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• 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 unveils 29-billion-euro investment plan

  - 2007-11-16

  FRANKFURT AFP — Volkswagen, the biggest European car maker, said Friday that its supervisory board had approved investments of 29 billion euros (42 billion dollars) over the next three years. The money was earmarked in part for the development of new models, and "we will also invest in innovative...

  Tags: Agence France-Presse, FINANCE, Investment, Manufacturing, SALES, Volkswagen AG, VW

• Porsche gunning for majority stake in VW: reports

  - 2007-09-02

  BERLIN AFP — German luxury sports car maker Porsche is trying to boost its stake in Europe's biggest automaker Volkswagen to acquire majority control, German media reported Sunday citing unnamed sources. Newsweekly Der Spiegel reports in its issue to hit newsstands Monday that Porsche has already begun buying stock...

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

• It's a family affair in Germany.

  - 2007-06-14

  Byline: Andrew McCathie Jun 14, 2007 (The Australian Financial Review - ABIX via COMTEX) -- Germany's huge family-dominated companies are moving to protect themselves from foreign acquisition. The corporate dynasties employ 70 per cent of the nation's workforce and include such names as ...

  Tags: Bertelsmann AG, BMW AG, FINANCE, Germany, Investment, Porsche AG, Volkswagen AG

• Malaysia says Proton-VW talks back on

  - 2007-05-31

  KUALA LUMPUR AFP — Malaysian officials said Friday talks were back on with Volkswagen in an apparent last-ditch attempt to forge a strategic alliance for besieged national carmaker Proton. Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi had said late Thursday that the talks with Volkswagen had failed, leaving the struggling carmaker...

  Tags: Agence France-Presse, carmaker, FINANCE, General Motors Corp., Government, Investment, Volkswagen AG

• Info that clicks.(SPECIAL FEATURE: Diagnostics)

  - 2006-12-01

  Autodata has unveiled the 2.16 Version of their EuroInfo CD covering model years 1991-2006. At the click of a button, the CD offers: [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] * Comprehensive repair information on European vehicles, including Audi, BMW, Jaguar, Land Rover, Mercedes, Porsche,...

  Tags: Audi AG, FINANCE, Investment, Land Rover, Porsche AG, Saab, Volkswagen AG, Volvo

• Info that clicks.(TOOLS of the Month)

  - 2006-10-01

  Autodata has unveiled Version 2.16 of their EuroInfo CD covering model years 1991 - 2006. At the click of a button, the CD offers: * Comprehensive repair information for European vehicles, including Audi, BMW, Jaguar, Land Rover, Mercedes, Porsche, Saab, Volkswagen and Volvo....

  Tags: Audi AG, FINANCE, Investment, Land Rover, Porsche AG, Saab, Volkswagen AG, Volvo