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• VW backs Porsche contracts for merger   [Nov 20, 2009]

  Volkswagen AG's supervisory board signed off on contracts drafted for a takeover of Porsche SE in stages, clearing the way for Europe's largest automaker to add the 911 sports car to its model ...

• VW board set to approve Porsche contracts   [Nov 17, 2009]

  The supervisory board of Volkswagen is set to approve on Thursday contracts drafted for a merger with indebted parent Porsche SE and the partial acquisition of Porsche's sports car business, sources ...

• VW-Porsche overtakes Toyota as world's biggest carmaker   [Nov 13, 2009]

  Volkswagen-Porsche has overtaken Toyota to become the world's largest car manufacturer as the German group benefits from state-backed stimulus packages around the globe.The maker of the Golf, Polo ...

• Porsche to share platform with Volkswagen models   [Oct 27, 2009]

  In order to maximize profits and cut down manufacturing costs, auto makers often share their platform with other manufacturers. Volkswagen currently holds majority stakes in Porsche Company and this ...

• Carmakers snub Tokyo show as China eclipses Japan   [Oct 20, 2009]

  Porsche SE, Daimler AG and Volkswagen AG all sent top executives to April's Shanghai Motor Show as China is set to become the world's largest car market. All three are skipping this week's Tokyo ...

• Norway oil fund asks VW to call off Porsche takeover   [Oct 09, 2009]

  Norway's $445 billion oil fund demanded that Volkswagen AG, Europe's largest automaker, cancel its merger with Porsche SE, saying the deal favors the German sports-car manufacturer's family owners. ...

• Porsches drop from Germany's Top 10 richest people   [Oct 07, 2009]

  The Porsche family dropped from the list of Germany's 10 richest people, which as in previous years is topped by Karl and Theo Albrecht, the brothers who founded discount retailer Aldi Group, Manager ...

• Porsche revs U.S. sales with discounts for 'Turtles'   [Oct 04, 2009]

  Porsche SE, after almost two years of falling sales, resorted to discounted loans of its luxury sports cars and Cayenne SUVs to spur an 8.4 percent U.S. sales increase in September, bucking the ...

• Qatar may raise stake in VW after Porsche merger   [Sep 30, 2009]

  Qatar wants to increase its stake in Volkswagen AG after the German carmaker completes its takeover of Porsche SE, an executive at the emirate's investment agency board said. "If they give me the ...

• Porsche able to sell 150,000 cars per year -CEO   [Sep 21, 2009]

  The head of Porsche's core sports car business said the company could sell 150,000 cars a year in the mid to long-term but new models would be needed to achieve this goal."If the world economy picks ...

• Volkswagen may add two brands after Porsche   [Sep 15, 2009]

  Volkswagen AG, Europe's largest automaker, may add two more brands after acquiring Porsche SE's sports-car business, according to Supervisory Board Chairman Ferdinand Piech. Volkswagen may expand its ...

• Volkswagen ponders Porsche Panamera platform   [Sep 07, 2009]

  While the board of Volkswagen AG may have already voted to axe the Panamera from the Porsche line-up post merger, a report published by Edmunds today has said the four-door coupe's platform will be ...

• Daimler, Porsche curb working hours amid slump   [Sep 06, 2009]

  Carmakers Daimler AG and Porsche plan short working hours at plants in Germany later this year, abandoning hopes that a year-long sales swoon could reverse quickly.Despite record sales in China and a ...

• Continental supplies innovative products for new Porsche Panamera    [Aug 27, 2009]

  Frankfurt am Main, Germany, August 27, 2009. The Automotive Group within Continental, the international automotive supplier, is responsible for an extensive range of components in the Porsche ...

• Porsche raided on suspicion of market manipulation   [Aug 21, 2009]

  Porsche SE, the sports-car maker being bought by Volkswagen AG, was raided by German prosecutors in an investigation of possible violations of securities law and market manipulation. Officials seized ...

• Volkswagen, world's largest carmaker?   [Aug 17, 2009]

  With the Porsche business settled, Volkswagen goes for the grand prize: To unseat Toyota and to become the world's largest carmaker. They are closer than many may think. Last Friday, the final papers ...

• Porsche, Volkswagen set tentative pact to merge   [Aug 15, 2009]

  Porsche Automobil Holding SE and Volkswagen AG will take another step toward uniting Thursday, when they are expected to announce the framework of a deal that would raise much-needed cash for Porsche ...

• VW to pay 3.3 bln euros for stake in Porsche unit   [Aug 14, 2009]

  Volkswagen AG, Europe's largest carmaker, will pay about 3.3 billion euros ($4.7 billion) for a 42 percent stake in Porsche SE's automotive unit as it executes a gradual merger of the two ...

• Volkswagen, Porsche broadly agree outline of sale   [Aug 13, 2009]

  Volkswagen (VW) and Porsche have broadly agreed on details for a deal to combine two of Europe's most storied automakers, two VW supervisory board members told Reuters on Wednesday.VW, Europe's ...

• Audi cash pile grows, VW's Porsche merger looms   [Aug 01, 2009]

  German carmaker Audi's cash pile grew over the first half of the year, and now accounts for nearly 80 percent of parent Volkswagen's war chest.The premium carmaker said on Friday its net liquidity ...