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Friday, Nov 20
EUROPE: VW and Golf lead the car market [includes data]
Data released by JATO shows that Volkswagen remains Europe's best-selling brand this year, with the Golf remaining the top-selling model.
GERMANY: VW board approves Porsche tie-up
Volkswagen's supervisory board has approved the contracts and final details for a staged takeover of Porsche.
Friday, Nov 13
GERMANY: VW deliveries up 11% in October
Volkswagen said today that its vehicle deliveries in October grew 11.1% to 557,300 vehicles from the same month a year ago thanks to growth in its main markets of China and Germany.
Thursday, Nov 12
GERMANY: VW 'overtakes Toyota' on global production volume
Volkswagen Group has reportedly displaced Toyota for the first time as the world's largest car manufacturer.
Monday, Nov 9
GERMANY: Porsche finds Härter replacement
Porsche has named Lutz Meschke as its new Executive Vice-President Financial Affairs. The position has been vacant since the resignation of Holger Härter in the summer during the political turmoil that saw Volkswagen take control of Porsche as well as the exit of Porsche CEO Wendelin Wi...
Monday, Nov 2
BRAZIL: Updated VW Fox not for Europe
Volkswagen Brazil has updated the Fox hatchback for the time since launch in October 2003 with the new 'corporate nose' and other detail changes but, unlike its predecessor, the updated one won't be exported to Europe.
Thursday, Oct 29
CZECH REPUBLIC/GERMANY: Scrappage schemes boost Skoda as Audi buoys VW group
Car sales at Volkswagen's Czech unit Skoda Auto rose 6.5% in the third quarter halting a first half decline as scrappage subsidies in Germany, its biggest market, and growing business in China pushed sales to 174,984 vehicles.
Tuesday, Oct 20
RUSSIA: Volkswagen to assemble Audis in Kaluga
Volkswagen is to start assembly of Audi cars at its plant in Kaluga, local reports have said.
Monday, Oct 19
GERMANY: VW plans EUR10bn cash call
Volkswagen AG has said it would seek a potential further EUR10bn from shareholders to secure its merger with Porsche and safeguard its financial stability.
Friday, Oct 9
GERMANY: Audi on target for 900,000 2009 sales
Audi expects to achieve its target of delivering about 900,000 vehicles in 2009 despite tough market conditions, the Volkswagen group unit said on Friday.
Wednesday, Sep 30
INDIA: Beetle bound for a new market
Volkswagen is to launch the Beetle in India.
Tuesday, Sep 29
UAE: Qatar may increase VW investment
The Gulf state of Qatar wants to increase its stake in Volkswagen AG after the German carmaker completes its takeover of Porsche SE, according to an investment authority board member.
Thursday, Sep 3
VW to shake Porsche?
How far will Volkswagen go to let Porsche know that it is in charge, that Porsche is another brand in a big VW Group stable and that things are going to be a little different now that Wiedeking is gone? Will future product plans be impacted? I have heard a whisper (there's also a report in Car...
Monday, Aug 17
Bentley Mulsanne
The styling of the new Mulsanne appears to tread that fine line in delivering a look that does both. It certainly looks like a car with presence and is something else off the beaten track to look out for at Frankfurt next month (along with - by way of contrast - the electric Trabant).
Thursday, Jul 30
Renault Laguna hard lesson
In Europe, Volkswagen did well, its global footprint helping it to ride the recession. Fiat did slightly worse than expected, but not that bad. Daimler sees chinks of light. BMW is facing a slight wobble this week, though it could be much worse ('it could be worse' must be something of a mantra...
Wednesday, Jul 29
Wiedeking supports crumbling hacks
I sometimes wonder if there is something in the Volkswagen-Porsche politics that we don't know about. Family feud things that are perhaps a little dark and not in the public domain. I will just say this: you wouldn't want to spill Ferdinand Piech's tea over him, would you?
Tuesday, Jun 23
The range anxiety gamble
Whereas a pure EV might be severely limiting in Western Europe (asking the single car household's sole vehicle to do many jobs for the lowest cost explains why the C-segment is Europe's largest - cars like the Volkswagen Golf are fine around town and for motorway cruising) US household...
Tuesday, Jul 10
ANALYSIS: VW goes back to basics
While others pursue exotic technology, VW focuses on green combustion engines. Jesse Crosse reports.
Tuesday, Jun 26
GERMANY: Spanish supplier strike halts Touran production
A strike at Spanish supplier GDX Automotive has paralysed production of the Touran van at Volkswagen’s subsidiary Auto 5000 GmbH in Wolfsburg.
