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• VW Buys £1.5 Billion Suzuki Stake

  ReutersUK - 2009-12-17

  By Chang-Ran Kim and Christiaan HetznerTOKYO/FRANKFURT (Reuters UK) - Germany's Volkswagen AG VOWG will buy a one-fifth stake in Suzuki Motor Corp for $2.5 billion (1.5 billion pounds), tapping the Japanese firm's expertise in small cars and dominance in India as VW seeks to become the No.1 automaker.The move...

  Tags: Automobile Company, VW, Suzuki Motor Corp., Manufacturing, Ford Motor Co., General Motors Corp., Maxus Realty Trust Inc., Volkswagen AG

• Suzuki: Volkswagen to Take 19.9 Percent Stake in It

  Reuters - 2009-12-16

  TOKYO (Reuters) - Suzuki Motor Corp said Volkswagen VOWG will take a 19.9 percent stake in it for about 222.5 billion yen ($2.5 billion) as part of an alliance between the two automakers.Suzuki, Japan's fourth-largest automaker, said it would hold a news conference at 0800 GMT to brief on...

  Tags: Alliance, Volkswagen AG, Strategy, Management, Automobile Company, Manufacturing, Suzuki Motor Corp., Us

• Volkswagen's U.S. Goal is a Cool 1 Million Sales Annually

  BNET - 2009-08-18

  Volkswagen has its sights set on passing Toyota to become the world's No. 1-selling automaker. A huge increase in U.S. sales is an important part of the plan. by Jim Henry

  Tags: U.S., Volkswagen AG, Sales Strategy, Sales Force Management, Manufacturing, Sales, Jim Henry

• 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 Demonstrates the Market's Sturm und Drang

  Seeking Alpha - 2008-10-30

  Money Morning submits: By Jennifer Yousfi Short-sellers scrambling for cover sent shares of Volkswagen AG (VLKAY.PK) rocketing up more than $1,000 each Tuesday, to briefly give the German automaker the most valuable market capitalization in the world. by Money Morning

  Tags: Volkswagen AG, Seeking Alpha, Manufacturing, Money Morning, Transport

• 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

• Porsche says it has demanded changes to VW statutes

  - 2008-03-14

  FRANKFURT AFP — Porsche, the German sports car maker, cranked up pressure on Volkswagen Friday, saying it had urged the biggest European carmaker to scrap corporate statutes that have been ruled illegal. The manufacturer of the 911 sports car currently owns 31 percent of the shares in VW and...

  Tags: Manufacturing, Porsche AG, Volkswagen AG, VW

• Porsche revs up long-mooted bid for VW

  - 2008-03-03

  FRANKFURT AFP — German luxury sports car maker Porsche indicated Monday it was preparing to take a majority stake in its much larger German rival Volkswagen, the biggest car maker in Europe. Porsche's supervisory board approved a plan to increase its VW stake to more than 50 percent, from...

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

• 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

• 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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