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October 2008

• 2008-10-01 Transfer of responsibility for the import business in Ireland

  Today, the responsibility for the import business of Volkswagen, Audi, Skoda and Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles will transfer from...

September 2008

• 2008-09-30 Sustainability indexes confirm progress in human resources and corporate citizenship

  Volkswagen has now qualified for two prestigious sustainability indexes: the Dow Jones Sustainability World Index, considered to be the world’s...

• 2008-09-24 AUDI AG: Dr. h.c. Andreas Schleef retires after 35 years

  After spending 35 years with AUDI AG, a retirement ceremony was held today for Dr. Andreas Schleef at the Audi Supervisory Board Meeting in Györ...

• 2008-09-24 Volkswagen Group delivers 4.24 million vehicles worldwide from January to August 2008

  The Volkswagen Group delivered 4.24 million vehicles worldwide in the first eight months of this year. This represents a 4.1 percent increase...

• 2008-09-23 Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles seeks continued growth with new products

  The Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles brand is on a growth track – deliveries to customers on a worldwide basis rose by 9.3 per cent to 343,100...

• 2008-09-19 40 years ago: VW 411 makes its press debut in Wolfsburg

  Forty years have passed since Volkswagen presented the VW 411, at that time the company’s largest and most powerful model yet, to some 200...

• 2008-09-16 Skoda Auto manufactures its millionth vehicle in Vrchlabí since its merger with Volkswagen

  The plant at Vrchlabí was founded one hundred years ago this year. Since 1991 it has produced the following models...

• 2008-09-15 Brazil: Volkswagen Trucks and Buses expands capacities

  Stephan Schaller and Roberto Cortes, together with President Lula da Silva of Brazil, open new logistics centre...

• 2008-09-04 New Board of Management line-up at Volkswagen Financial Services:
  Frank Witter appointed Chairman

  Frank Witter (49) has been appointed Chairman of the Board of Management of Volkswagen Financial Services AG with effect from September 15, 2008....

• 2008-09-04 AUDI AG records significant growth in European export markets during August

  Audi has achieved considerable growth in important European markets, in some cases despite unfavorable general conditions: sales during the...

• 2008-09-04 Schürmann new board member for finance at Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles

  Klaus-Dieter Schürmann will take over as the Board of Management member with responsibility for Finance and IT at Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles...

• 2008-09-01 Bentley Announces New Bucharest Dealership

  Bucharest, once known as ‘Little Paris’, now has its own symbol of luxury retailing. Bentley Motors, the British manufacturer of hand-built luxury...

August 2008

• 2008-08-29 Jagla assumes responsibility for HR at new plant in USA

  Hans-Herbert Jagla (55), currently HR director at Volkswagen AG in Wolfsburg, will assume responsibility for HR at the new Volkswagen plant in...

• 2008-08-29 Holecek appointed Managing Director for HR at new plant in Kaluga

  Jaroslav Holecek (52) will assume responsibility for human resources (HR) at the new Volkswagen plant in Kaluga, Russia with effect from September...

• 2008-08-29 German Federal Minister of Labor Olaf Scholz visits Audi

  Olaf Scholz is visiting Audi’s Neckarsulm facility today. During a tour of the production shop where the Audi R8 sportscar is manufactured...

• 2008-08-28 Volkswagen Group in the fast lane: Wolfsburg automaker now holds third place in global vehicle sales ranking

  The Volkswagen Group has taken its place among the world’s top three automakers thanks to outstanding delivery figures in the first half of 2008...

• 2008-08-28 Jochen Schumm to assume additional HR duties at Volkswagen AG

  Jochen Schumm (60) has been appointed Head of Human Resources Germany at Volkswagen AG in Wolfsburg with effect from September 1, 2008. He will...

• 2008-08-25 Paul Willis to Head Volkswagen Group in The Republic of Ireland

  Paul Willis will take over responsibility as Managing Director of Volkswagen Group Ireland from Bob O’Callaghan on October 1, 2008...

• 2008-08-22 Audi most popular employer among engineers

  AUDI AG tops the list of employers among German university students. This is the conclusion of a study released today by the Trendence Institute...

• 2008-08-22 New record: Volkswagen Group delivers 3.79 million vehicles worldwide from January to July 2008

  The Volkswagen Group delivered 3.79 million vehicles worldwide (+5.0 percent) from January to July 2008, more than ever before for the first seven...