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	Audi 80 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		It initially shared its platform with the Volkswagen Passat, and was available as a sedan, coupe and convertible, although the coupe and cabriolet models weren't badged as members of the 80-series family.
		Audi made several revisions to the B1 platform 80 and re-released it on the "B2" platform in 1978 (as a 1979 model) in Europe and in 1979 (as a 1980 model) in North America.
		The B2 platform proved to be both quite versitile and quite profitable; Audi spun Quattro Coupe and Sport Quattro variants off of the B2 platform, in the process helping to cement the company into the public eye after their Quattro system proved useful in various forms of racing.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Audi_80 (789 words)

	List of Volkswagen platforms - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Volkswagen has a number of shared automobile platforms:
		This page was last modified 20:01, 13 July 2005.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/List_of_Volkswagen_platforms (43 words)

	VW Jetta TDI project
		The 1999 Jetta is redesigned on the A4 platform.
		The Passat, however, is built on the "B" platform, which is the Audi platform.
		The cars shared with this platform are the Golf and New Beetle.
	www.ecst.csuchico.edu /~hanzi/jetta (90 words)

	Volkswagen - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The current generation 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.
		Volkswagen Bora (the saloon, still called Jetta in the USA), Volkswagen New Beetle, Seat Toledo, Seat Leon, Audi A3, Audi TT and Skoda Octavia.
		In 1991, Volkswagen launched the third generation Golf and it was third time lucky when the Volkswagen Golf was voted European Car of the Year for 1992.
	www.wikipedia.org /wiki/Volkswagen (90 words)

	The Car Connection - VW: Pig in a Poke? - Great sales and good products abound. So why’s everyone making fun of Volkswagen?
		Volkswagen moves glacially in the replacement of models and platforms, compared with the Japanese and even some corners of Detroit and Europe.
		Volkswagen is also adopting international accounting standards to please the European Union, and it may not be quite as easy to flimflam the books the way VW has done for decades behind opaque German accounting rules.
		Volkswagen is protecting its profits for the next few years, which it expects to be lean, having already blown a lot of investment capital on some of Piech's pet projects, like the Phaeton and W8 engine.
	www.thecarconnection.com /index.asp?article=4569&pf=1 (90 words)

	1Automotive - Consumers
		Volkswagen AG is installing new management in China to reverse an alarming drop in auto sales there, according to the Financial Times.
		Volkswagen AG may introduce a hybrid-powered Jetta in the United States in two years.
		Volkswagen will launch a 2+2 convertible in 2006 based on the Concept C show car.
	www.1automotive.net /industry_watch/VW_GROUP.htm (90 words)

	Volkswagen Scraps Current Microbus Project
		Volkswagen's decision to build the Microbus on a commericial truck platform in Hanover was driven primarily by a labor agreement which put the project on uneven footing from the onset.
		Volkswagen AG has announced that they have decided not to pursue the current direction with the planned retro-styled Microbus due to costs and market conditions.
		Volkswagen isn't disclosing a lot of details about this "new" van, but has clarified that it won't be a retro-styled Microbus as pictured above.
	www.vwvortex.com /artman/publish/volkswagen_news/printer_816.shtml (90 words)

	Ti Kan: Audi Models, Platforms, Parts Numbering, and Quattro Guide
		The B platform is the medium size platform, the C platform is the large sedan platform, and the D platform is the top range platform.
		The platform code is not to be confused with the Audi model names (e.g., The 1996 Audi A4 model is built on the B5 platform).
		Engine, transmission and major drive train parts typically do not use platform type codes because they are designed to be installed in many different platforms and models, and thus have separate project codes of their own in place of the platform code.
	www.ibiblio.org /tkan/audi/usmodels.html (1380 words)

	Automotive News
		The Bentley Continental GT is built off the same Modular D platform as the Volkswagen Phaeton and the new Audi A8, so it is no surprise that the vehicle draws heavily on some familiar names from the German supplier industry.
		The Seat Altea is the latest vehicle based on parent Volkswagen's modular A platform, which is also used for such VW group models as the Golf, Skoda Octavia and Audi A3.
		Volkswagen’s Golf Plus — a high-roof version of Europe’s top-seller — is one of 15 new vehicles available with optional adaptive front lighting from German supplier Hella (the others include the BMW 5 series, Opel Astra and Land Rover’s Range Rover Sport).
	www.autonews.com /feature.cms?featureId=15 (3564 words)

	Automotive Industries: Audi TT: How VW Did It
		Besides the A cars, there's the B platform, which includes the Passat, Audi A4 and Skoda Octavia; C, which includes the Audi A6, and the top-range D platform, which covers the aluminum-bodied Audi A8.
		By VW Group's definition, the platforms consist of cost-intensive underpinnings such as floor pans, front suspensions, powertrains and fuel tanks, all of which are changed so they feel different and impart a different character, says Trahan.
		Introduced in the summer of 1997 as rolling stock in the form of the Audi A3, the A platform is arguably the world's most successful example of one platform producing the largest number of significantly different vehicles.
	www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_m3012/is_6_179/ai_55055341 (1263 words)

	IMVP News John Moavenzadeh Joins IMVP
		He holds a BS in mechanical engineering from Carnegie Mellon University, a MS in mechanical engineering from the University of Michigan, and a Master in Public Policy from Harvard University.
		John B. Moavenzadeh, a director with the World Economic Forum managing the relationship with transportation companies, joined the IMVP team November 24 as executive director.
		The vision that I would like to realize is IMVP acting as a powerful resource for the Forum's automotive community by providing knowledge and strategic insight that is valuable, timely, and relevant for senior executives.
	imvp.mit.edu /jmoaven.html (1022 words)

	A Theory of Technological Platforms
		Communication between the platform participants enables the platform as a whole, via a combination of developmental and primary activity, to modify the means it offers in light of an end-in-view originally conceived by either participant.
		Regardless of the starting point, the crucial point to be noticed is that we are describing the development of the platform from a determinate set of concrete conditions present to the actor in her life to a new set of conditions via a negotiation of possibility.
		A platform undergoes development when new abstract possibilities are initially suggested to either the developer or the actor, thus beginning a new round of negotiation of possibilities and terminating in equilibrium.
	dewey.ucsd.edu /writing/modern-platforms.html (1022 words)

	Volkswagen will debut 67 models within 5 years
		Now, VW is abandoning its reliance on four basic platforms to concentrate instead on 11 basic modules to be shared by vehicles of different sizes.
		Today, 30 percent of Volkswagen's European vehicles are equipped with diesels, but that will rise to 50 percent in five years.
		Volkswagen will invest 20 billion euros ($18.6 billion) to develop its 67 products and another 11 billion euros ($10.2 billion) in factories.
	www.freep.com /money/business/vw28_20001228.htm (1022 words)

	Volkswagen Phaeton, Touareg, Passat W8 - Motor Trend
		Volkswagen's Autostadt--an interesting combination of car museum and amusement park--looks like it will soon become the fourth-largest tourist destination in the country (in only its second year of existence), with shows, displays, and exhibits for all ages.
		As we assembled around a large oak conference table, quietly waiting for various Volkswagen AG Board members to take their seats, newly appointed (April 2002) Chairman of the Board Dr. Bernd Pischetsrieder leaned back in his chair and produced a large cigar.
		We were in Germany to look at two of the newest additions to the Volkswagen family--family members that at first glance seemed distant relations: the Touareg (pronounced "tour-egg") sport/utility and Phaeton (say "fae-uh-ton") luxury sedan.
	www.motortrend.com /roadtests/sedan/112_0210_vw (1022 words)

	From the Armchair: The Beetle Enigma
		With older platforms, Volkswagen is able minimize tooling and development costs and maximize profit.
		Volkswagen’s newest AO chassis Polo, first shown at Frankfurt in 2001, has in fact been developed with North America in mind.
		However, seemingly at odds with his excitement for the vehicle is his suggestion that the New Beetle will be built largely unchanged, underpinned by the corporate Mark IV A-chassis for years to come.
	www.vwvortex.com /artman/publish/printer_392.shtml (1022 words)

	CNN - Beetlemania: Under the tech hood of the new Volkswagen bugs - June 12, 1998
		Volkswagen is also counting on the new Beetle's immense consumer appeal to attract buyers for its pricier Golf and Jetta models.
		Behind the Beetle's rebirth is the largest technology renovation in Volkswagen AG's history.
		That, in turn, greatly lowers inventory costs and vastly increases Volkswagen's ability to keep its Beetle-adoring public happy.
	www.cnn.com /TECH/computing/9806/12/beetles.idg (1022 words)

	Smart Motorist - Hybrid Power - Hybrid Vehicles - Shared Platforms
		Volkswagen is the leader in successful shared platform marketing.
		Believe it or not, the Volkswagen Beetle and Audi TT sit on the same chassis as the Volkswagen Jetta, Volkswagen Golf, Audi A3 (not sold in the US), and various Skoda and SEAT offerings in Europe.
		There are numerous examples of shared platforms and look-alike siblings in all vehicle areas.
	www.smartmotorist.com /hyb/hyb.htm (1022 words)

	BW Online July 23, 2001 Volkswagen
		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.
		This is the first Volkswagen luxury car and the cornerstone of Piëch's efforts to move upmarket.
		Ferdinand Piëch has powered Volkswagen to the top slot in Europe.
	www.businessweek.com /magazine/content/01_30/b3742001.htm (1022 words)

	At Large Media Articles
		These new media platforms are giving people, especially the young people who flock to them, the opportunity to talk to each other, share information, and even buy from one another.
		Volkswagen gets fantastic first-hand information about consumer preferences and, in exchange, gives would-be buyers educational and entertaining products they can enjoy and learn from.
		In an age of information overload and personal media platforms, it's no surprise that the traditional mass media approaches to marketing are losing steam.
	www.atlargemedia.com /articles/startdoing.html (1022 words)

	Buy A Car Get Some Music - Digital Media Player With Pre-Loaded Music Installed Into New Vehicles
		Volkswagen of America and its affiliates employ approximately 3,000 people in the United States and are responsible for the sale and service of Audi, Bentley, Lamborghini, and Volkswagen products through retail networks comprising in total approximately 800 independent U.S. dealers.
		Volkswagen is one of the world's largest producers of passenger cars and Europe 's largest automaker.
		It is a subsidiary of Volkswagen AG, headquartered in Wolfsburg, Germany.
	www.theautochannel.com /news/2003/05/06/160710.html (1022 words)

	Jalopnik - News
		Volkswagen is reportedly delaying the launch of its new Eos hardtop-convertible to buy enough time to hunt down and eradicate technical gremlins plaguing production (it isn’t those Karmann boys again, is it?).
		Volkswagen, perhaps inspired by the crop of tuner Touaregs hitting the autobahn lately, just launched the 450hp, W12 version of its Touareg SUV it had announced earlier this year.
		Porsche executives are denying a report in the German newspaper, WirtschaftsWoche, that the company is planning to increase its share in Volkswagen from around 22% to nearly one-quarter.
	www.jalopnik.com /cars/news/index.php (7333 words)

	Volkswagen Tech Letters
		Since the MKIV platform Golf has it's engine mounted transversely, it would require significant modifications to the engine bay, floor pan and drive train itself to accommodate this type of swap.
		They really know their Volkswagens and Audis and will be able to get you what you need.
		The S4 suspension components will not work since they were designed for a completely different platform, the "B" platform, whereas your car is an "A" platform car.
	www.europeancarweb.com /tech/techletters/0000ec_techletters07 (10599 words)

	VOLKSWAGEN BEETLE CLUBS INTERNATIONAL LISTING AND LINKS PAGE - BLUEBIRD ELECTRIC CARS - NELSON KRUSCHANDL - SOLAR NAVIGATOR CATAMARAN WORLD ELECTRIC NAVIGATION CHALLENGE, ELECTRIC MOTORS, BATTERIES, FUEL CELLS
		On January 1, 1948, Nordhoff was appointed Volkswagen's managing director and was given a free hand to organize the reconstruction of the factory and to restart production.
		Nordhoff later added variants of the Beetle platform, such as the VW minibus and Karmann Ghia coupe and convertible.
		- caters to all Volkswagens air or watercooled.
	www.speedace.info /volkswagen_owners_clubs_world_wide.htm (910 words)

	Curtain Going Up on Cars, Trucks for '06 Model Year American International Automobile Dealers
		Volkswagen rolls out a new 2005 Jetta in mid-March that has significant styling changes, including a chrome grille and a roomier interior.
		Though based on a car platform, it can tow 5,000 pounds and haul 1,550 pounds.
		Also due in March is the Ford Mustang convertible, a companion to the retro-styled coupe that bowed in the fall.
	www.aiada.org /article.asp?id=35548 (934 words)

	Car Buyer's Notebook.com: Auto News Archives
		Volkswagen, Subaru, Volvo and BMW are perceived as the top brands that extend the greatest outreach to the GLBT community.
		The big drop for Ford came in trucks, as was expected by analysts, but the introduction of the Fusion platform is a bright spot that shows they are in the right place at the right time as consumers show a greater interest in cars.
		Phaeton's Fate is Sealed in U.S. Volkswagen will pull the poorly selling Phaeton luxury sedan from the U.S. market by the middle of 2006, citing an inability to sell the model near its European price point.
	www.carbuyersnotebook.com /archives/auto_news (15342 words)

	AutoWeek - The Auto Enthusiast's Online Resource
		The Modus is the first Renault car derived from Renault/Nissan's B platform, which is used for the Nissan Micra small car and will be used for the next Twingo minicar and Clio small car.
		Built on a rear-wheel-drive platform with a front-mounted V8 engine, the LF-C showcases elements of design and technology that are anticipated in the next generation IS sedan.
		The B-Class will be priced from €20,000 and will be a premium alternative to vehicles such as the Opel Zafira or Volkswagen Touran medium minivans.
	www.autoweek.com /article.cms?articleId=100848 (7444 words)

	Businessworld - Play the game
		The world's largest selling platform, the Volkswagen PQ35, rolls out models as distinct as the VW Golf, the Audi A3, the Skoda Octavia and the Seat Toledo.
		Globally, companies are toiling hard to use the same platform to roll out differentmodels, thus sharing 60-90% of the parts and garnering economies of scale.
		With common platforms, the overall cost of developing a car goes down, as does the time to bring out a new car.
	www.businessworldindia.com /Jan1904/coverstory02.asp (2059 words)

	First details on fifth-generation Volkswagen Golf
		The Golf V is built on the same platform as the Touran (and the Audi A3) so there are no unknowns from chassis or the powertrain departments.
		It arguably rescued Volkswagen during the dark days, when it debuted 29 years ago, it has been a best seller, and – one must presume – a money-spinner for Volkswagen Werk during the history of the four Golf generations we have lived with up to now.
		That wheelbase is 160mm more than on Golf IV, but Total length has only increased with 60mm.
	www.cardesignnews.com /news/2003/030723vw-golfv (649 words)

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