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Volkswagen, Peugeot and Fiat affirm 2008 financial forecasts

Three of Europe's largest carmakers affirmed their 2008 earnings forecasts Wednesday as they reported solid increases in first-half profit, sparking a rally in the European auto sector.

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Related Topix: Automakers, Ford Motor

Thu Jul 24, 2008

BusinessWeek

Volkswagen Earnings Defy Industry Gloom

Volkswagen on July 23 provided more confirmation that emerging markets are propping up the European car industry.

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Related Topix: Marketing, Volkswagen

Wed Jul 23, 2008

AutoWeek

Wes Raynal--My Ford wish list: Wednesday, July 23,2008

On Thursday, Ford is expected to announce its financial results for the second quarter.

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Related Topix: Ford Escape, Ford, Ford Focus, Volkswagen, Autos

Autoblog

More details on VW's design renaissance

Posted Jul 23rd 2008 7:57AM by Jonathon Ramsey Filed under: Euro , Volkswagen It seems Volkswagen has breathed a collective "Oops!", and is now working to turn its design ship around.

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Related Topix: Volkswagen, Volkswagen Scirocco, Autos

Budapest Business Journal

Volkswagen Q2 operating profit seen slightly higher

Volkswagen, the world's fourth-largest carmaker, is expected to report a slight rise in Q2 earnings and reaffirm its guidance for an unspecified improvement in results this year.

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Related Topix: Volkswagen

Mon Jul 21, 2008

Business Standard

`Cars are about driving, not just price`

Europe's biggest car maker, Volkswagen, is a relatively new entrant in India but that has not curbed its ambition.

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Related Topix: World News, India, Volkswagen, Volkswagen Touareg, Volkswagen Jetta

Bloomberg

Surging Demand From Brazil, China Help Boost Volkswagen Sales 2.4% in June

Volkswagen AG, Europe's largest automaker, said sales gained 2.4 percent last month on strong demand from China and Brazil.

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Related Topix: Volkswagen, World News, Germany

Sun Jul 20, 2008

Green Car Congress

VW Research Chief Predicts 10% Market Share for EVs Will Take 20-25 Years

Electric vehicles will not secure a major market share for decades due to limitations of battery technology, said Prof.

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Related Topix: Volkswagen

Sat Jul 19, 2008

Deutsche Welle

VW Researcher Pours Cold Water on Electric Car Dream

Volkswagen's top researcher warned Saturday, July 19 that pure electric cars would not became a major product for decades, because they continue to be thwarted by battery technology.

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Related Topix: Volkswagen, Electric Vehicle

Fri Jul 18, 2008

GhanaWeb

Volkswagen Golf 2000

Power Steering Power Window Air Conditioner Security Central Locking System, Cruise Control Smooth Engine.

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Related Topix: Volkswagen

Thu Jul 17, 2008

BusinessWeek

China's Geely Has Global Auto Ambitions

As a boy growing up in rural China, Li Shufu was fascinated by cars. The son of rice farmers in the southeastern province of Zhejiang, Li started making model autos when he was only 8 years old.

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Related Topix: Automakers, General Motors, Hyundai, Volkswagen, Hyundai Elantra

The Auto Channel

The Scirocco Story - Two Generations of the Volkswagen Sport Coup

July 17, 2008: With the market launch of the new Scirocco just round the corner, Volkswagen Aktiengesellschaft's Corporate History Department is presenting the story of a model with a difference in a new book ...

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Related Topix: Marketing, Volkswagen, Volkswagen Passat, Volkswagen Scirocco

AutoWeek

VW picks Chattanooga for U.S. plant

Volkswagen has chosen Chattanooga, Tennessee, as the site of its new $1 billion North American production plant.

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Related Topix: World News, Germany, Chattanooga (University of Tennessee System), University of Tennessee System, Chattanooga, TN Metro, Volkswagen

Wed Jul 16, 2008

Detroit Free Press

Michigan loses out on $1 billion VW plant

Volkswagen AG chose Chattanooga, Tenn., as the site of its U.S. factory Tuesday, passing over bids by Alabama and Michigan for the $1-billion project.

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Related Topix: Automakers, Chattanooga, TN Metro, Michigan, Michigan Government, Volkswagen

Tue Jul 15, 2008

The Auto Channel

Van-tastic Season For Volkswagen Caddy Racing

The award-winning Volkswagen Caddy van is a popular sight on our roads, but it's also delivering great results in a more unusual location - the race track.

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Related Topix: Volkswagen, Volkswagen R32, Volkswagen GTI

Mon Jul 14, 2008

Autoblog

Jetta TDI = hotcakes, Tiguan, not so much

Despite the fact that Volkswagen's 2009 Jetta TDI sedan and Sportwagen cost more and have yet to get here, plus fuel prices in the five-dollar range, customer desire for the sparkless VeeDubs is running high.

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Related Topix: Volkswagen, Volkswagen Jetta

WTOL-TV Toledo

Volkswagen mulls South for next auto plant

If Volkswagen decides to build its U.S. assembly plant in the South, the German company will join other foreign automakers that are turning the region into a hotbed of car manufacturing.

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Related Topix: Volkswagen, Volkswagen Jetta

Sun Jul 13, 2008

Edmunds.com News

World's First Drive of the Mitsubishi Sportback Ralliart

The European obsession with sport hatches stretches back at least 30 years to the original Volkswagen Golf GTi.

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Related Topix: Volkswagen, Ford Focus, Ford, Mitsubishi, Subaru Impreza, Subaru, Volkswagen GTI

Sat Jul 12, 2008

The New Zealand Herald

TTS provides extra spice

The Audi TTS has enthusiast credentials. Sooner or later, we're going to have to stop making hairdresser jokes about the Audi TT.

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Related Topix: Audi, Audi TT, Volkswagen

The Independent

Hyundai i30 Estate

They may share a lot of parts, but the Kia c'eed and the Hyundai i30 do have their differences, says David Wilkins Saturday, 12 July 2008 Jonathan Hollins, 39.

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Related Topix: Volkswagen, Ford Focus, Ford

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