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February 2012

• 2012-02-17 Volkswagen Group reports another rise in already high delivery levels

  The Volkswagen Group began 2012 with a rise in deliveries. The company sold 652,500 (January 2011: 644,200)* vehicles in January, an increase of...

• 2012-02-14 Volkswagen Passenger Cars brand again delivers well over 400,000 vehicles in January

  The Volkswagen Passenger Cars brand reported robust delivery figures for the beginning of this year: The company handed over 419,200...

• 2012-02-13 Successful Start for Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles

  In January 2012 Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles continued last year’s upward trend in deliveries. In the first month of the current business year, Europe’

• 2012-02-10 2012 off to promising start for ŠKODA

  ŠKODA is continuing on its growth course in early 2012. Worldwide sales of this long-established Czech carmaker rose 10.2 percent year on year in...

• 2012-02-09 Audi: strong growth in the United States and China

  In January, AUDI AG once again achieved the record sales level of the same month last year – despite significantly more difficult underlying...

• 2012-02-01 The beginning of a new era: Volkswagen introduces the Modular Transverse Matrix (MQB)

  This year, Volkswagen Group will be introducing the Modular Transverse Matrix – the German acronym is MQB – for the Volkswagen, Audi, ŠKODA and SEAT...

January 2012

• 2012-01-24 Site acquisition in Münchsmünster finalized: Audi expands production expertise further

  The Audi site in Ingolstadt has been growing for years – but the space available is limited. In order to relieve the plant structurally, Audi has...

• 2012-01-16 MAN the clear front-runner on Brazil’s truck market again in 2011

  This makes MAN the most successful manufacturer of trucks over 5 tons in Brazil for the ninth year in a row with a market share of 29.7 percent. The...

• 2012-01-13 Volkswagen Group China sold 2.26 million cars in 2011

  Volkswagen Group China today reported a new year of record sales. With its two Chinese joint ventures, Shanghai Volkswagen and FAW-Volkswagen, the Group...

• 2012-01-12 Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles achieves record sales

  Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles has achieved the best sales results so far in its history in 2011. Worldwide, the brand delivered 528,000 lightweight...

• 2012-01-10 ŠKODA Goes from Strength to Strength

  ŠKODA continued on its successful course, achieving a new sales record in FY 2011. The brand’s sales increased by 15.3% to a new all-time high of...

• 2012-01-09 Volkswagen Group delivers over 8 million vehicles for first time

  A total of 8.16 (2010: 7.14; +14.3 percent)* million vehicles were handed over to customers. Developments on the global passenger car market during the...

• 2012-01-09 Audi: strongest sales growth ever

  AUDI AG sold around 1,302,650 cars in 2011, beating its previous sales record from one year earlier by more than 210,200 units. The brand’s strong...

• 2012-01-06 Volkswagen to construct new plant in Ningbo, Southern China

  The Volkswagen Group is further expanding its production capacities in China. Therefore, Shanghai Volkswagen (SVW) is to build a new car plant in...

• 2012-01-06 Volkswagen Passenger Cars delivers 5.1 million vehicles in 2011

  The Volkswagen Passenger Cars brand closed 2011 with a new record: For the first time in a twelvemonth period, the brand delivered 5.1...

• 2012-01-05 Record year for ŠKODA

  ŠKODA continued on its growth path in 2011 and set another sales record. The brand’s sales increased based on preliminary figures by 15 percent to...

• 2012-01-05 Record result for Audi in China

  Audi established a new record for the Chinese market in 2011: With deliveries to customers reaching 313,036 (up 37 percent) the company sold more cars...

December 2011

• 2011-12-27 Audi stepping up the pace again in 2012: 1,200 new jobs and new investment program

  Audi is investing heavily in its future and, as this year, is intending to recruit some 1,200 specialists in 2012. From 2012 through 2016 the Audi Group...

• 2011-12-15 Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles increase deliveries worldwide

  Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles continued to record rising sales figures over the last eleven months with Europe’s market leader delivering 479,000...

• 2011-12-15 In November, ŠKODA continues to grow dynamic

  ŠKODA will set a new sales record in 2011. With 816,800 units, deliveries crossed the threshold of 800,000 units by the end of November 2011 for the...

• 2011-12-13 Volkswagen Passenger Cars brand grows vehicle deliveries further in period to November

  The Volkswagen Passenger Cars brand handed over 4.69 (January-November 2010: 4.18) million vehicles to customers worldwide from January to November 2011...

• 2011-12-07 Audi sales up 28 percent in November

  AUDI AG sold around 111,400 cars to customers worldwide in November – an increase of 28 percent. The main driving forces behind this success were...

• 2011-12-01 New plant in China to build Audi A3 from 2013

  Audi is to strengthen its presence significantly in China and start production at a new plant in southern China from 2013. FAW-VW is currently setting...

November 2011

• 2011-11-28 A great combination: AUDI AG invests in csi group of companies

  AUDI AG is planning to acquire a 49 percent stake in the csi group of companies. The brand with the four rings will use the acquired expertise to create...

• 2011-11-25 AUDI AG increases development capacity

  AUDI AG is acquiring a 91 percent stake in PSW automotive engineering GmbH in order to increase its development capacity. “We want to build on the...