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• 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 ...

• Sales of Shanghai VW in September 2009 (by model)   [Oct 20, 2009]

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

• Sales of FAW VW in September 2009 (by model)   [Oct 20, 2009]

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

• VW seeks new share issue as sales race ahead   [Oct 19, 2009]

  Europe's biggest carmaker Volkswagen AG unveiled plans Friday to seek up to an additional 10 billion euros (15 billion dollars) from its shareholders as part of its moves to take control of luxury ...

• Shanghai VW makes 5 mln cars in 25 years   [Oct 16, 2009]

  Volkswagen's Chinese joint venture, Shanghai VW, was celebrating the 25th anniversary yesterday and, together with this important milestone, the company also announced that it rolled out the 5 ...

• VW '09 China sales growth may exceed 30%   [Oct 13, 2009]

  Volkswagen AG expects its sales volume in China's mainland and Hong Kong to grow by more than 30% this year, bucking a trend of weak sales in developed markets amid the global financial crisis, the ...

• VW Passat CC to be made in China as Magotan CC   [Oct 12, 2009]

  Shanghai, October 12 (Gasgoo.com) Volkswagen's Chinese partner FAW Group is expected to put the VW Passat CC into production in China early next year, China Car Times said last week. The Passat CC is ...

• 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. ...

• VW says car market won't recover until 2013   [Oct 09, 2009]

  Volkswagen AG, Europe's biggest carmaker, predicts the worldwide automotive market won't match pre-recession levels until 2013 at the earliest, Chief Executive Officer Martin Winterkorn said. ...

• 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 ...

• VW plans Varta tie-up on electric car batteries   [Sep 27, 2009]

  Volkswagen is setting up a joint venture with Varta Microbattery GmbH to develop more powerful batteries for use in electric cars, Europe's biggest carmaker said on Friday.It said the project aims to ...

• VW: '10 global car sales to be similar to '09   [Sep 24, 2009]

  Auto industry heavyweight Volkswagen AG expects the global car sector's sales in 2010 to come in at levels similar to this year's, a senior executive said Wednesday.Wolfsburg-based Volkswagen said it ...

• VW launches small-displacement strategy in China   [Sep 22, 2009]

  FAW-VW Automobile Co., Ltd. released its Satigar equipped with 1.4TSI (Turbo Stratified Injection) engines one day before the opening of the Chengdu Motor Show (CDMS). As the 1.4TSI Satigar is also ...

• VW, Suzuki deal likely to rev up India plans   [Sep 22, 2009]

  Volkswagen's move to pick up a stake in Suzuki Motor Corporation could have some "interesting implications" for India, say auto sector sources.According to media reports, the German carmaker could ...