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Three Million Volkswagen Vehicles Sold Worldwide in First Half of 2007
2007-07-14 07:08:00
The Volkswagen Group delivered 3.09 million vehicles to customers throughout the world in the first six months of 2007 translating to an increase of 7.8% over the same period last year, which is an all-time sales record for the company for the first half of a year. The Group’s deliveries from January through June 2007 in ...
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Volkswagen Of America All Set for the Waterfest Car Show
2007-07-14 07:07:00
Volkswagen of America is now arming itself for sponsoring the most anticipated Volkswagen event, the Waterfest 13. This Car Show and Motorsport event is North America’s largest annual car event. More than 20,000 Volkswagen enthusiasts including 2,500 registered participants were expected to complete the occasion which will be held at Englishtown, New Jersey’s Raceway Park ...
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Volkswagen Mexico Plant Unveiled the New Jetta
2007-07-13 08:23:00
Volkswagen unveiled its newly-revamped Jetta in its Pueblo Plan t in Mexico . The new model was created by FAW-Volkswagen in China, and its addition to the Mexico lineup is part of a major hike in production capacity of the Volkswagen Plant in Pueblo. This was made possible by an investment of $40 million, which means that ...
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Eos is one of the Sexiest Cars of 2007!
2007-07-13 08:21:00
Road & Travel Magazine (RTM) has named the Eos Convertible as one of the top 10 Sexiest Cars of 2007 in its 11th annual Sexy Car Buyer’s Guide. RTM cited the Eos’ trademark coupe-sunroof-convertible and selling price of below $30,000 as ?the best of both worlds. A road-runner with simple, elegant lines (and) just the ...

Volkswagen Studies Other Options of Fuel Sources
2007-07-12 14:30:00
Volkswagen, Europe’s biggest car maker, is advocating for the widespread use of carbon dioxide-neutral energy sources and biomass in particular. Biomass is biological material that can be used alongside oil and natural gas in the production of liquid fuels. Apparently, Volkswagen does not stand alone. Volkswagen?s Fuel and Powertrain Strategy report reveals that the Federal ...
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The Race is on for the 2007 Beetle Africa Marathon
2007-07-11 09:21:00
The 2007 Beetle Africa Marathon took-off last July 7 with its 12 teams on the go across the rough roads of Africa. Inspired by the famous intercontinental London to Sydney Marathon of 1968, the Africa Beetle Marathon was first run in 1999. This year?s trek will be the first since 2003. Traveling through mountains, deserts, canyons ...
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Volkswagen names new chief executive for Skoda unit
2007-07-11 05:28:00
Volkswagen has promoted Reinhard Jung, former production head, as the new chief executive of the Skoda Auto unit. Jung was said to replace Detlef Wittig, who is bound to retire on October, but will remain as a consultant with Europe’s biggest automaker. The Volkswagen group includes the Skoda, Audi, Seat, Bentley and Lamborghini brands. Skoda is ...
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Volkswagen Drives Forward to a Greener Future
2007-07-10 10:23:00
Volkswagen is busy on reducing emissions and fuel consumption in its models as well as in pioneering the ?recyclability? process, and was said to have plans in releasing a hybrid to the market by the year 2008. with the growing efforts of every car maker in driving towards greener pastures and people opting to go ...
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Volkswagen Expects Increased Sales in China
2007-07-07 11:35:00
Volkswagen has its sights in China ’s market to sell more than 800,000 vehicles for 2007. The German car maker is encouraged by its strong sales during the first half with a projection up from 711,298 units, making it move in the world’s fastest-growing major auto market in 2006. Its January-to-June sales in the mainland ...
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The 2007 Volkswagen Jetta Sedan Fahrenheit
2007-07-07 08:21:00
Reviews for the 2007 Volkswagen Jetta Sedan Fahrenheit has been pleasing to the eyes of the smart car buyer. The car has standard features such as the 2.0L I4, 16 valve, 200 hp @ 5100 rpm, 6 speed manual (standard) or 6 speed automatic transmission, and 25 mpg city / 32 mpg hwy. Side Curtain ...
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Volkswagen?s Senior Exec is the New US CEO
2007-07-07 03:25:00
Volkswagen AG named their former senior executive Stefan Jacoby as their new US CEO. Jacoby helped expand sales in Asia to lead North American operations as the company seeks to return to profit in the US, which is the world’s biggest automobile market. Stefan Jacoby, Volkswagen group executive Vice President for sales and marketing, will succeed ...
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Volkswagen Plants surge despite Slovakia?s low wages
2007-07-05 11:03:00
Bosnia and Herzegovina President Nebojsa Radmanovic toured the Volkswagen Plant in Slovakia in the hope to build a Volkswagen Plant in his country. It has been a silent campaign for different East Europe countries that auto makers are now looking for the ideal country to house their plants. Auto makers are searching for countries with ...
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New General Manager, Press & PR at Volkswagen
2007-07-05 05:42:00
Volkswagen Group Australia is pleased to announce that Jon Dawe will be the new General Manage r —Press and PR, replacing Matthew Wiesnes who has been promoted as the head of Skoda in Australia. Dawe has left his position as the Regional Manager in Australia and New Zealand for Bentley Motors Ltd of the Volkswagen family. Prior to ...
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Volkswagen and BMW Lead Automakers? June Sales Gains
2007-07-04 09:22:00
Volkswagen and Bavarian Motor Works or BMW AG topped the European Automakers’ US sales gains for the month of June due to the demand for small cars as well as luxury sport sedans. Sales for the 15 European automakers in the U.S. rose 2.9 percent to 103,360 vehicles, according to Autodata Corp. of Woodcliff Lake, New ...
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Volkswagen Increased Sales Up to 7.6 Percent
2007-07-03 09:28:00
Volkswagen has reportedly experienced an increase in its commercial vehicles division sales to customers by an impressive 7.6 percent which translates to a record of 231,500 vehicles in the first half of 2007. This was partly due to the growing demand in their Brazil division for the heavy trucks sales, which was said to increase nearly ...
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Volkswagen Jetta and GTI recognized by J.D. Power and Associates APEAL Awar
2007-07-03 09:08:00
Volkswagen of America has announced that the Jetta and the GTI have each earned a J.D. Power and Associate s APEAL Award for 2007. The J.D. Power and Associates 2007 Automotive Performance, Execution and Layout or APEAL Study is aimed towards measuring owner delight with the design, content, layout, and performance of their new vehicles. ?These awards ...
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25% Profit Rise as Seen by Volkswagen
2007-06-30 10:35:00
The joint venture of Volkswagen with First Automotive Works Corporation (FAW), which is one of the top Sino-foreign car partnerships, proved to be a good venture as they now expect their 2007 profits to increase by at least a quarter, helped by brisk sales and cost-cutting efforts. ?The venture, FAW Volkswagen, in the northeastern city ...
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New 2009 Volkswagen Tiguan Revealed
2007-06-30 10:35:00
The latest specification and details on Volkswagen ’s new compact off-roader, the 2009 Tiguan Crossover has been disclosed. This compact crossover is not due to come out until September at Frankfurt’s Auto Show, but Volkswagen has decided to let people in on the latest features their 2009 Tiguan has. The 2009 model year for Tiguan is ...
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?Touareg Adventure? opens up Volkswagen?s travel business
2007-06-29 19:23:00
Volkswagen of America is offering a vacation including their very own Volkswagen Touareg. Volkswagen has rolled out new vacation packages to Moab Utah, which they called the ?Toureg Adventure .? This three-day adventure package costs $2,000 per person but it does not include airfare. This program will start in July and ends in October 31. “Participants ...
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New Volkswagen Mutlivan
2007-06-29 08:21:00
The new Multivan, Volkswagen ’s seven-seater vehicle, has had some added features on it for a more luxurious look. Volkswagen has always been connected with small cars with their Volkswagen Beetle, Golf, and Passat, with prices not exceeding $57,000(which would be the highest-priced Passat from Europe). But they actually have vehicles over that price range and ...
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Volkswagen Eos, Touareg, Rabbit, GLI, and GTI Undergo Changes Too for the 2
2007-06-28 09:00:00
Like the Volkswagen Jetta, Passat, and New Beetle, two other of their models also underwent changes - the Volkswagen Eos and Touareg. These changes will ne visible on the 2008 model years of the said vehicles. The Eos models largely remain the same but with just a few minor changes. The changes made on the ...
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2008 Volkswagen Beetle, Passat, and Jetta had changes
2007-06-28 05:32:00
Volkswagen is currently changing their 2008 New Beetle/New Beetle Convertible for its 2008 model year. The changes are minor and some of which include deletions of colors and trim level naming switches. However, there are also significant changes like extra power in some of the engines of other Volkswagen models. There is also a newfound thrust ...
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