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July 2008

• 2008-07-17 Volkswagen receives approvals to acquire majority voting stake in Scania

  The Volkswagen Group has received the antitrust approvals necessary to acquire a majority voting stake in Swedish truck manufacturer Scania AB. The...

• 2008-07-16 India: Jetta – Market Launch

  Today, in Mumbai, Volkswagen begins market introduction of the Jetta in India. The sedan – eight million of which have been sold since 1979 – will...

• 2008-07-15 Volkswagen Builds Factory in Tennessee, USA

  Volkswagen is setting out to build a plant in Chattanooga, Tennessee, where vehicle production will be due to commence in early 2011...

• 2008-07-10 Volkswagen orients its IT worldwide to company’s growth strategy

  Some 70 IT managers from all Group sites met in Dresden to discuss this issue. Klaus Hardy Mühleck, the Group’s CIO, summarized the results in...

• 2008-07-08 AUDI AG: Best first half-year in company history in terms of deliveries

  AUDI AG sold more than 516,000 cars to customers worldwide between January and June (2007: 508,842). This represents a gain of 1.4 percent compared...

• 2008-07-08 Record sales for Volkswagen Group China in first half year of 2008

  Volkswagen Group China, with its two joint ventures Shanghai Volkswagen and FAW-Volkswagen, increased deliveries to customers in...

• 2008-07-04 Audi sets new sales record in China

  Audi delivered a total of 60,509 automobiles between January and June – the most successful half-year period in Audi’s 20-year history in China...

• 2008-07-01 The Next Generation of the most successful automobile in South America: The new Gol is being launched

  President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva was invited by Viktor Klima, VW’s South America head. He was the first person to take a seat behind the...

June 2008

• 2008-06-30 Back to the Roots: The Volkswagen Touareg Stanley on display in Silicon Valley

  The penultimate stop in the Touareg Stanley’s international exhibition tour is The Tech Museum of Innovation in San Jose, California. The prototype...

• 2008-06-30 Christian Klingler appointed to the Board of Management of the Volkswagen Passenger Cars brand

  Christian Klingler (39) will be appointed Member of the Board of Management of the Volkswagen Passenger Cars brand as of 1st August. He will be...

• 2008-06-26 Volkswagen Group with new delivery record for the period January to May 2008

  The Volkswagen Group sold 2.69 million vehicles worldwide from January to May 2008. This represents an increase of 6.6 percent compared with the...

• 2008-06-25 Grand Opening of Bentley St. Petersburg Marks

  The new Bentley dealership in the heart of Russia's elegant northern capital on the Neva is the third in this emerging key market. Together with...

• 2008-06-24 Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles Continues to Produce Record Results

  The brand reports a rise in deliveries worldwide of light and heavy commercial vehicles by 13.2 per cent to 216,133 and thus confirms record...

• 2008-06-20 January to May: Another delivery record for the Volkswagen brand

  The Volkswagen brand delivered 1.57 million vehicles in the first five months of this year, an increase of 6.7 percent compared with January to May...

• 2008-06-20 Škoda Auto reinforces its positions in its home market as well as abroad

  Škoda Auto delivered nearly as many vehicles over the first five months of 2008 as it had over the first six months of 2007. Altogether 301,521...

• 2008-06-20 García Sanz voted new President of Spanish automakers association

  García Sanz is the first representative of the Volkswagen Group to hold the most senior office of the association representing the Spanish...

• 2008-06-13 Audi jumps 16 places in J.D. Power rankings

  “An important quality driver for us is the dialogue with our customers. We incorporate their wishes and suggestions into the early phases of...

• 2008-06-11 Emanuela Wilm to head media relations at Bugatti

  Former Volkswagen spokesperson Emanuela Wilm moved to Bugatti Automobiles S.A.S., where she will strengthen Bugatti’s media relations department...

• 2008-06-10 One year of management responsibility for Audi Brussels – A plant with a bright future

  Audi is focusing on Audi Brussels with large investments. Having provided approximately € 100 million for the necessary renovation of the plant’s...

• 2008-06-06 AUDI AG: On track for record sales of one million cars in 2008

  AUDI AG sold more than 426,200 vehicles worldwide from January to May, an increase of 1.5 percent. In the month of May, Audi increased sales to...