Volkswagen Has Gone 'Idlewild!!!'
Aug 17, 2006
- VW & Grammy Award Winning Artists OutKast to Host Advance Screenings & Listening Parties For New Movie & Soundtrack - AUBURN HILLS, Mich., Aug. 17 -- Volkswagen of America, Inc. has teamed up with Universal and hip-hop duo OutKast to host screenings of the film Idlewild and movie soundtrack listening parties in New Y ... Continue reading
Aug 15, 2006
AUBURN HILLS, MI â August 15, 2006: North American consumers now have a chance to test-drive Europeâs top-selling convertibleâthe 2007 Volkswagen Eos, featuring a revolutionary five-panel roof that transforms a hardtop coupe roof with an integrated sunroof to an open convertible. The Eos, which goes on s ... Continue reading
2006 Volkswagen Rabbit 4-Door Review
Aug 3, 2006
DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD WITH CAREY RUSS 2006 Volkswagen Rabbit 4-Door What was to be the latest generation of the Golf hatchback was, for the American market, renamed to Rabbit at the last minute. The car was always knows as the Golf in the rest of the world, and in Europe and Asia it's Golf today. But it was Rabbit here ... Continue reading
Volkswagen Reports July 2006 Sales Increase
Aug 1, 2006
AUBURN HILLS, Mich. â August 1, 2006- Volkswagen of America, Inc. today reported July sales of 22,627, a 5.0% increase over prior year July sales of 21,553. Signifying Volkswagenâs return to its roots, the Rabbit posted July sales of 2,109. This is the highest monthly Golf/ Rabbit sales figure since 2002. The ... Continue reading
Independent Tests Show Volkswagen Rabbit, Jetta and Passat are Leaders in Safety
Jul 31, 2006
IIHS and NHTSA recognize Volkswagen's innovative active and passive safety equipment AUBURN HILLS, Mich., July 31 -- Volkswagen of America, Inc. announced today that the four-door 2006 Rabbit has been named a "Top Safety Pick-Silver" by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS), the latest in a series of accola ... Continue reading
Volkswagen Announces Special Edition Transporter Trendline
Jul 28, 2006
MILTON KEYNES, England - July 28, 2006: Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles is launching the Trendline, a limited special edition of its best-selling Transporter van, offering customers extra equipment at an attractive price. Based on the Transporter T28 short wheelbase panel van, the Trendline is available with a 1.9-litre ... Continue reading
Volkswagen AG: Interim Report January-June 2006
Jul 27, 2006
WOLFSBURG, Germany--July 27, 2006--Volkswagen AG: Interim Report January-June 2006: -- Increase in Volkswagen Group operating profit before special items by 51.3% year-on-year to EUR 2.0 billion in the first six months of 2006, but still well below medium-term earnings target -- Positive one-off factors in the form of ... Continue reading
Sixty Years Ago VW Dealers Recieve First Beetles
Jul 25, 2006
WOLFSBURG, Germany July 2006 - This month marks an historic anniversary for Volkswagen as the company remembers the first Beetle deliveries: exactly 60 years ago the car dealers Gottfried Schultz in Essen and Raffay & Co. in Hamburg took delivery of nine Volkswagen saloons. The Beetle's great market success began on a ... Continue reading
Keith Price Named VW Public Relations Manager of Product and Technology
Jul 25, 2006
AUBURN HILLS, Mich. July 25, 2006; Volkswagen of America, Inc. announced that it has named Keith Price public relations manager of product and technology. In this position, Price is responsible for being the primary print, broadcast and digital media contact for Volkswagen brand product and technology information and c ... Continue reading
VW Touareg's Little Brother Is Called "Tiguan"
Jul 20, 2006
WOLFSBURG - July 20, 2006: Volkswagen will call its new compact SUV Tiguan. Not only the vehicle, but also the decision on the name is a brave journey into new terrain: the name was chosen by the readers of the AutoBild group. More than 350,000 votes were made from ten countries. The clear winner was Tiguan. The Touare ... Continue reading
New VW Eos to Roll on Goodyear Tires
Jul 19, 2006
AKRON, Ohio, July 18 -- While many people will stare at the distinctive folding metal roof of the 2007 Volkswagen Eos as it neatly stows into the trunk, performance driving purists will be looking lower - at the Goodyear Eagle LS-2 tires. (Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20050204/GTLOGO ) VW selected the Good ... Continue reading
Candy White And Ice Age - The Mark Of Color Fashion
Jul 17, 2006
Buyers lean towards white finishes and special-effect variants A wide-ranging spectrum of more than 360 colour nuances WOLFSBURG, Germany - Volkswagen customers can choose from a huge spectrum of more than 360 colour finishes and variants. And it is easy to spot new colour trends. Alongside classically favoured black, ... Continue reading
VW Brazil May Cut 6000 Workers
Jul 13, 2006
SAO PAULO, Brazil, July 12, 2006; Reuters reported that Volkswagen AG's Brazilian unit said on Wednesday it may lay off between 4,000 and 6,000 workers until 2008 to staunch losses caused by an unfavorable foreign exchange rate. Automakers like Volkswagen and General Motors Corp. have said they would have to resort to ... Continue reading
Jul 11, 2006
AUBURN HILLS, Mich., July 11 -- On Sunday, July 16, 2006 Volkswagen will present the ZSG Block Party in conjunction with NBA All-Star and 2006 World Champion Alonzo Mourning of the Miami Heat and the 10th Annual Tyson Foods Zo's Summer Groove (ZSG). VW is the Official Vehicle of the event and will provide cars and driv ... Continue reading
Volkswagen Will Not Seek Damages From Former Exec
Jul 10, 2006
FRANKFURT July 9, 2006; Reuters reported that Volkswagen AG will not seek to recover damages from its former personnel chief Peter Hartz, Focus magazine said in a report. Allegations of kickbacks, slush funds and sex-for-favors at VW made the front pages in Germany last summer and led to the resignations of Hartz and K ... Continue reading
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