Volkswagen parties while Toyota grovels

By Jorn Madslien Europe's largest carmaker went to town on Tuesday night with a multi-model extravaganza that put rival carmakers to shame.

BBC News- 7 days ago

The Hindu

New MAN CEO Adopts Friendly Tone On Future Volkswagen Tie-up

MUNICH (Dow Jones)--MAN SE's (MAN.XE) new chief executive officer, Georg Pachta-Reyhofen, said Monday the German truck maker and engineering firm is happy with Volkswagen AG (VOW.

Wall Street Journal- 22 days ago

MiamiHerald.com

Volkswagen says it's making points with US buyers

Volkswagen thinks it's making strides in improving its image with US consumers. And that's important since VW will be opening its first production plant in the US in Chattanooga, Tenn.

USA Today- 22 days ago

USA Today

Porsche Mulls Producing Boxster Model At Volkswagen Plant

STUTTGART (Dow Jones)--Porsche Automobil Holding SE (PAH3.XE) Chief Executive Martin Winterkorn said Friday that the new generation of the company's Boxster cabrio might be built at a Volkswagen AG (VOW.

Wall Street Journal- 39 days ago

The Canadian Press

RPT-UPDATE 3-Volkswagen eyes new China plant to make Seat-paper

SHANGHAI/FRANKFURT, Jan 20 (Reuters) - Volkswagen AG (VOWG_p.DE) (VOWG.DE) plans to build a fifth plant in China to secure its leadership in the world's largest car market, while taking on larger rival Toyota Motor Co ...

Reuters- 47 days ago

CBC.ca

2010 Detroit: Volkswagen New Coupe Concept Looks Nearly Ready to Sell

The Volkswagen New Concept Coupe (NCC for short) doesn't photograph particularly well. It's a reasonably common problem in the world of automobiles, making the near production-ready NCC one of those cars that just looks better in person.

MotorTrend Magazine- 56 days ago

eGMCarTech (blog)

Volkswagen hybrid coupe tests US reaction to styling, technology

Volkswagen introduced a gasoline-electric hybrid coupe in Detroit Monday that it says is meant to gauge reaction to both the styling and the idea of a premium-price VW gas-electric two-door compact.

USA Today- 57 days ago

International Business Times (bl

Volkswagen Posts Record 2009 Sales, Targets to Overtake Toyota by 2018

Jan. 11 (Bloomberg) -- Volkswagen AG, Europe's largest carmaker, reported record sales for 2009 and said it's sticking to a goal of overtaking Toyota Motor Corp.

Bloomberg- 57 days ago

AFP

Volkswagen hybrid coupe tests US reaction to styling, technology

Volkswagen introduced a gasoline-electric hybrid coupe in Detroit Monday that it says is meant to gauge reaction to both the styling and the idea of a premium-price VW gas-electric two-door compact.

USA Today- 57 days ago

Product Reviews (blog)

Secret Weapon Driving Volkswagen's Hybrid Compact Coupe? Das CEO

With a new hybrid car and a new ad campaign, Volkswagen is gearing up to take over America. Can they get there from here? Volkswagen is starting 2010 in the fast lane.

Fast Company- 57 days ago

VerdictonCars

Volkswagen 2009 Car Sales Rise 1.1% To 6.29 Mln Vehicles

FRANKFURT (Dow Jones)--Volkswagen AG (VOW.XE), Europe's largest car maker by sales, said Monday its car sales rose 1.1% in 2009 to 6.29 million vehicles.

Wall Street Journal- 57 days ago

eGMCarTech (blog)

Volkswagen says 2009 China, HK car sales up 37 pct

SHANGHAI, Jan 7 (Reuters) - Volkswagen AG (VOWG.DE) said on Thursday it sold 36.7 percent more cars in mainland China and Hong Kong in 2009, in line with its forecast as Beijing's policy initiatives bolstered automobile ...

Reuters- 61 days ago

Washington Post

Ford, Subaru and Volkswagen top list of safest new vehicles

Ford, Subaru and Volkswagen top the insurance industry's annual list of the safest new vehicles. The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety is giving its top safety pick today to 19 passenger cars and eight sport utility vehicles for the 2010 model ...

USA Today- 111 days ago

The Express Times - LehighValley

Volkswagen Reports 86% Slump in Net, Predicts Market Share Gain

Oct. 29 (Bloomberg) -- Volkswagen AG, Europe's largest carmaker, reported an 86 percent slump in quarterly profit on declining European deliveries by its Audi brand and forecast new models will help the automaker increase market share ...

Bloomberg- 131 days ago

The Canadian Press

Toyota Stays Ahead Of Volkswagen In Global Sales

TOKYO (Dow Jones)--Toyota Motor Corp. (7203.TO) said Wednesday its group's January-September global vehicle sales fell 20% from a year earlier, yet the firm still managed to widened the sales gap with rival ...

Wall Street Journal- 132 days ago

Straits Times

Volkswagen showcases new GTI in free Real Racing game

Firemint's Real Racing is one of the top-rated and most popular racing games in the App Store, but at $6.99 it's also among the priciest.

CNET News- 136 days ago

ABC News

Volkswagen Sees 09 China, HK Sales Growth Exceed 30%

BEIJING (Dow Jones)--Volkswagen AG (VLKAY) expects its sales volume in China 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 company said ...

Wall Street Journal- 148 days ago

Boston Globe

UPDATE 1-Volkswagen Jan-Sept China-HK car sales up 37 pct

SHANGHAI, Oct 12 (Reuters) - Volkswagen AG (VOWG.DE) said on Monday it expected its sales in mainland China and Hong Kong to grow more than 30 percent this year, after rising 37 percent in the first nine months thanks to government stimulus measures.

Reuters- 148 days ago

Boston Globe