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  Volkswagen Group -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
Volkswagen AG is a (A person of German nationality) German corporation.
Volkswagen's second-largest market is (A communist nation that covers a vast territory in eastern Asia; the most populous country in the world) China where its subsidiary, (additional info and facts about Volkswagen Group China) Volkswagen Group China is the largest foreign automaker.
The name was changed to VOLKSWAGEN AG on 4th July 1985, to reflect the company's increasing global diversification from its headquarters and main plant, the Volkswagenwerk in (additional info and facts about Wolfsburg) Wolfsburg, (A republic in central Europe; split into East German and West Germany after World War II and reunited in 1990) Germany.
www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/v/vo/volkswagen_group.htm   (526 words)

  
 Encyclopedia: Volkswagen
Volkswagen AG (Xetra: DE0007664005) is a German automobile manufacturer founded in 1937 as a public concern by the then Nazi government to sell the Volkswagen Beetle.
The current Volkswagen Golf was launched in late 2003, came runner-up to the Fiat Panda in the 2004 European Car of the Year, and has so far spawned the new generation Seat Toledo, Skoda Octavia and Audi A3 hatchback ranges as well as a new mini-MPV, the Seat Altea.
In September 2005, Porsche announced it was buying a 20% stake in Volkswagen at a cost of €3 billion, with the intention that the combined stakes of Porsche, Volkswagen and the government of Lower Saxony ensure that any hostile takeover by foreign investors would be impossible [1].
www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Volkswagen   (4543 words)

  
 Snopczyk versus Volkswagen AG, Newark, New Jersey, USA.
Lammer's repeated complaints to Volkswagen doctors about the conditions of the nursery were ignored, and she was threatened with internment in a concentration camp if she did not keep quiet.
Volkswagen management at the Wolfsburg factory were aware of the deplorable conditions in the Kinderheim, and of the astronomical death rate of the children.
Pursuant to the racial ideology of the Nazi regime, Volkswagen considered the Poles and Russians to be an undesirable race that should not propagate.
www.angelfire.com /nj/odszkodowania/snopczyk2.html   (2711 words)

  
 Volkswagen - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
It forms the core of Volkswagen AG (VAG), one of the world's four largest car producers.
By 1946 the factory was producing 1,000 cars a month, a remarkable feat considering the factory was still in disrepair: the damaged roof and windows meant rain stopped production; the steel to make the cars had to be bartered for with new vehicles.
Volkswagen is part of the Volkswagen group (VAG), along with:
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Volkswagen   (2189 words)

  
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Volkswagen's four main brands--VW (VLKAY), Audi, Seat, and Skoda--have taken 19% of the European auto market, a gain of some three points in eight years, mostly at the expense of General Motors Corp. (GM) and Ford.
Volkswagen intends to bolster its standing as the world’s third largest auto manufacturer by capturing a larger share of the North American market, VW board chairman Ferdinand Piech told reporters in Florida Monday (November 9) during the unveiling of three new models.
Volkswagen is betting that the New World will give as warm a welcome to its three newly introduced models - the Golf IV, the Golf Cabrio and the new Jetta - as it has to the reborn Beetle.
faculty.washington.edu /~krumme/companies/volksw.html   (1018 words)

  
 Volkswagen AG and Proton Agree Long-Term Strategic Partnership
Wolfsburg, 26th October 2004 - Volkswagen AG and the Malaysian carmaker Proton Holdings Berhad have agreed to enter into a long-term strategic partnership.
Chairman of the Board of Management of Volkswagen AG, Dr. Bernd Pischetsrieder, stated: "The Volkswagen Group intends to gain a significant market share in the countries of the ASEAN region over the coming years.
At the same time, the market for right-hand drive vehicles is now outperforming the growth in the left-hand drive sector, and is of major importance in terms of gaining a larger share of the global market.
www.germancarfans.com /news.cfm/newsid/2041027.001/volkswagen/1.html   (686 words)

  
 VOLKSWAGEN AG AND ARCHER DANIELS MIDLAND ANNOUNCE BIODIESEL RESEARCH AGREEMENT Latest Automotive News Auto Industry ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
Headquartered in Wolfsburg, Germany, Volkswagen AG is one of the world’s largest producers of passenger cars and Europe’s largest automaker.
Volkswagen AG employs over 300,000 people worldwide and had total sales in excess of €64 billion for the first three quarters of 2003.
Founded in 1955, Volkswagen of America, Inc. is headquartered in Auburn Hills, Michigan and is a subsidiary of Volkswagen AG.
www.autofan.com /newsdetail.asp?id=1063   (559 words)

  
 Volkswagen AG --  Encyclopædia Britannica
Born in Heidelberg, Germany, Ruska was a corecipient of the 1986 Nobel prize in physics for his invention of the electron microscope.
He was a researcher at Siemens-Reiniger-Werke AG from 1937 to 1955, the director of the Institute for Electron Microscopy of the Fritz Haber Institute from 1957 to 1974, and a lecturer at Technical University...
Volkswagens were produced by laborers of occupied German lands and they were treated very harshly.
www.britannica.com /eb/article-9075681?tocId=9075681   (626 words)

  
 Association for Asia Research- Helvetica Invest AG drops Volkswagen as stock option
Volkswagen will not be included in the stock option list until it stops participating in the persecution of Falun Gong.
As a policy, Helvetica Invest AG does not include companies in its stock purchase options that participate in the mistreatment of innocent people.
Helvetica Invest AG reportedly wishes to keep alive the sentiment often expressed among Western nations following World War II - "never again" - meaning that a state-sponsored genocide like the one committed against the Jewish people in Germany should never be repeated.
www.asianresearch.org /articles/1824.html   (419 words)

  
 Volkswagen AG Moves Into Fifth Gear With Business Objects as Global Business Intelligence Standard
Volkswagen will use WebIntelligence®, the integrated query, reporting, and analysis solution for the web, to create reports that will be distributed to thousands of Volkswagen employees and its eight subsidiaries around the world.
Volkswagen, the largest automobile manufacturer in Europe and the fourth largest in the world, will use Business Objects to access, analyze, and share corporate data in every department -- from finance, production, and development to research, sales and marketing, and purchasing.
Volkswagen employees, as well as tens of thousands of employees from its subsidiaries including Audi, Rolls Royce, Europcar, and Bentley, will use Business Objects as the global BI solution to obtain a real-time, unified view of crucial business information.
www.businessobjects.com /news/press/press2002/vw_rollout_strategy.asp   (593 words)

  
 Graphisoft - Volkswagen AG Implements ArchiCAD 8: Corporate Identity for Car Dealerships
The Dealership Building Consulting Division of Volkswagen AG will utilize the software for the construction/reconstruction of all their dealers' car showrooms worldwide.
Volkswagen is one of the world's most successful brands.
The Volkswagen Dealership Building Consulting Division makes overall, global architectural development plans for the VW retail and wholesale divisions, and advises on, coordinates and controls worldwide Corporate Identity realizations.
www.graphisoft.com /company/press_zone/vw.html   (686 words)

  
 MSN Encarta - Search Results - Volkswagen AG
The Volkswagen (“people's car”) was created on the orders of the Nazi regime as a small, cheap...
Cars used leaf springs inherited from horse-drawn carriages until the 1930s, when independent front suspension was developed.
Silver, symbol Ag, white, lustrous metallic element that conducts heat and electricity better than any other metal.
uk.encarta.msn.com /Volkswagen_AG.html   (86 words)

  
 Volkswagen AG and Abu Dhabi End Talks on Stock Purchase   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
The Board of Management of Volkswagen AG and the representatives of the Government of the Emirate of Abu Dhabi have mutually agreed to end their talks about the use of Volkswagen shares in the context of the acquisition of LeasePlan.
No agreement was possible regarding the purchase price of the share package, amounting to 9.8% of the capital, under conditions prevailing in the current capital market.  Both sides regret this, but see very promising perspectives for further intensive and sustained cooperation for all concerned.
The Volkswagen Group with its headquarters in Wolfsburg is one of the world's leading automakers and the market leader in Western Europe.
www.vwvortex.com /artman/publish/volkswagen_news/printer_957.shtml   (375 words)

  
 Volkswagen AG and Archer Daniels Midland Announce Biodiesel Research Agreement
Volkswagen AG, one of the world's largest producers of passenger cars and Europe's largest automaker, and Archer Daniels Midland Company, one of the world's largest processors of soybeans, corn, wheat and cocoa, and a major producer of ethanol, announced a joint research agreement aimed at further developing and utilizing biodiesel fuels for the automotive industry.
He added that, "Volkswagen has been a leader in the development of advanced clean diesel engines and this Agreement represents Volkswagen's commitment to introducing clean burning and renewable fuels into the automotive industry."
We are proud to enter into this agreement together with Volkswagen and believe that advances in biodiesel will benefit the automotive industry, the driving public, farmers and the environment as a whole."
www.iags.org /n012104t4.htm   (684 words)

  
 CRM Today: Infonet Manages Global Network Build Out for Volkswagen AG
Volkswagen AG is the parent company of the Volkswagen Group, the largest automobile manufacturer in Europe and the fourth largest in the world.
The Volkswagen Group is comprised of nine independent brands, 43 production facilities worldwide, with product availability in 150 countries.
After a thorough and comprehensive review of several potential suppliers, Volkswagen AG chose to renew their existing contact with Infonet.
www.crm2day.com /news/crm/EppAuuZuypXcyaCLSC.php   (660 words)

  
 Volkswagen AG - Careers, Jobs and Hiring Information: Vault.com.
Volkswagen AG - Careers, Jobs and Hiring Information: Vault.com.
Get the inside scoop on jobs and careers at Volkswagen AG.
With company profiles, interviewing advice, message boards, job listings, career services and more, Vault is your complete resource to jobs, careers, interviews and recruiting at Volkswagen AG.
www.vault.com /company/VolkswagenAG.html   (47 words)

  
 VW Mediaroom: Home
WOLFSBURG, Germany - The Supervisory Board of Volkswagen AG discussed the Group’s current financial planning framework at its meeting today.
WOLFSBURG, Germany - The Supervisory Board of Volkswagen AG today appointed Dr. Horst Neumann (56) Member of the Board of Management with responsibility for Human Resources and Labour Director with effect from 1 December 2005 (more)
AUBURN HILLS, Mich. — The launch of the all-new GTI promises Volkswagen’s return to the purity of its ground-breaking sports car concept hatchback, and offers enthusiasts a modern and dynamic extension of the automaker’s original hot-hatch approach that essentially spurred a new car class.
media.vw.com   (213 words)

  
 VWVortex
VWVortex is a web site maintained by and for people interested in Volkswagen Group.
Some have considered it to be the top automobile-enthusiast web site (even though its content is almost exclusively limited to VOLKSWAGEN AG-related).
Fortune knocks but once, but misfortune has much more patience.
www.brainyencyclopedia.com /encyclopedia/v/vw/vwvortex.html   (122 words)

  
 Volkswagen AG - Fact Sheet - Hoover's
With cars named for Scottish sports and cutesy insects, Volkswagen (VW) leads the Continent as Europe's #1 carmaker.
There are 16 competitors for Volkswagen; see more.
TIP: Analyze the Competitive Landscape to view a head-to-head comparison of a firm's profitability, operations, growth, and valuation versus that of its top three competitors.
www.hoovers.com /volkswagen/--ID__41853--/free-co-factsheet.xhtml   (386 words)

  
 VOLKSWAGEN AG AND ARCHER DANIELS MIDLAND ANNOUNCE BIODIESEL RESEARCH AGREEMENT
Volkswagen’s commitment to introducing clean burning and renewable fuels into
Headquartered in Wolfsburg, Germany, Volkswagen AG is one of the world’s
AG employs over 300,000 people worldwide and had total sales in excess of €64
www.admworld.com /naen/pressroom/newspopup.asp?id=161   (449 words)

  
 Welcome to Volkswagen Ireland
What do you need for a movie that begins in one jungle and ends in another?
Volkswagen presents the new generation of one of the world's most successful estates.
Sign up to our mailing list and be up to date with what’s new in Volkswagen.
www.volkswagen.ie   (75 words)

  
 Review of Volkswagen Passat - Get pricing online, compare vehicles, look at new models.   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
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Find the volkswagen passat you are looking for on AutoExtra.com.
With the Internet's second largest database of used vehicles, we are sure to have the volkswagen passat you need
cars.abc-brands.com /Volkswagen-Passat.html   (232 words)

  
 Volkswagen AG | BuyBlue.org   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
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Volkswagen (VW) has given the "Love Bug" a makeover.
Europe's #1 carmaker, VW revamped the Beetle (called the New Beetle) to scurry among its annual production of 5 million cars, trucks, and vans.
www.buyblue.org /node/2129/view/summary   (203 words)

  
 Volkswagen: Company info   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
VW worldwide provides access to official VW sites around the globe, from Canada to Croatia.
We don't mind sharing a little bit of who we are here at Volkswagen.
Jobs @ VW It takes a lot to bring a Volkswagen into this world.
www.vw.com /companyinfo   (78 words)

  
 Marc's NSU Car Pages: General Information
The FIAT company "NSU Automobil AG" started building NSU cars again in 1957, at the same time the then called NSU Werke AG did the same with the (then) new Prinz.
In 1964, the first production car using a Wankel rotary engine was introduced after 8 years of development of the engine: the Wankel Spider.
On March 10, 1969, a contract was signed uniting AUTO UNION GmbH and NSU Motor Works AG and establishing a new joint company, AUDI NSU AUTO UNION AG.
www.geocities.com /MotorCity/2529/general.html   (539 words)

  
 Fair Disclosure Wire: Q2 2005 Volkswagen AG Earnings Conference Call - Final@ HighBeam Research   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
Q2 2005 Volkswagen AG Earnings Conference Call - Final
Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to Volkswagen's H1 conference call for the first half of 2005.
As has become traditional, today we are joined by Dr. Pischetsrieder, Chairman of the Board of Management, and we also have our regular participants in our quarterly conference call -- Hans Dieter Potsch, a member of the Board of Management for Volkswagen AG with...
highbeam.com /library/doc0.asp?DOCID=1P1:112119830&refid=ip_almanac_hf   (216 words)

  
 Volkswagen - Research All Models and Prices - MSN Autos
Volkswagen - Research All Models and Prices - MSN Autos
Volkswagen of America is a subsidiary of Volkswagen AG and was founded in 1955—six years after Volkswagen's popular Beetle showed up on U.S. shores.
Since that first Beetle was sold, more than ten million VWs have been sold in the U.S. Volkswagen of America is the top-selling European automobile importer in the U.S., and Volkswagen AG also owns Audi, Bentley Motors and Bugatti, among others.
autos.msn.com /browse/Volkswagen.aspx   (88 words)

  
 VWvortex.com
No photos, news stories, graphics, or VWvortex logos may be used or reproduced without written permission.
Volkswagen is a registered trademark of Volkswagen AG.
VWvortex is an independent media publication and is not affiliated with or endorsed by Volkswagen AG or Volkswagen of America, Inc.
www.vwvortex.com   (262 words)

  
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Volkswagen Golf TDI and Beetle TDI Fuel Economy Leaders
Ceremony staged by the State of Lower Saxony and Volkswagen AG Zweite SACHSEN CLASSIC startet
Volkswagen Golf V Plus 2.0 TDI by JE Design
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