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The Volkswagen AG’s unit in Czech, Skoda Auto AS, increased its full-year forecast on sales. This is because the demand for the Roomster all-purpose vehicle and Fabia small car were up to a high. “Skoda estimates deliveries will increase about 13 percent to 620,000 units from 549,667 units in 2006,” said Chief Executive Officer Detlef [...]
Pricing and specifications of the revised Phaeton luxury saloon has already been announced by Volkswagen ahead of its launch on September this year. The revisions made on the Phaeton include an updated interior and exterior styling, a new engine that follows the Euro V emissions legislation, making it the first Volkswagen engine to follow such [...]
Strategic Vision has named Volkswagen of America, Inc. the best-full line manufacturer for the second consecutive year. Along with that, the Volkswagen Rabbit was also rated the top vehicle in its class in the yearly Strategic Vision Total Quality Index (TQI), which has the task of measuring the new vehicle owner satisfaction. Alexander Edwards, President [...]
Volkswagen of America announced that it has already sold almost 1,000 units of its motor-sports inspired 250-horsepower 2008 Volkswagen R32 hatchback. That number of units sold already comprises one-fifth of the allotment of the 5,000 R32s that are bound for the US., noted Volkswagen. And the exciting part is that the Volkswagen R32 hasn’t even [...]
The Volkswagen Passat Estate 2.0 TDI 4Motion has been awarded the Overall Winner in the inaugural Towcar Awards 2007. Volkswagen proved itself worthy of the award as it was able to beat 50 other cars that were also tested for the competition. It was voted and judged by experts from What Car?, Practical Caravan, and [...]
Volkswagen Transmission Shanghai Co. Ltd. awarded the Timken Company the 2006 Excellent Supplier Award for their supply of needle roller bearings to Volkswagen Transmission. Timken is proud to receive that as there were only two suppliers to win the award. Timken’s Wuxi plant in China began to work with Volkswagen in 2003 and its business [...]
Diesel-powered engines are mostly considered as emitting harmful emissions and used mostly on trucks and sports utility vehicles. Hybrid is the “in thing” when it comes to saving the environment from harmful emissions and many automakers have contributed their share of Hybrid vehicles. However, Volkswagen didn’t follow that stereotype on diesel engines and they came [...]
Coming this November 3, 2007, the most awaited and one of the world’s ultimate car races will happen – the 2007 DARPA Urban Challenge. There will be different teams who’ll enter their “smart” vehicles on a course that run for 60 miles of unknown territory and is designed to imitate the conditions in urban driving, [...]
Volkswagen of America, Inc. will offer SIRIUS as a standard equipment on the 2008 MY Toureg2, new Beetle Convertible, GTI, GLI, and new Beetle, as announced by SIRIUS Satellite Radio on June 19. It will also be available on Jetta, Passat and Eos models. “The Volkswagen of America, Inc. plan to offer SIRIUS as standard [...]
Germany’s benchmark DAX Index increased for a fourth day. After increasing the number of workers in its Auto 5000 plant in Wolfsburg, Germany, Volkswagen AG paced the advance of the said increase. BASF AG, Henkel KGaA and SAP Ag also increased. The DAX were able to add a 0.7 percent, to 8085.15 at 11 in [...]
The German Automaker Volkswagen could raise their productivity by 50%, informed by Volkswagen AG’s top labor representative, Bernard Osterloh. Osterloh is also the deputy chairman of the supervisory board. “I see the possibility to increase productivity by up to 50% with the next model generations,” Osterloh said, without giving details on its possible time frame. [...]
Volkswagen of America has come up with a three-day off road driving course in Moab, UT, called Touareg Adventure, to introduce the Touareg 2 SUV that will be released later this month. Volkswagen brand communications director, Steve Keyes, said Volkswagen will target current owners and prospects through a variety of promotions which includes dealership run [...]