German carmaker Volkswagen will unveil the R-Line version of the Passat CC four-door coupe at the Auto Mobil International show in Leipzig, Germany on 1 June 2012. The new car will go on sale in the US market by the end of the year, ...
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German carmaker Volkswagen is planning to manufacture the 7th generation Golf hatchback at its Puebla facility in Mexico. The new location was selected as the carmaker's Chattanooga facility in Tennessee, US has reached its full capacity. ...
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German carmaker Volkswagen has unveiled its new Polo R WRC Street concept car at the 2012 Worthersee event in Austria. The new concept car, depicting the future of the carmaker's Polo GTI and adopting some features from upcoming WRC ...
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Volkswagen of America has reported 29.3%increase in its November 2012 sales to 36,728 units,compared to the same period in 2011. Jetta sedan sales were 11,977 in November 2012,while the Golf and GTI sold 1,429 and 1,003 units ...
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Automaker Volkswagen is planning to equip its 2013 Amarok with a new engines once the model enter into production phase at its plant in Hanover, Germany. The new Amarok will be offered with similar power output for both the manual and the ...
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German carmaker Audi has acquired Italians motorcycle maker Ducati Motor for about EUR860m ($1.128bn). The company said that the transaction, which will add a 12th brand to the carmaker's portfolio of passenger cars, trucks and ...
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German carmaker Volkswagen is planning to launch the new Beetle Cabrio at 2012 Los Angeles Auto Show in US, this autumn. According to the German carmaker, the upcoming Beetle Cabrio will be launched in three variants following its earlier ...
German carmaker Volkswagen along with its joint venture (JV) partner China First Automobile Group (FAW) is planning to build a new vehicle manufacturing plant in Wuhan, China. Currently, FAW-Volkswagen joint venture is in discussions with ...
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German automobile manufacturer Volkswagen is planning to build a new transmission plant in Tianjin, China in order to expand its production network in the region. Production is expected to start by the end of 2014 at the new plant, which ...
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German carmaker Volkswagen is planning to invest EUR250m to build a new 30,000m2 engine plant in Kaluga, Russia. Volkswagen's new engine plant, which will be built next to the carmaker's vehicle plant in Kaluga, will manufacture the ...
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German carmaker Volkswagen is planning to offer the Golf 7's engine lineup to the new 2014 Skoda Octavia generation, in order to keep down the production costs. The Volkswagen Golf 7 is powered by two turbocharged petrol engines, a 1.2 ...
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Brunel University in the UK will partner with Spanish car maker SEAT in the 'EuroEnergest' project which is planning to develop a new artificial intelligence-driven energy management system for the automotive industry. Four other European ...
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Group 1 Automotive, an automotive retailer, has reported total revenue of $1.9bn for the second quarter ended 30 June 2012, an increase of 28.6%, compared to $1.47bn for the same period in 2011. The company posted net income of $28.62m ...
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Delphi Product & Service Solutions has launched a new remanufactured turbocharger program for the light duty vehicle diesel and petrol applications. According to the company the programme, which is currently available offers the ...
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Group 1 Automotive, a US-based automotive retailer, has acquired a Honda franchise and a Volkswagen franchise in the Panama City, Florida, that are expected to generate $52m in annual revenues. The two dealerships are located in ...
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