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August 2008

• 2008-08-06 The Best Golf of All Times

  Volkswagen is unveiling its most important automotive secret of the year: the new Golf. Europe’s most successful with more than 26 million sold...

July 2008

• 2008-07-31 Green light for Olympics: Volkswagen pavilion now ready

  The Volkswagen Showcase on the “Olympic Green” is now ready to welcome guests to the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing. As the exclusive Automobile...

• 2008-07-28 Volkswagen Olympic Fleet launched

  The vehicles provide logistic support for the organizers, athletes, media and Olympic guests. Volkswagen technicians and service crews will supply...

• 2008-07-28 Audi invests heavily in Taiwan

  Audi is continuing on its course of worldwide growth and will found its own sales company in Taiwan – just as it has in markets such as Canada, ...

• 2008-07-25 Audi Group Interim Financial Report: Record sales, revenue and profit

  In spite of a difficult environment, such as soaring raw materials prices, weak currencies in major markets and globally weakening economic...

• 2008-07-25 Automobili Lamborghini increases profitability and establishes position amongst the most profitable car brands

  In the first six months of 2008, the tradition-rich automaker located in Sant’Agata Bolognese, Italy, has delivered 1309 cars, which represents a...

• 2008-07-23 Ad hocAd hoc release Financial Report January - June 2008
• 2008-07-23 Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles sets half-year record

  As a result of good sales figures, improved productivity and continuous product improvements, Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles increased its net...

• 2008-07-23 Volkswagen increases first-half operating profit by more than 20 percent

  The Volkswagen Group again significantly improved its operating profit in the first six months of the current fiscal year. At €3.4 billion, the...

• 2008-07-21 Volkswagen Group delivers 3.27 million vehicles worldwide in first six months of 2008

  The Volkswagen Group delivered 3.27 million vehicles worldwide (+5.8 percent) from January to June 2008, the highest figure ever for the first six...

• 2008-07-17 Volkswagen receives approvals to acquire majority voting stake in Scania

  The Volkswagen Group has received the antitrust approvals necessary to acquire a majority voting stake in Swedish truck manufacturer Scania AB. The...

• 2008-07-16 India: Jetta – Market Launch

  Today, in Mumbai, Volkswagen begins market introduction of the Jetta in India. The sedan – eight million of which have been sold since 1979 – will...

• 2008-07-15 Volkswagen Builds Factory in Tennessee, USA

  Volkswagen is setting out to build a plant in Chattanooga, Tennessee, where vehicle production will be due to commence in early 2011...

• 2008-07-10 Volkswagen orients its IT worldwide to company’s growth strategy

  Some 70 IT managers from all Group sites met in Dresden to discuss this issue. Klaus Hardy Mühleck, the Group’s CIO, summarized the results in...

• 2008-07-08 AUDI AG: Best first half-year in company history in terms of deliveries

  AUDI AG sold more than 516,000 cars to customers worldwide between January and June (2007: 508,842). This represents a gain of 1.4 percent compared...

• 2008-07-08 Record sales for Volkswagen Group China in first half year of 2008

  Volkswagen Group China, with its two joint ventures Shanghai Volkswagen and FAW-Volkswagen, increased deliveries to customers in...

• 2008-07-04 Audi sets new sales record in China

  Audi delivered a total of 60,509 automobiles between January and June – the most successful half-year period in Audi’s 20-year history in China...

• 2008-07-01 The Next Generation of the most successful automobile in South America: The new Gol is being launched

  President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva was invited by Viktor Klima, VW’s South America head. He was the first person to take a seat behind the...

June 2008

• 2008-06-30 Back to the Roots: The Volkswagen Touareg Stanley on display in Silicon Valley

  The penultimate stop in the Touareg Stanley’s international exhibition tour is The Tech Museum of Innovation in San Jose, California. The prototype...

• 2008-06-30 Christian Klingler appointed to the Board of Management of the Volkswagen Passenger Cars brand

  Christian Klingler (39) will be appointed Member of the Board of Management of the Volkswagen Passenger Cars brand as of 1st August. He will be...