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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
Peer Companies
NAICS Code Motor Vehicle Body Manufacturing: 336211
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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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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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Malaysia's Proton and VW say tie-up talks shelved
- 2007-11-20
KUALA LUMPUR AFP — Malaysia's government and Volkswagen said Tuesday they had shelved long-running talks about an alliance between the German firm and the Asian nation's car maker Proton. Malaysia's state investment arm Khazanah Nasional, which controls Proton, said it had discontinued negotiations with Volkswagen. The German car...
EU court overturns German VW 'Golden Share' law
- 2007-10-22
BRUSSELS AFP — Europe's highest court overturned Tuesday a law that protects VW from takeovers, striking a blow against "golden share" deals and allowing Porsche to tighten its grip on the continent's biggest carmaker. The European Court of Justice ruled against the "Volkswagen Law," thereby upholding Porsche's claim to...
Asian and European EMC test services
- 2007-08-01
Elite Electronic Engineering is your North American resource for EMC and environmental testing of automotive electronic systems and whole vehicles. Our extensive experience includes Asian and European automotive test specifications: Toyota TSC, BMW GS, Nissan NDS, Volkswagen, Honda, Volvo, Mitsubishi, Daimler-Benz, and JASO. Elite Electronic Engineering, 800-ELITE11, www.elitetest.com [ILLUSTRATION...
Malaysia's Proton, VW edge towards partnership: source
- 2007-06-16
KUALA LUMPUR AFP — Malaysian carmaker Proton and German auto giant Volkswagen AG are cautiously edging towards a partnership after a second round of talks in Thailand, officials said Sunday. "Negotiations between Proton and Volkswagen are ongoing," said Ahmad Shahizam, spokesperson with the government's investment arm, Khazanah Nasional. He...
Malaysia's Proton, VW close to tie-up: report
- 2007-06-07
KUALA LUMPUR AFP — Malaysia's ailing national carmaker Proton and Volkswagen AG are close to sealing a tie-up that will likely see the German firm take a 51 percent stake in its key assets, a report said Thursday. Citing unnamed sources, The Edge Financial Daily said a new company...
US: Hyundai To Establish US$270m Engine Plant In Alabama and Canada: Government Offers CA$15m for Automotive Technology Research Are Among the Topics Inside April 2007 Edition of Light Vehicle Manufacturing.
- 2007-04-04
M2 PRESSWIRE-4 April 2007-Research and Markets: US: Hyundai To Establish US$270m Engine Plant In Alabama and Canada: Government Offers CA$15m for Automotive Technology Research Are Among the Topics Inside April 2007 Edition of Light Vehicle ManufacturingC1994-2007 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE:05042007 ...
Malaysian PM to meet Volkswagen over Proton
- 2007-04-01
KUALA LUMPUR AFP — Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi will meet representatives from German auto giant Volkswagen to discuss the future of ailing Malaysian carmaker Proton, officials said Monday. Facing increasing pressure to find a strategic partner for the loss-making firm, Abdullah vowed to announce a decision "as soon...
Asian and European EMC test services
- 2007-04-01
Elite Electronic Engineering is your North American resource for EMC and environmental testing of automotive electronic systems and whole vehicles. Our extensive experience includes Asian and European automotive test specifications: Toyota TSC, BMW GS, Nissan NDS, Volkswagen, Honda, Volvo, Mitsubishi, Daimler-Benz, and JASO. Elite Electronic Engineering, 800-ELITE11, www.elitetest.com [ILLUSTRATION...
Malaysia's Proton, VW talks hit bumpy road
- 2007-03-04
KUALA LUMPUR AFP — Talks between troubled Malaysian carmaker Proton and German giant Volkswagen AG that began last year have hit a bumpy patch, a report said Sunday. The Edge business weekly newspaper said that officials from Proton and Volkswagen had met several times but have yet to formalise...
Asian and European EMC test services
- 2007-02-01
Elite Electronic Engineering is your North American resource for EMC and environmental testing of automotive electronic systems and whole vehicles. Our extensive experience includes Asian and European automotive test specifications: Toyota TSC, BMW GS, Nissan NDS, Volkswagen, Honda, Volvo, Mitsubishi, Daimler-Benz, and JASO. Elite Electronic Engineering, 800-ELITE11, www.elitetest.com [ILLUSTRATION...
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