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• VW buys assets of bankrupt German supplier Karmann   [Nov 24, 2009]

  Volkswagen AG said Friday it will buy land, machinery and equipment from bankrupt German supplier Karmann GmbH. During the coming weeks, the company plans to establish a new Volkswagen car ...

• Porsche takeover will make VW world's number one   [Nov 23, 2009]

  Europe's auto major Volkswagen is set to become the world's number one, pushing Japan's Toyota to the second place, by taking over sports car manufacturer Porsche.The boards of directors of ...

• 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, Ford discount threatens German auto dealers   [Nov 19, 2009]

  Volkswagen AG and Ford Motor Co., preparing for a market decline in Germany after the end of the country's "cash for clunkers" program, are cutting prices at a near-record pace that dealers say may ...

• 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 ...

• Sales of FAW VW in October 2009 (by model)   [Nov 16, 2009]

  Sales of FAW Volkswagen Automobile Co in October 2009 (by model): Data: CPCA

• Sales of Shanghai VW in October 2009 (by model)   [Nov 16, 2009]

  Sales of Shanghai Volkswagen Automobile Co in October 2009 (by model):Data: CPCA

• VW may produce and sell Seat cars in south China   [Nov 16, 2009]

  Shanghai, November 16 (Gasgoo.com) Volkswagen AG plans to boots its market share in southern China by setting up a plant and launching more new vehicle models there. The south plant of VW China may ...

• VW October car sales up 11.1%, sees tough 2010   [Nov 14, 2009]

  Strong demand in China and Germany last month triggered a double-digit growth rate in group sales volume at Volkswagen that wiped away the last signs of weakness from the start of this ...

• 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 ...

• VW pushing powertrain strategy forward in China   [Nov 11, 2009]

  Shanghai, November 11 (Gasgoo.com) Volkswagen AG plans to boost local production of its latest engines and transmissions in China as part of its strategy to meet fuel consumption target as well as ...

• VW promoting powertrain strategy in China   [Nov 11, 2009]

  Shanghai, November 11 (Gasgoo.com) Volkswagen AG plans to boost local production of its latest engines and transmissions in China as part of its strategy to meet fuel consumption target as well as ...

• Volkswagen set to build new plant in south China   [Nov 09, 2009]

  Shanghai, November 9 (Gasgoo.com) Later this month, Volkswagen China, along with its joint ventures FAW VW and Shanghai VW, will release their "South Strategy" at the upcoming 2009 Guangzhou auto ...

• VW profit drops 86% on price cuts, Audi sales decline   [Nov 02, 2009]

  Volkswagen AG, Europe's largest carmaker, said third-quarter profit plunged 86 percent as vehicle prices fell and the Audi luxury brand's deliveries declined in western Europe. Net income fell to 172 ...

• Audi saves Volkswagen from 9-month pretax loss   [Oct 31, 2009]

  Audi demonstrated once again just how important it is for Volkswagen AG, revealing on Friday its parent group would have posted a loss before tax in the first nine months were it not for the premium ...

• VW to make pickups in Argentina for global markets   [Oct 30, 2009]

  German automaker Volkswagen said it will build a new pickup truck in Argentina before the end of the year aimed at export markets starting in the first quarter of 2010.The "Amarok" pickup will be ...

• VW to decide on Karmann deal within 2 weeks   [Oct 28, 2009]

  Volkswagen Chief Executive Martin Winterkorn on Tuesday said the auto maker will decide within the next two weeks on whether it will buy insolvent assembly firm Karmann."We in Lower Saxony are very ...

• VW to invest 4 bln euros in China for further growth   [Oct 22, 2009]

  Shanghai, October 22 (Gasgoo.com) German carmaker Volkswagen AG said last week that it will invest a total of 4 billion euros ($5.98 billion) in new products and production capacity expansion in ...

• VW China set to make cars more energy efficient   [Oct 21, 2009]

  Shanghai, October 21 (Gasgoo.com) Volkswagen AG will reduce the per-kilometer fuel consumption and exhaust emissions of its China-made cars by 20% before 2010, respectively, Dr. Zhang Suixin, vice ...

• VW says Q3 very good, sees drop in Germany in '10   [Oct 21, 2009]

  Volkswagen AG clinched a 49.9 percent stake in Porsche AG and said it had "very good" sales in the third quarter, though sales in Germany are set to drop in 2010.Volkswagen said on Tuesday it would ...