the company's stability, regional premier Christian Wulff said Thursday in a press interview. "After the war, Volkswagen was destined to become a group owned by the people, with its...

  Tags: FINANCE, Manufacturing, Porsche AG, Volkswagen AG, VW

• Fun drive with diesel power; Steve Hughes drives the Toyota Auris SR180 3-door

  - 2008-04-04

  Byline: Steve Hughes VOLKSWAGEN must take the credit for the apparent contradiction of the diesel-powered GT. Until the arrival of the Golf in this guise a hot hatch was always petrol-powered and a diesel was a slug by comparison. Then came the 140mph Volkswagen Golf with a...

  Tags: FINANCE, Taxes, Toyota Motor Corp., Volkswagen AG

• 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...

  Tags: Audi AG, dealership, FINANCE, Manufacturing, SALES, Volkswagen AG