Volkswagen Challenges Teens to Generate a Positive Vibe for Seat Belt Use, Save Lives
Mar 21, 2005
Students Create PSAs for National High School Initiative, National Broadcast AUBURN HILLS, Mich., March 21 -- Every year, over 5,000 teenagers die in automobile crashes. Nothing takes more young lives -- not drinking, not drugs, not suicide. Perhaps the greatest tragedy is that many of these deaths could be prevented; ... Continue reading
ADM and Volkswagen Celebrate National Ag Day With Landmark Biodiesel Announcement
Mar 17, 2005
Extension of warranty coverage on B5 engines in US benefits farmers and the environment WASHINGTON, March 17 -- Archer Daniels Midland Company (ADM) and Volkswagen AG announced today a landmark decision by Volkswagen to extend warranty protection for the use of biodiesel blend fuel in all of its US market diesel powere ... Continue reading
IIHS REPORT: The Risk of Death While Driving Different Vehicles
Mar 15, 2005
CLICK HERE FFor IIHS Tables The driver died in the crash. So did many other passenger vehicle drivers during 2000-03, but the risk of death isn’t the same in one vehicle compared with another. Car, minivan, SUV, and pickup truck models vary widely in the likelihood of dying in a crash. The average driver death ra ... Continue reading
The New Volkswagen Polo Unveiled
Mar 12, 2005
In time for its 30th birthday, the new Polo appears optically more dynamic and fresher than ever before. The new front end with its V-shaped radiator grille, in particular, lends the Polo a significantly more striking look. Pre-sale will start on March 14; despite improved equipment, the vehicle's prices will remain at ... Continue reading
Mar 8, 2005
WOLFSBURG, Germany--March 8, 2005--The Volkswagen Group (FWB:VOW) (LSE:VKW) (SWX:VOW) held its own in a difficult 2004. Despite unfavorable macroeconomic conditions, the earnings guidance published in July 2004 was exceeded. At more than EUR 2.0 billion, operating profit before special items exceeded the forecast EUR 1 ... Continue reading
Volkswagen's Full-Year Net Profit Drops 31 Percent in 2004 As It Battles Weak Dollar
Feb 14, 2005
BERLIN February 14, 2005; The AP reported that Volkswagen AG saw full-year net profit fall 31 percent in 2004, the company said Monday, as the automaker fought headwinds from the weak dollar and sluggish consumer spending in Germany. Net income dropped to 677 million euros ($838.80) from 980 million euros in 2003, the ... Continue reading
WBBM's Investigative Reporter Dave Savini Uncovers Inadvertent Airbag Deployments
Feb 8, 2005
CHICAGO, Feb. 8 -- CBS 2's Dave Savini and the station's investigative team have uncovered a concerning trend of airbags inflating for no apparent reason. Savini learned that 117 complaints involving 2001-2003 Volkswagen GOLFS, GTIS, and JETTAS have been filed with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NH ... Continue reading
Faulty Fuel Pump Problem Slows DaimlerChrysler Output by More Than 4,000 Vehicles for January
Feb 7, 2005
10:56 am ET FRANKFURT, Germany February 7, 2005; The AP reported that the delivery of 4,200 Mercedes-Benz cars from automaker DaimlerChrysler AG was held up in January due to a defective Bosch diesel fuel pump, a company spokesman said Monday. In addition, assembly at the company's largest plant in Sindelfingen has bee ... Continue reading
Valentine Bugs are Sweet in Tokyo
Feb 6, 2005
Tokyo February 5, 2005; Japan Today reported that a Volkswagen New Beetle is covered with strawberry chocolate, candy and cookies at the City's Harumi Triton Square as part of a Valentine's Day promotion. It will be on display until White Day on March 14. ... Continue reading
Shooting Stars and Golf GTI at 2005 Berlinale
Feb 4, 2005
WOLFSBURG and BERLIN, Germany, February 4 -- Volkswagen is sponsoring emerging actors from across Europe at the 55th Berlin International Film Festival. "Shooting Stars 2005", a European Film Promotion (EFP) initiative, is presenting the best European film talent to the public during the Berlinale. Berlin-born Max Riem ... Continue reading
Advertising: Volkswagen America Hires MediaCom
Jan 28, 2005
NEW YORK, Jan 28, 2005; Reuters reported that automaker Volkswagen of America, named the MediaCom agency to handle its estimated $350 million media account for car advertisements. MediaCom is part of Grey Global Group, which was recently acquired by UK advertising holding company WPP. The decision displaces Havas Adver ... Continue reading
Jan 28, 2005
By Andrew Frankl European Bureau Chief After some 22 years at the helm (with my partner) of outspoken CAR Magazine I still find the contrast between British and American enthusiast publications astonishing. I am not saying that magazines such as Car & Driver never criticize anything beyond the positioning of the ashtra ... Continue reading
GM Wins Overall Polk Automotive Loyalty Award Winners - Keeps Customers Better
Jan 19, 2005
Numerous New Winners Emerge Across Segment Level Categories for Model Year 2004 SOUTHFIELD, Mich., Jan. 19 -- R. L. Polk & Co., the automotive industry's premier tracker of consumer loyalty among new vehicles, presented the ninth annual Polk Automotive Loyalty Awards yesterday at the 2005 Automotive News World Congress ... Continue reading
Dodge and Volkswagen Design Studios Win Top Honors in Design Challenge at Los Angeles Auto Show
Jan 15, 2005
LOS ANGELES, Jan. 15 -- The judges of the Los Angeles Auto Show's Design Challenge have named the Dodge Superbee and Volkswagen Mobile Lounge as joint-winners of the first-ever automobile design studio competition. As part of the auto show's Design Los Angeles theme and automobile designers' conference, studios were in ... Continue reading
NBC UNIVERSAL AND VOLKSWAGEN SIGN WORLDWIDE STRATEGIC MARKETING AGREEMENT
Jan 13, 2005
Alliance Represents One of the Widest and Far Reaching to Date in Branded Entertainment Arena LOS ANGELES and WOLFSBURG, Germany, Jan. 13 -- NBC Universal, a leading media and entertainment company, and Volkswagen, one of the world's leading car companies, announced the creation of a multi-year global marketing allianc ... Continue reading
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