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October 2008

• 2008-10-23 From vision to reality:

  A milestone on the way into the automotive future has been reached at the testing grounds in Dudenhofen, Germany. For the first time...

• 2008-10-22 Governor of the State of Tennessee visits Volkswagen

  The Governor of the State of Tennessee, Phil Bredesen, visited Volkswagen in Wolfsburg on Wednesday...

• 2008-10-22 The new Golf – The safe choice

  The independent testers at EuroNCAP put the new Golf through a series of rigorous tests. The result: five stars which is the best result compared with..

• 2008-10-21 Automobili Lamborghini enhances management team with strategic appointments

  Automobili Lamborghini has strengthened its management team with the appointment of two new directors, joining President and CEO Stephan Winkelmann...

• 2008-10-10 Audi the Clear Victor at 7th Internet Auto Awards

  Five first-place finishes and a special award for Audi at the 7th Internet Auto Awards: a truly impressive achievement for the brand with the four...

• 2008-10-08 First choice in safety

  Four Volkswagen models were awarded the best grade of "top safety pick" in the most recent publication of the independent US safety institute...

• 2008-10-07 AUDI AG: Best September sales ever

  AUDI AG notched up double-digit growth rates in Europe, Asia/Pacific and America in September. The brand with the four rings increased its...

• 2008-10-06 Lower Saxony’s Prime Minister Wulff visits Volkswagen plant in Pune / India

  Together with a delegation of approximately 70 high-ranking business representatives from northern Germany who are currently on an information tour...

• 2008-10-01 Audi starts production of new Audi A4 in India

  Audi is continuing to make its mark on the Indian automobile market. The company today announced the start of localassembly of the new Audi A4...

• 2008-10-01 Change at Group Communications

  Mario Guerreiro (50) has been appointed to the new position of Head of International Communications in Group Communications at Volkswagen...

• 2008-10-01 Transfer of responsibility for the import business in Ireland

  Today, the responsibility for the import business of Volkswagen, Audi, Skoda and Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles will transfer from...

September 2008

• 2008-09-30 Sustainability indexes confirm progress in human resources and corporate citizenship

  Volkswagen has now qualified for two prestigious sustainability indexes: the Dow Jones Sustainability World Index, considered to be the world’s...

• 2008-09-24 AUDI AG: Dr. h.c. Andreas Schleef retires after 35 years

  After spending 35 years with AUDI AG, a retirement ceremony was held today for Dr. Andreas Schleef at the Audi Supervisory Board Meeting in Györ...

• 2008-09-24 Volkswagen Group delivers 4.24 million vehicles worldwide from January to August 2008

  The Volkswagen Group delivered 4.24 million vehicles worldwide in the first eight months of this year. This represents a 4.1 percent increase...

• 2008-09-23 Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles seeks continued growth with new products

  The Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles brand is on a growth track – deliveries to customers on a worldwide basis rose by 9.3 per cent to 343,100...

• 2008-09-19 40 years ago: VW 411 makes its press debut in Wolfsburg

  Forty years have passed since Volkswagen presented the VW 411, at that time the company’s largest and most powerful model yet, to some 200...

• 2008-09-16 Skoda Auto manufactures its millionth vehicle in Vrchlabí since its merger with Volkswagen

  The plant at Vrchlabí was founded one hundred years ago this year. Since 1991 it has produced the following models...

• 2008-09-15 Brazil: Volkswagen Trucks and Buses expands capacities

  Stephan Schaller and Roberto Cortes, together with President Lula da Silva of Brazil, open new logistics centre...

• 2008-09-04 New Board of Management line-up at Volkswagen Financial Services:
  Frank Witter appointed Chairman

  Frank Witter (49) has been appointed Chairman of the Board of Management of Volkswagen Financial Services AG with effect from September 15, 2008....

• 2008-09-04 AUDI AG records significant growth in European export markets during August

  Audi has achieved considerable growth in important European markets, in some cases despite unfavorable general conditions: sales during the...