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May 2008

• 2008-05-05 New head of Communications at Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles

  Martin Zimmermann (40) took over as head of Communications at Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles in Hanover on 1st May, 2008. In this function he will...

April 2008

• 2008-04-30 Volkswagen Group Records Profit Growth at All Brands in First Quarter

  Volkswagen Group Continues Success Story. The Group delivered more vehicles, increased sales revenue and recorded a sharp rise in profit in the...

• 2008-04-30 Bentley increases profitability despite slight decrease in sales revenue

  Bentley Motors has announced its financial results for the first quarter, ending 31 March 2008, reporting consistent profitability despite a slight...

• 2008-04-28 Mastering globalization with an outstanding team

  Volkswagen will increase the number of apprentices at its sites worldwide to more than 10,000 by 2010. This was announced by the Volkswagen...

• 2008-04-25 Board of management appointments at Group subsidiaries

  New board of management posts with responsibility for procurement are being created at three subsidiaries to support the growth strategy of the...

• 2008-04-24 Annual General Meeting of Volkswagen Aktiengesellschaft approves substantial dividend increase

  The shareholders present and represented at the 48th Annual General Meeting of Volkswagen Aktiengesellschaft approved a substantial dividend...

• 2008-04-23 Ad hocAd hoc release Interim Report January - March 2008
• 2008-04-23 Volkswagen posts substantial rise in first quarter profit

  Volkswagen Aktiengesellschaft posted a substantial rise in operating profit for the first three months of the current 2008 financial year...

• 2008-04-21 Supercomputer makes a big impact at Audi

  When Christopher Rhody starts a crash test, everything stays nice and quiet. No loud crashing noises, no broken glass and no bent fenders...

• 2008-04-21 Volkswagen publishes mission statement on biodiversity

  Retaining biological diversity is one of the great ecological challenges of the 21st century. Without the commitment of industry...

• 2008-04-21 Volkswagen Groups starts second quarter 2008 with another record: Deliveries rise by seven percent in April

  The Volkswagen Group started the second quarter of 2008 with another global record: Under increasingly difficult market conditions, Europe’s largest..

• 2008-04-20 Automobili Lamborghini SpA confirms strategy for China on third anniversary of attendance at Beijing motor show

  “China provides an extremely strong opportunity for market growth: we have an objective to triple our annual sales in the region this year,”...

• 2008-04-18 Shanghai Volkswagen increases production capacity with branch in Nanjing

  Shanghai Volkswagen inaugurated its fourth car plant today to meet growing car demand in China. The site has an initial capacity of 60,000 vehicles...

• 2008-04-15 Lamborghini launches "The World of Lamborghini" on iTunes

  Today, Automobili Lamborghini, producer of the world’s most stylish super sports cars, announced that enthusiasts can now subscribe to "The World...

• 2008-04-14 Volkswagen Group sets historic record in first quarter of 2008, delivering 1.572 million vehicles to customers worldwide under increasingly difficult market conditions

  The first three months of this year represent the most successful first quarter in the history of the Volkswagen Group: worldwide, the Group...

• 2008-04-09 AUDI AG: best first-quarter vehicle sales in company history

  The first three months of this year have been the most successful first quarter in the history of AUDI AG: From January to March, the brand with...

• 2008-04-09 Werner Eichhorn to become Head of Sales Germany

  Werner Eichhorn (45) has been appointed Head of Sales Germany at the Volkswagen Passenger Cars brand effective June 1, 2008. He succeeds...

• 2008-04-03 Sustainable growth strategy of Volkswagen in China successful

  Volkswagen Group China increased deliveries to customers in China Mainland, Hong Kong and Macao in the first quarter of 2008 by 32.5 percent to...

• 2008-04-01 Automobili Lamborghini joins the circle of most profitable car brands

  In the 2007 fiscal year (December 31), the company has surpassed all key objectives for deliveries, sales and net profit. 2007 marks the sixth...

March 2008

• 2008-03-26 Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles achieves all-time high in deliveries, turnover and operating profit in 2007

  Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles will be participating in the product offensive of the Volkswagen Group with the new generation of pickup vehicles....