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Audi CEO Signals Plans to Build U.S. Plant
INGOLSTADT, Germany (Reuters) - Volkswagen's (VOWG) premium brand Audi stands to benefit "tremendously" from a U.S. production plant as the carmaker struggles to cope with stiffer external headwinds including the strong euro. "There are no signs right now of this situation letting ...
Volkswagen's Results in Line, Reaffirms 2008 Targets
FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Volkswagen, the fourth-biggest carmaker in the world that is soon to be a unit of Porsche, posted preliminary first-quarter results in line with expectations and reaffirmed its full-year targets. VW said on Wednesday operating profit rose 21 percent to ...
Mercedes Takes Battle With BMW to China
Mercedes-Benz gave a peek preview of the GLK350 on Saturday, intended to challenge BMW's X3 as the two German luxury carmakers take their fight to the booming Chinese market.Both hope China offers enough wealthy clients to offset a general slowdown in the European and US car markets."China is the...
Mercedes Takes SUV Battle With BMW to China
By Marcel Michelson BEIJING (Reuters UK) - Mercedes-Benz gave a peek preview of the GLK350 on Saturday, intended to challenge BMW's (BMWG) X3 as the two German luxury carmakers take their fight to the booming Chinese market. Both hope China offers enough wealthy clients to offset...
Mercedes Takes SUV Battle With BMW to China
By Marcel Michelson BEIJING (Reuters) - Mercedes-Benz gave a peek preview of the GLK350 on Saturday, intended to challenge BMW's (BMWG) X3 as the two German luxury carmakers take their fight to the booming Chinese market. Both hope China offers enough wealthy clients...
Volkswagen to Cut Over a Quarter of U.S. Staff
Volkswagen to Cut Over a Quarter of U.S. StaffSo SadThat's sad..meaning more people will be losing their job.. Not only for Volkswagen but to any company.
The Dollar Falls and Volkswagen Looks West
The Dollar Falls and Volkswagen Looks WestDollar still falling.This was a very good article with the exception of the last line "thankfully, strong new economic data has helped the dollar rise from its record lows." HEELLLOO!! Here it is, 10 July, and the Euro is up to $1.37!Being a low...
The Dollar Falls and Volkswagen Looks West
Who would've thought a Fortune Global 500 company would be looking at the United States as a low-cost manufacturing site? But with the dollar's recent dismal performance on foreign exchange markets, Volkswagen finds it hard to justify importing to the U.S. market. The logical solution is either to start building...
BNET Daily Dispatch: Citigroup, Intel, Porsche, and Hyundai
Citigroup said today that it might slash 15,000 jobs as shareholders continue to grumble about the bank's lagging stock price and mediocre performance. Consumer operations would take the hardest hit, and the corporate and investment bank could lose several thousand jobs. Citigroup is feeling pressure to reign in expenses because...
Interacting With the Customer - CRM Platform for Optimum Customer Care at Volkswagen
Volkswagen AG, with its headquarters in Wolfsburg, Germany, is one of the world's leading automobile manufacturers and the largest car maker in Europe. Some years ago, a strategy for a common uniform platform for CRM was formulated in the VW Group. The 'Customer database (KuBa)' project was born. The idea...
Volkswagen Passes Year 2000 Challenge: Metasys Drives 8000 Point System
Early last year, Volkswagen AG set a corporate goal to be Y2K compliant by June 30, 1999. At the Wolfsburg, Germany production plant, which encompasses 20 buildings, the task force teamed with Johnson Controls and turned Volkswagen's corporate goal into an opportunity to upgrade the control systems at the complex....
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QED Connect Protects Award-Winning Auto Dealerships From Internet-Based Threats and Enhances Productivity
QED Connect, Inc. (PINKSHEETS: QEDC), aninnovative Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) provider, continues to see growingdemand for information security solutions among small to medium-sizedbusinesses, today announcing the addition of Port City Auto Group as acustomer. Omni Manager and Kaspersky® 6.0 anti-virus software, a QEDpartner offering, were implemented on computers across three of the...
How to Get the Most Out of Every Gas Purchase
HOUSTON, May 6 /PRNewswire/ -- As the cost of driving seems to rise every day, drivers are looking to get the most out of every tank. While some use alternate modes of transportation, many people need their cars on a daily basis. For those in the driver's seat, there...
D.C. United and Volkswagen Ink Landmark Sponsorship Agreement
Five-year partnership between Volkswagen and D.C. United highlighted by jersey sponsorship rights WASHINGTON, May 6 /PRNewswire/ -- D.C. United and Volkswagen of America, Inc. today announced a five-year partnership agreement that will see the two brands join forces in a landmark deal that includes Volkswagen's logo on...
USC's Entertainment Technology Center Announces Volkswagen Group of America as New Executive Sponsor
The technology savvy car manufacturer joins the industry entertainment and technology experts to collaborate on merchandise ideas for the future LOS ANGELES -- The Entertainment Technology Center at USC (ETC@USC) (www.etcenter.org), announced today that Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. has joined as an executive sponsor of the ETC....
Euroseries race results - Mugello (2).
1. Mika Maki Mucke Dallara-Mercedes 36mins 23.276secs R 21 laps 2. Yann Clairay SG Formula Dallara-Mercedes +6.705secs 3. Edoardo Mortara Signature-Plus Dallara-Volkswagen +11.610secs 4. Jules Bianchi ART Grand Prix Dallara-Mercedes +12.772secs R 5....
Race results (1) - Euroseries, Mugello.
1. Nico Hulkenberg ART Grand Prix Dallara-Mercedes 36min 35.388secs 21 laps 2. Koudai Tsukakoshi Manor Dallara-Mercedes +1.1001secs 3. Jules Bianchi ART Grand Prix Dallara-Mercedes +16.404secs R 4. Edoardo Mortara Signature-Plus Dallara-Volkswagen +17.340secs 5. Renger van...
F3 Euroseries qualifying times: Mugello.
1. Nico Hulkenberg ART Grand Prix Dallara-Mercedes 1min 41.433secs 2. Koudai Tsukakoshi Manor Dallara-Mercedes 1min 41.609secs 3. Christian Vietoris Mucke Dallara-Mercedes 1min 41.765secs 4. Renger van der Zande Prema Powerteam Dallara-Mercedes 1min 41.905secs 5. Jules Bianchi...
Actress Mia Farrow slams Olympics sponsors
HONG KONG (AFP) — US actress and activist Mia Farrow Friday accused sponsors of the Beijing Olympics of bowing to "greed and fear" in failing to pressure China on its role in the conflict in Darfur. Of 19 major corporate Games sponsors, only three had responded to her...
Volkswagen Reports April 2008 Sales Up Over Last Year
Best Eos sales month ever HERNDON, Va., May 1 /PRNewswire/ -- Volkswagen of America, Inc. today announced April 2008 sales of 19,415 units, a 1.7 percent increase over the April 2007 sales of 19,086 vehicles. On a year-to-date basis, 2008 Volkswagen sales are 0.8 percent...
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