UPDATE 1-German parliament backs revised VW law ( Fri, 28 Nov 2008 10:27:07 +0100) (Adds details, background) BERLIN, Nov 28 (Reuters) - Germany's upper house of parliament approved a revised law governing Volkswagen on Friday even though Read more
UPDATE 1-Hanover court rules against Porsche in VW case ( Thu, 27 Nov 2008 10:27:38 +0100) (Adds background) HANOVER, Germany, Nov 27 (Reuters) - A German regional court upheld on Thursday corporate statutes at Volkswagen that effectively let Read more
EU exec sets Germany deadline to comply on VW law ( Thu, 27 Nov 2008 12:32:59 +0100) BRUSSELS, Nov 27 (Reuters) - The European Commission on Thursday gave Germany two months to alter a law that shields carmaker Volkswagen from takeover, Read more
VWs New Flagship Much More Affordable ( Mon, 24 Nov 2008 19:56:58 +0100) Volkswagens new CC one part sedan and one part coupe supplants the overpriced Phaeton as the flagship car in the U.S. lineup, and does so with style, grace and 4-cyl. affordability. Read more
UPDATE 1-Volkswagen keeps committee limiting Porsche power ( Fri, 21 Nov 2008 18:58:07 +0100) * Volkswagen decides to "optimise" key committee * Volkswagen shares end up 4.3 pct, Porsche down 2.1 pct FRANKFURT, Nov 21 (Reuters) - Volkswagen's supervisory Read more
TEXT-S&P release on Volkswagen Bank GmbH ( Fri, 21 Nov 2008 13:47:25 +0100) (The following statement was released by the ratings agency) Nov 21 - Standard & Poor's Ratings Services said today that it revised to negative from stable Read more
Volkswagen diesel car wins "Green Car of the Year" ( Thu, 20 Nov 2008 20:10:15 +0100) By Nichola Groom and Kevin Krolicki LOS ANGELES, Nov 20 (Reuters) - A clean-burning diesel sedan, Volkswagen AG's Jetta TDI, won the "Green Car of the Read more
Audi to supply diesels for Porsche Cayenne ( Thu, 20 Nov 2008 20:10:45 +0100) FRANKFURT, Nov 20 (Reuters) - Porsche will dip into the toolkit of Audi, Volkswagen's premium brand, to furnish its Cayenne sport utility vehicle with Read more
VW looks at engine-plant sites in Mexico ( Thu, 20 Nov 2008 17:33:00 +0100) Volkswagen AG has scouted sites in Mexico for a possible engine plant. Read more
UPDATE 1-Industry crisis forces VW to review spending ( Thu, 20 Nov 2008 15:56:08 +0100) * Keeps 2018 sales and return targets * Prioritises spending on green technologies FRANKFURT, Nov 20 (Reuters) - Volkswagen , the world's third-largest Read more
SCENARIOS-Industrialist Merckle's options after VW losses ( Thu, 20 Nov 2008 15:56:38 +0100) FRANKFURT, Nov 20 (Reuters) - German billionaire Adolf Merckle incurred massive losses from wrong-way bets on Volkswagen shares, putting him under pressure Read more
Volkswagen sees stable Japan car market next year ( Thu, 20 Nov 2008 08:39:59 +0100) TOKYO, Nov 20 (Reuters) - Japan's premium car market has bottomed out and will be steady next year as Asia's biggest economy holds up relatively well Read more
INTERVIEW-Audi sees weak US market, says investment on track ( Thu, 20 Nov 2008 03:28:01 +0100) *Audi sees U.S. vehicle sales at 12.5 mln in 2009 *Volkswagen unit pressing ahead with line-up expansion *Sees opportunity in collapse of US vehicle lease Read more Volkswagen India to import comm vehicles in 2009 ( Tue, 18 Nov 2008 07:37:06 +0100) NEW DELHI, Nov 18 (Reuters) - The India unit of Volkswagen AG will start importing light commercial vehicles in the first half of 2009, its managing director Read more
Ratiopharm owner Merckle lost on VW bets -sources ( Mon, 17 Nov 2008 12:44:10 +0100) FRANKFURT, Nov 17 (Reuters) - German billionaire Adolf Merckle was among investors caught on the wrong foot by an unprecedented surge in carmaker Volkswagen's Read more Germany says up to EU to decide if VW law in order ( Fri, 14 Nov 2008 11:52:25 +0100) BERLIN, Nov 14 (Reuters) - It is up to the European Commission to decide if the changes that Germany made to a law on governing Volkswagen meets its requirements, Read more
German parliament backs revised VW law ( Thu, 13 Nov 2008 21:20:26 +0100) BERLIN, Nov 13 (Reuters) - Germany's lower house of parliament approved a revised law governing carmaker Volkswagen on Thursday, putting Berlin on a collision Read more
EU to take legal action vs Germany on VW law ( Thu, 13 Nov 2008 21:20:36 +0100) BRUSSELS, Nov 13 (Reuters) - The European Commission said on Thursday it would proceed with legal action against Germany over its contentious Volkswagen Read more
VW Drops Plan to Produce Up! Minicar in Czech Republic ( Thu, 13 Nov 2008 21:21:16 +0100) Volkswagen says the risk of possible currency swings is the reason for the decision. The strong Czech koruna currently hurts profitability of Skodas exports. Read more
Volkswagen Bank to use ABS collateral in ECB tender ( Mon, 10 Nov 2008 17:20:12 +0100) FRANKFURT, Nov 10 (Reuters) - Volkswagen Bank GmbH plans to tap the European Central Bank for liquidity next month using some 2.8 billion euros ($3.6 Read more
Volkswagen executive cashes in on short squeeze ( Thu, 06 Nov 2008 12:17:25 +0100) FRANKFURT, Nov 6 (Reuters) - Volkswagen's Jochem Heizmann, a management board member and head of group production, became the first company insider to Read more
REFILE-Volkswagen executive cashes in on short squeeze ( Thu, 06 Nov 2008 12:18:05 +0100) (Refiles to insert dropped currency in fourth paragraph showing shares rose to a record high of 1,005 euros) FRANKFURT, Nov 6 (Reuters) - Volkswagen's Read more RPT-VW Czech unit cutting output further on weak demand ( Wed, 05 Nov 2008 08:36:57 +0100) (Repeats story published late on Tuesday) PRAGUE, Nov 4 (Reuters) - Volkswagen AG's Czech unit Skoda Auto will cut back production in the final two months Read more
Volkswagen to decide on trucks alliance in 2009-CEO ( Tue, 04 Nov 2008 19:08:52 +0100) BERLIN, Nov 4 (Reuters) - Volkswagen will decide only next year on forging closer cooperation among Scania , MAN and its own truck-making operations, Read more
VW ordinaries set to stay in DAX for now-analysts ( Tue, 04 Nov 2008 19:09:12 +0100) By Tyler Sitte FRANKFURT, Nov 4 (Reuters) - Ordinary shares in Europe's largest automaker Volkswagen AG seem set to stay in Germany's blue-chip DAX index Read more