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		<title><![CDATA[MAN SE Stock Jumps on Report VW Bid Looms]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[FRANKFURT (<a href="http://resources.bnet.com/index.php?source=ReutersUK">Reuters UK</a>) - Talk that Volkswagen VOWG will make a full takeover bid for German truckmaker MAN SE MANG swelled on Tuesday when a German newspaper cited an unidentified company executive as saying an offer was looming.Volkswagen Chairman Ferdinand Piech, also chairman of MAN, has dropped several hints this...]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[VW Buys Â£1.5 Billion Suzuki Stake]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Chang-Ran Kim and Christiaan HetznerTOKYO/FRANKFURT (<a href="http://resources.bnet.com/index.php?source=ReutersUK">Reuters UK</a>) - 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...]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[VW Poised to Make Full Bid For MAN SE: Report]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[FRANKFURT (<a href="http://resources.bnet.com/index.php?source=Reuters">Reuters</a>) - Volkswagen is poised to expand its automotive empire by making a full takeover bid for German truckmaker MAN SE, a German newspaper reported on Tuesday, citing an unidentified company executive.Volkswagen Chairman Ferdinand Piech, also the chairman of MAN, has dropped several hints this year that MAN, in...]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[German move shows eastern promise]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[For carmakers, the defining challenges of the day are to broaden their offering of low-carbon cars and expand in Asia, even as they struggle with a punishing drop in demand in mature markets. Volkswagen yesterday accomplished both in one fell swoop, announcing a tie-up with Japan's Suzuki that sets it...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 09 Dec 2009 20:10:35 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Volkswagen secures Suzuki deal to boost Asian markets presence]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Volkswagenhas secured an expanded presence in India and Japan with a deal to buy a fifth of Suzuki Motor in a tie-up that will significantly boost the German carmaker's foothold in the small car market. The move, announced yesterday, came in the week that VW bought 49.9 per cent of...]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Tapping into three decades of experience in India]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[ When Volkswagen launched its Beetle and Touareg sports utility vehicle into the Indian market this month, it left nothing to chance, writes Joe Leahy in Mumbai .Last month, VW staged what Indian media called an advertising "roadblock" - buying out most of the advertising space in the main newspapers.It...]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[New Beetle to be retired; replacement due in 2011]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[LOS ANGELES - After a 12-year run, the sun is about to set on the New Beetle. Volkswagen AG used the Los Angeles Auto Show today to unveil plans for the 2010 New Beetle and New Beetle convertible Final Editions, marking the end of the latest generation of the iconic...]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[VW to Fold MAN, Scania Into Trucks Unit: Report]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[FRANKFURT (<a href="http://resources.bnet.com/index.php?source=Reuters">Reuters</a>) - Volkswagen's VOWG plans to lift its stake in MAN SE MANG to above 50 percent and fold the truckmaker into a new commercial-vehicles group at VW, a German magazine reported on Saturday.The new structure of VW's trucks businesses should be drawn up before 2011, the year VW...]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[VW's Sports Marketing: Targeted, Focused and Relentless]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[VW is aggressively using sports marketing and sponsorships to promote its newer models, and to build awareness among fans. Soccer is a world sport and WV is increasingly involved in promoting it. by Jim Motavalli]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Breaking News: VW board approves Porsche takeover]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Volkswagen said its supervisory board had cleared the way for its planned takeover of sportscar maker Porsche. Volkswagen said its supervisory board had cleared the way for its planned takeover of sportscar maker Porsche, as Europe's biggest carmaker ratcheted up the quest to become world number one. The German giant...]]></description>
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