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	Volkswagen Group - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Volkswagen Group (DE0007664005) (TYO: 7659) is a German automobile manufacturer and one of the largest automotive companies worldwide.
		Volkswagen's second-largest market is China where its subsidiary, Volkswagen Group China is by far the largest foreign automaker.
		Volkswagen is also the largest shareholder in Scania AB with a capital stake of 16.5% and a voting stake of 33.4%
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Volkswagen_Group (594 words)

	AutoAsia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		Volkswagen Group says it is enjoying strong growth in sales across Asia Pacific, delivering 807,000 vehicles in the region in 2003, up from 621,000 in 2002 for an annualised increase of 30 percent.
		Last year the Volkswagen Group increased sales in China by 36 percent to 697,000 and was the clear market leader in passenger vehicles with a 30.8 percent share.
		Volkswagen is expecting considerable rates of growth on the Chinese car market over the next few years.
	www.auto-asia.com /viewcontent.asp?pk=9415 (776 words)

	VW Mediaroom: VOLKSWAGEN ACHIEVES MAJOR GROWTH IN THE ASIA-PACIFIC REGION
		Last year the Volkswagen Group increased sales in China by 36 percent to 697 000 (2002: 513 000) vehicles and was the unchallenged leading manufacturer with a market share of 30.8 percent.
		Volkswagen is the first European carmaker in China to be granted approval to receive an operating license for motor vehicle related financial services.
		Volkswagen is set to further strengthen its position as the number one on the import market in Japan with the Touran and the new Golf launched this year and the new Audi A6 due to go on sale at the end of the year.
	media.vw.com /article_display.cfm?article_id=9390 (1096 words)

	Volkswagen in China sees profit returning - Marketplace by Bloomberg - International Herald Tribune
		Volkswagen plans to introduce as many as 14 new models in China up to 2009 as it aims to recapture share in the world's fastest-growing major vehicle market.
		Volkswagen's market share in China fell to 17.3 percent last year, as its sales slumped 12 percent from a year earlier to 570,876 cars.
		Volkswagen intends to buy more than $1 billion worth of steel and other materials from China this year to use in factories in other countries, it said in April.
	www.iht.com /articles/2006/09/11/bloomberg/sxvw.php (975 words)

	For sponsors, 2008 Olympics have already begun
		China's 2008 Olympics are set to open exactly two years from today, but advertisers have gotten a running start.
		To launch its new Sagitar model, Volkswagen China Group, which coordinates the activities of Volkswagen AG and its two joint ventures in China, made a splash over several months by giving away a new Sagitar to every Chinese gold medalist at the Torino games this past winter in Italy.
		The group has already shut down some unauthorized use of its logo and is considering launching educational campaigns on state TV to inform the public about the phenomenon.
	www.chinadaily.com.cn /world/2006-08/08/content_659633.htm (1245 words)

	Asia Times Online :: China Business News - Volkswagen, Ford see China profits surge
		Volkswagen said in a statement that it sold 524,558 cars in China in the first three quarters, jumping 28.7% from a year ago.
		Volkswagen said China sales of the Volkswagen brand division, including its Czech arm Skoda, grew by one-quarter to 464,589 units in the period.
		Ford said China sales under the Ford brand, for passenger cars and commercial vehicles locally produced and imported, surged by 111% to 106,237 units in the first three quarters of this year.
	www.atimes.com /atimes/China_Business/HJ13Cb02.html (515 words)

	Asia Review: Volkswagen in China
		Volkswagen’s operations in China, its strategic foresight and sovereign market leadership over many years, combined with its driving force for the Chinese automotive industry, is an impressive success story.
		Volkswagen is also the majority shareholder of the Volkswagen Transmission Joint Venture in Shanghai, together with partners SAIC and FAW.
		Volkswagen and its Chinese partners were the main forces behind an industry that might become one of the leading car manufacturing centre in the future.
	www.times-publications.com /publications/AsiaRev03/34.html (701 words)

	VW Mediaroom: VOLKSWAGEN GROUP PRESENTS NEW CHINA STRATEGY
		Volkswagen group will also actively support the joint venture partners on building the local brand if the market required.
		As a group, Volkswagen is committed to introduce ten to twelve new models specifically cater to the Chinese customers preference before 2009.
		The group is also putting a much stronger focus on in-house developments within the joint ventures here in China.
	media.vw.com /article_display.cfm?article_id=9726 (740 words)

	VW and Ford report strong sales
		Both Volkswagen Group and Ford Motor Co yesterday reported robust growth in China sales in the first three quarters of this year.
		Volkswagen said in a statement that it sold 524,558 cars in China in the first three quarters, jumping 28.7 per cent from a year ago.
		Ford said China sales under the Ford brand, for passenger cars and commercial vehicles locally produced and imported, surged by 111 per cent to 106,237 units in the first three quarters of this year.
	www.chinadaily.com.cn /bizchina/2006-10/11/content_705606.htm (484 words)

	CCICED: China Council for International Cooperation on Environment and Development
		Volkswagen has the ability to make its future development sustainable - to ensure that it meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs.
		Volkswagen develops, manufactures and markets motor vehicles worldwide with the aim of safeguarding personal mobility.
		At all its corporate locations, Volkswagen works hand-in-hand with society and policy-makers to shape a development process that will bring sustainable social and ecological benefits.
	www.harbour.sfu.ca /dlam/WorkingGroups/planning/aj.html (337 words)

	Volkswagen Extends Cooperation with First Automotive Works in China - WorldCarFans.com
		Folker Weißgerber, Member of the Board of Management of Volkswagen AG and responsible for the China Region, and Dr. Bernd Leißner, President of Volkswagen Group China, together with Mr Zhu Yanfeng, President of the FAW Group, signed several agreements intensifying joint activities on 13 July 2004 in Changchun.
		Volkswagen holds a share of 60 % and FAW Group a share of 40 % in the newly-established joint venture named Volkswagen FAW Platform Co. Ltd., which will in future produce running gear components including rear and front axles for new models in the VW range such as the Caddy, Bora or Touran.
		Volkswagen is involved in three joint ventures in China.
	www.worldcarfans.com /print.cfm/ID/2040714.003/lang/eng (470 words)

	Moldova.org - Auto - News -
		Volkswagen is set to release its most potent ‘R’ model yet – the Passat R36.
		Volkswagen is today igniting a fireworks of superlative innovations at Auto China 2006: Three world and four China premieres will ensure that visitors to the motor show get a picture of the new Volkswagen models being offered in China in the coming years.
		As an exhibition highlight and world premiere Volkswagen is showing the Neeza concept, a crossover of a coupé and a station wagon, more...
	auto.moldova.org /stiri/eng/n7 (786 words)

	People's Daily Online -- Volkswagen, GM drive up strong sales growth
		Volkswagen Group and its two Chinese joint ventures sold a total of 345,375 cars from January to June this year, up 30.2 per cent from a year ago, the German carmaker said.
		Volkswagen said it and the two joint ventures with Shanghai Automotive Industry Corp (SAIC) and First Automotive Works Corp (FAW) plan to introduce 12 to 14 new models up to 2009, including the Skoda Fabia and Superb, which were added to the programme last month.
		China sales of the Volkswagen brand, including Skoda, rose by one-fourth to 306,859 units in the first half of this year, the German carmaker said.
	english.people.com.cn /200607/05/eng20060705_280138.html (562 words)

	Asia Times Online :: China News, China Business News, Taiwan and Hong Kong News and Business.
		It turns out that, when one looks closely at the actual state of China's auto industry, it is DaimlerChrysler's backpedaling, rather than Grube's speculative comments, which reflect the true plausibility of Chinese auto exports, at least in the near term.
		Volkswagen has announced it will suspend expansion and start major cost-cutting exercises as it battles to maintain market share in an increasingly competitive local market.
		Volkswagen has not just one presence in the Chinese market, but two, as do most foreign manufacturers.
	www.atimes.com /atimes/China_Business/GJ22Cb01.html (1291 words)

	Volkswagen Santana. About Volkswagen Santana. (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		As well as the Passat hatchback and estate there was also a sedan, which until the beginning of 1985 was sold as the Volkswagen Santana in Europe.
		VW Volkswagen Passat/ Santana (stufenheck) TROPHY Typ 32B.
		Volkswagen Santana 32B: 1.3: Ð“Ð¾Ð´Ñ Ð²ÑÐ¿ÑÑÐºÐ°: 1981 - 1983: Ð¢Ð¸Ð¿ ÐºÑÐ·Ð¾Ð²Ð°: - Ð”Ð²ÐµÑÐµÐ¹: ÐÐ±ÑÐµÐ¼ Ð´Ð²Ð¸Ð³Ð°ÑÐµÐ»Ñ: - ÐÐÐ: - 1.6: Ð“Ð¾Ð´Ñ Ð²ÑÐ¿ÑÑÐºÐ°: 1981 - 1982 Volkswagen Santana...
	autoclan.com /Volkswagen/Volkswagen_Santana (230 words)

	6.14.2004 -- U.S. Commercial Service China
		Volkswagen Group China has become the automobile partner of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games, the Beijing Organizing Committee for the Games of the XXIX Olympiad (BOCOG) announced in Beijing on June 10, 2004.
		BOCOG decided to choose Volkswagen as the automobile partner after having conducted a thorough investigation and all-round evaluation, Wang Wei, BOCOG’s Vice-President and Secretary-General, told a press conference.
		Volkswagen, BOCOG’s first official partner, will provide financial, automobile and other forms of support for the 2008 Olympics and Paralympics, BOCOG, the Chinese Olympic Committee, as well as Chinese sports delegation to the 2006 Winter Olympics in Torino, Italy and 2008 Olympics in Beijing.
	www.buyusa.gov /china/en/hs040614.html (199 words)

	VW shuffles management at China unit - Business Asia by Bloomberg - International Herald Tribune
		BEIJING Volkswagen, the largest carmaker in Europe, and FAW Group on Tuesday named a new management team for their venture in China, in a bid to stem a decline in its share of the world's third-biggest vehicle market.
		Volkswagen, which used to have more than half of China's car market through various ventures, has been losing share to rivals including General Motors and Toyota Motor.
		Volkswagen lost 67 million, or $80 million, in China in the first nine months of this year after posting an operating profit of 268 million last year.
	www.iht.com /articles/2005/12/13/bloomberg/sxfaw.php (556 words)

	People's Daily Online -- Volkswagen to expand car loans business
		Volkswagen Finance (China) Co Ltd, German carmaker Volkswagen AG's auto-financing arm in China, plans to aggressively expand its business coverage this year.
		The auto-financing business remains small in China mainly because the country lacks a sound credit system and most local customers are unused to paying for cars in instalments.
		Volkswagen Group China said earlier that the carmaker's 2006 sales would rebound from consecutive tumbles over the past two years.
	english.people.com.cn /200608/11/eng20060811_292062.html (536 words)

	Volkswagen News
		Automobile Magazine on Wednesday named the Volkswagen AG GTI as its 2007 car of the year, one of a series of year-end industry awards that automakers use to support their marketing efforts.
		Tags: VW GTI Automobile Magazine on Wednesday named the Volkswagen GTI as its 2007 car of the year, one of a series of year-end industry awards that automakers use to support their marketing efforts.
		Volkswagen of Langhorne Exhibits The All-New Jetta TDI 2006
	www.topix.net /autos/volkswagen (777 words)

	kyw.com - VW Unveils China 'Olympic Plan'
		Volkswagen entered China 21 years ago, before its biggest competitors, and long dominated the market with its Santana and Audi models.
		Volkswagen and its partner Shanghai Automotive Industry Corp. have already announced plans to begin producing hybrid gasoline-electric vehicles in mid-2008.
		Its other joint venture is with FAW Group Corp., based in the northeastern city of Shenyang.
	cbs3.com /business/finance_story_291184725.html (423 words)

	Volkswagen Group China - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Volkswagen Group China is Volkswagen Group's subsidiary in China.
		In the FAW JV Volkswagen AG has 20% stake, Audi AG has 10% stake and Volkswagen Automobile (China) Investment Co. Ltd.
		In 1984 a Joint Venture was established between Volkswagen AG and Shanghai Automotive Industry Corporation, each share a 50/50 share of the Shanghai-Volkswagen Automotive.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Volkswagen_Group_China (207 words)

	Volkswagen China H1 unit sales up 30.2 pct at 345,375 units - Forbes.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		It said Volkswagen group had a market share of 17.1 pct, stabilizing in recent months and making it the leader in the Chinese passenger car market in the first half.
		In the statement, the company said the increase was the direct result of Volkswagen Group's restructuring strategy, which included the introduction of new models.
		Group president and chief executive Winfried Vahland said further positive results are expected from the recently introduced Polo hatchback and notchback models and from another new model that will be launched later this week.
	www.forbes.com /home/feeds/afx/2006/07/04/afx2856888.html (420 words)

	Automotive News
		Retail partners want cars built in China but designed in U.S. Dealers who are enrolled in Malcolm Bricklin's plan to sell China-built vehicles in the United States by 2009 applaud the end of a joint venture between Bricklin's company and Chinese automaker Chery.
		The Chrysler group plans to add a mid-sized sedan, a minivan and a Jeep to its lineup in China next year as it aims to gain ground in China.
		Because of China's success, I can't help but wonder about the concern in Europe and the United States that Chinese automobile manufacturers are a threat to their economies.
	www.autonews.com /apps/pbcs.dll/section?category=CHINA (3454 words)

	China—big, but not easy: German car manufacturer Audi—a Volkswagen Group company—hopes its Chinese ...
		THE VOLKSWAGEN GROUP has two joint ventures in China to manufacture Audi vehicles--with the First Automobile Works (FAW) to manufacture the Audi 100 and later, a three-way JV with FAW, Volkswagen and Audi, to manufacture the Audi 200 and Audi A6.
		The Audi A6, manufactured in Changchun and introduced in China in 1999, was the first luxury sedan to be produced in the country.
		A big problem faced by vehicle manufacturers in China is protecting their patented technology under the current technology transfer requirements to local partners that China has.
	findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_m3012/is_6_185/ai_n16071220 (889 words)

	Beijing Olympics already presenting hurdles for marketers (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		In China, it is coaches, not professional agents, who usually manage the careers of athletes.
		Donald Chan, the China national managing director of Publicis Groupe SA's Leo Burnett ad agency, is advising some of his clients, which include McDonald's, to start planning -- but wait on delivering ads until the second half of 2007.
		And China's record with intellectual-property rights has left some brands nervous about "ambush marketing," or fu ji shi ying xian, in which brands either steal the Olympics logo or find ways to work Olympic images into their ads.
	www.post-gazette.com /pg/06220/711970-28.stm (1385 words)

	Volkswagen at Auto China 2006
		II: With the Golf GTI a Volkswagen with cult status is debuting in Beijing.
		It was taken into consideration during the design of the model in Germany that in terms of both design and features this sedan meet every demand of the Chinese market and satisfy the tastes of modern Chinese society.
		New Bora HS In the classic and extremely successful mid-class the Volkswagen Group China is presenting the new Bora HS.
	e-carzone.com /news/auto_3503.shtml (667 words)

	World Economic Forum - China Business Summit
		Matt Bross, Group Chief Technology Officer, BT, said, “the challenge is to drive convergence in such a way that it can actually change lives.
		The China Health Alliance is a groundbreaking initiative that brings together select companies, the Chinese government, UN agencies and non-governmental organizations in a joint effort to respond to the growing economic and social threat of AIDS and tuberculosis in China.
		He reported that as China’s GDP has increased at a rate around 10% annually, its energy consumption and profitability losses due to pollution have also risen at a corresponding rate.
	www.weforum.org /en/events/china/index.htm (1043 words)

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