German auto giants Volkswagen AG, BMW and Daimler see China's future as being electric - encouraged by generous government subsidies - but that bet puts them at odds with some of their Asian rivals. While the Europeans were heralding the ...
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German automaker Volkswagen is set to debut its new plug-in hybrid system concept car, twin up, at the Tokyo Motor Show to be held from 23 November – 1 December 2013. The twin up is four-seater vehicle, which is claimed to offer ...
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Scania AB (SCV-A.SK) plans to produce about 2,000 heavy trucks as well as 1,000 inter-city buses each year at its first factory in India, the Swedish company said Tuesday. Scania, majority owned by Germany's Volkswagen AG (VOW.XE), has ...
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German automaker Audi has inaugurated its new production facility in Münchsmünster, Bavaria, Germany. The company is consistently expanding its main plant in Ingolstadt, Germany. Volkswagen will produce body parts and ...
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Audi Hungaria, an arm of German automaker Audi, has commenced the production of its new Audi A3 Cabriolet in Gyr, Hungary on 17 October 2013. The new A3 Cabriolet will feature lightweight construction, latest engine technology, ...
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German carmaker Volkswagen Group along with its joint venture FAW-Volkswagen has opened its new vehicle production plant in Foshan, Southern China. The company has commenced the production of its seventh-generation Volkswagen Golf at this ...
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With four rounds of the 2013 World Rally Championship (WRC) left to go, Rally Australia presented Volkswagen Motorsport with?the opportunity to not only secure its number one driver his maiden world title in the team's inaugural year, but ...
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Porsche’s former chief financial officer has been convicted of credit fraud by a German court in a criminal case relating to a failed 2009 bid by the sports car maker to buy Volkswagen. Bloomberg reports Holger Haerter was convicted ...
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The Audi TT ultra quattro concept sheds a significant amount of weight, adds more power and retains all-wheel drive in time for its appearance at Volkswagen AG’s annual Worthersee tuning festival in Germany next month. The special ...
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The wife of Volkswagen AG chairman Ferdinand Piech is set to join the supervisory board of the Volkswagen Group-owned Audi, almost a year after being elected to the board of Volkswagen AG. An Audi spokesperson confirmed the the likely ...
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General Motors has appointed former Volkswagen chief Dr Karl-Thomas Neumann to the role of CEO of its European operations, Opel. Neumann, 51, becomes chairman of the management board of Adam Opel AG, effective March 1, 2013, as well as ...
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The European Union’s controversial REACH legislation on the safety of chemicals has been challenging chemical producers and their raw material suppliers since it came into effect five years ago. Initially the major concern was that ...
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Volkswagen AG, Europe's biggest automaker, said last Friday that automobile sales of Volkswagen, including cars and SUV, increased by 12.7 percent last year, which hit a new record of 5.74 million. In December, sales of Volkswagen surged ...
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China Knowledge reported that Volkswagen AG has said its auto sales in China surged 22.7% YoY to nearly 270,000 vehicles in November this year. The sales of Volkswagen brand vehicles amounted to 210,000 units last month, reflecting a ...
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Volkswagen AG has granted technical approval to AkzoNobel's Lesonal brand for global use. The approval follows extensive and intensive testing procedures against Volkswagen's repair specifications to demonstrate Lesonal's compliance with ...
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