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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 SE exec expects bid from Volkswagen: report
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Bugatti Veyron might land in India next year!
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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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Volkswagen buys 49.9% stake in Porsche
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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
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'Wrap artist' lays tracks with mobile billboard
News & Analysis
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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
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 ...
VW Sales, Profits on the Rise
BNET
- 2008-10-31
As the Detroit 3 sink, Germany's Volkswagen Group is on the rise, with higher sales and profits for 2008. This counter-trend is making Porsche look smart for buying out VW. by Jim Henry
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...
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...
Automotive dealerships
- 2008-06-23
AUTOMOTIVE DEALERSHIPS Ranked by number of vehicles sold in 2007 ...
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...
Volkswagen's U.S. plant may make Porsches, Audis
- 2008-05-16
Volkswagen's planned U.S. factory is likely to also make upscale Audis and Porsches, VW of America CEO Stefan Jacoby said Thursday. In an interview with USA TODAY, Jacoby said of the planned U.S. plant: "For Audi and Porsche, it would be an opportunity to add on...
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...
VW reports 50 percent jump in net earnings on sales
- 2008-02-29
FRANKFURT AFP — German automaker Volkswagen on Friday said its full-year 2007 net profit jumped nearly 50 percent on solid sales. Net earnings came to 4.12 billion euros (6.3 billion dollars), surpassing the 3.95-billion-euro consensus forecast of analysts polled by Thomson Financial News. Sales rose 3.8 percent to...
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