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6 hours ago - Forbes
HANNOVER (Thomson Financial) - Volkswagen AG truck unit VW Nutzfahrzeuge confirmed it has stopped plans to build a Pick-up truck for the European market given the high oil prices and prospects that such a model would not sell well.
04/07/2008 03:07 - Trading Markets
Johannesburg, Jul 03, 2008 (Business Day/All Africa Global Media via COMTEX) -- VLKAY | Quote | Chart | News | PowerRating -- A HIGH court bid by Volkswagen SA to get a refund from the South African Revenue Service (SARS) for Secondary Tax on Companies (STC) p...
03/07/2008 17:42 - Fresh News
Volkswagen first revealed a concept version of the tandem two-seater car at a company annual general meeting back in 2002, predicting it could see production in 2012. But a report on British website CAR says that the concept, which in its original form could t...

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2009 Volkswagen Scirocco, Driven
4 hours ago - CV5 Coventry Communities
IF VOLKSWAGEN'S marketing people had done their job they should have signed up Doctor Who to promote its latest offering. After all it is probably only the Time Lord who can delve far enough back to remember the original version of its classic sports coupe, th...
5 hours ago - Sunshine Coast Daily
A well-known Volkswagen workshop has been shut down to make way for a new roundabout on Dixon Road. After 20 years, the VW Mechanical garage had become something of a Buderim icon, fixing about 20 VWs a week and wrecking 30 or more a year.
VW scores own Gol
6 hours ago - Car Today
With rising emissions and safety laws, as well as greater customer expectations at the lower end of the new car market, VW’s Gol could sound the death-knell for the likes of the CitiGolf.
6 hours ago - just-auto.com
This article is locked. You need to be a Registered User of just-auto to view this article. Summary: Volkswagen has decided not to go ahead with plans to assemble a pick-up for the European market at its Hannover commercial vehicle plant.
6 hours ago - TopNews
Hanover, Germany - Volkswagen said Friday it was abandoning plans to introduce a light pick-up truck in Europe. It had originally planned to begin production in 2010 in the German city of Hanover.
6 hours ago - TMCnet
(The Decatur Daily (AL) (KRT) Via Acquire Media NewsEdge) Jul. 4--Metal Bulletin Ltd., a trade publication, reported Thursday that Limestone County appears likely to land a Volkswagen AG assembly plant rather than Chattanooga.
10 hours ago - The Huntsville Times - al.com
Both Limestone, Chattanooga sites rumored to benefit As the deadline nears for Volkswagen to choose between sites in Huntsville and Chattanooga for a proposed U.S. plant, here's the latest rumor: Both cities may get good news.
10 hours ago - al.com
Winning big industrial prizes isn't always based solely on logistics or the bottom line - a fact that could be playing a role in Alabama's recruiting efforts as the race to land a Volkswagen auto assembly plant enters its final days.
Ford Fiestas and Volkswagen Golfs targeted by thieves
11 hours ago - Motor Trader
Online car insurer swiftcover.com has compiled a list of the “most likely” victims of vehicle-related theft from its claims database over the past year.
15 hours ago - CNW Telbec (Communiqués de presse)
AJAX, ON, July 3 /CNW/ - Volkswagen Canada has announced that totalled 3,898 new units for June 2008, a 3.2% increase compared to June 2007, and that it finished its best second quarter for sales in 7 years.
15 hours ago - cbs4denver.com
A Colorado man says he has ended his addiction to foreign oil by converting an old Volkswagon Beetle to run on electricity. "Its a feeling of liberation," says Marty Geist. The charged-up bug is his only car and has a limited range of just 60 miles, but the Bo...
17 hours ago - Bangkok Post
Seat and it's distributor here in Thailand both have to resurrect the marketing of the brand and, in general, the other brands of the Volkswagen Group which had been neglected by Yontrakit Motors in the past decade.
MT Then and Now: 1998 and 2008 Volkswagen Passat
18 hours ago - MotorTrend Magazine
Volkswagen thought its 1998 Passat would give the U.S. midsize sedan segment "a loud wake-up call from Germany." The 1998 Volkswagen Passat may have impressed Motor Trend editors, but a decade later the Passat remains a niche player, albeit a top-performing ni...
20 hours ago - Scripps News
Specifications for the 2009 Volkswagen Tiguan SE four-door crossover utility vehicle. Engine: 2-liter, turbocharged four-cylinder, 200 horsepower. Transmission: Six-speed automatic with manual-shift mode and full-time all-wheel drive.
20 hours ago - WDEF News 12
A new internet report has bad news for Chattanooga's hopes to land the Volkswagen plant next week. Metal Bulletin Limited reports that V-W will chose the Huntsville site for their vehicle plant.
21 hours ago - CanadianDriver
Wolfsburg, Germany – “Stanleyâ€, the first autonomous automobile to master the “Grand Challenge†for robot cars, is now on display at the Tech Museum of Innovation in San Jose, California.
21 hours ago - WRCB-TV
There's word from so-called "insiders" that Huntsville has taken the lead for a V-W assembly plant. But they say there is good news for Chattanooga. This information comes from a metals trade group called metal bulletin.
2010 VW one liter [Illustrated]
22 hours ago - LeftLane News
Back in 2002, Volkswagen created a highly frugal concept dubbed the ‘one-liter’. It was a two-seat, one-cylinder cigar-shaped economy car that promised tremendous fuel economy – up to 282 mpg.
22 hours ago - The Huntsville Times - al.com
As Huntsville and Chattanooga compete in the final round for a Volkswagen assembly plant, an industrial news Web site says both cities may end up winners.
23 hours ago - Chattanooga Times Free Press
A trade publication is saying Alabama appears to be the frontrunner to land a new Volkswagen AG assembly plant. Metal Bulletin, citing economic development sources, said Chattanooga remains in the running for the plant, though it could be under consideration f...
23 hours ago - WTVC
Volkwagen is about to make a big decision that will make a lot of people here in Chattanooga either very happy, or very disappointed. Europe's biggest auto maker is expected to announce the location of it's U.
04/07/2008 03:42 - The Chattanoogan
“ews site for the metals industry says Huntsville, Ala., appears likely to land a Volkswagen plant rather than Chattanooga. Metal Bulletin Ltd. said the”
New versions of VW Beetle on the way
04/07/2008 01:10 - Driving.ca
Long before the new Fiat 500, and well before the first generation of the "new" Mini, Volkswagen was on the retro scene with the New Beetle. It was ten years ago that Volkswagen modernized the bug, keeping the theme of its cute appearance, but with completely ...
03/07/2008 23:38 - Wired News
“years developing the car - made extensive use of magnesium, titanium and aluminum to bring it in at less than one-third the weight of a Toyota Echo.”
03/07/2008 21:45 - Response Source
The Sunday Times has chosen a Volkswagen California campervan to circumnavigate the British coastline for a new six-week summer feature in search of the best beaches, idyllic locations and holiday destinations - all guided on the recommendations of readers.
03/07/2008 16:57 - Wheels24.co.za
Volkswagen Brazil launched its new Gol, which has been the top-selling car there for 21 years. More than five million Gols have been sold in Brazil making it more successful than the Beetle.
03/07/2008 10:32 - Metalbulletin.com
“bama appears to be the frontrunner to land the new Volkswagen AG assembly plant, and Chattanooga, Tenn., also under consideration for that facility,”
The Latest in the VW Assembly Plant Sweepstakes
03/07/2008 09:51 - Assembly Magazine
Michigan, Alabama and Tennessee are vying to host Volkswagen’s new U.S. assembly plant and its concomitant 2,000 jobs. Here’s the latest scoop: Michigan’s chances of getting the plant appear to be receding, according to a report in the July 2 edition of ...
03/07/2008 04:22 - Dorset Echo
Dziurzynski was once again in the thick of things in the early laps of race two. He was in third place before falling back to fifth - giving him his fourth top-five finish of the season.
03/07/2008 04:22 - Mffais.com
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Top Month Volkswagen News

Alabama voters could have final say on VW deal
03/07/2008 23:27 - Opelika Auburn News
MONTGOMERY - If Volkswagen picks Alabama for an assembly plant, voters statewide will likely get to decide if they want to seal the deal, possibly by tapping into a state savings account.
Volkswagen Wins the
28/06/2008 02:17 - Autochannel
WOLFSBURG - June 27, 2008: Volkswagen has won the international competition "Golden Drop of Oil 2008" for its innovative engine-gearbox combination, the powerful 90 kW TSI engine and the new 7-speed DSG gearbox.
27/06/2008 09:13 - Drivesouth
German carmaker Volkswagen AG said yesterday the group's total worldwide May deliveries increased and that it achieved a delivery record in the first five months of the year. Wolfsburg-based Volkswagen said May deliveries were up 2 percent to 553,400 vehicles,...
VW's takeover of Scania cleared
15/06/2008 10:07 - Xinhua
The European Commission has cleared German carmaker Volkswagen's proposed takeover of Swedish truck and bus manufacturer Scania. The commission said the two companies' core businesses did not overlap and the merger would not significantly impede competition in...
Saad Buzwair Automotive (SBA) expands the Volkswagen business in Qatar
03/07/2008 06:07 - Black Enterprise
Saad Buzwair Automotive (SBA) expands the Volkswagen business in Qatar New Volkswagen General Manager appointed at SBA Saad Buzwair Automotive (SBA), the official distributors of Volkswagen in Qatar is strengthening the Volkswagen brand in the market by introd...



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