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August 2010

• 2010-08-27 Wolpert to take charge of Group product management

  Klaus-Gerhard Wolpert (53), currently Cayenne model series head at Dr. Ing. h.c. F. Porsche AG, Stuttgart, takes over from Matthias Müller...

• 2010-08-27 Bestenbostel new Head of Communications at Škoda Auto

  Peik von Bestenbostel (51) will assume responsibility as Head of Communications at Škoda Auto (Mlada Boleslav), effective September 1, 2010. In this..

• 2010-08-24 Hans Demant moves to Volkswagen Group

  Hans Demant (59) takes charge of international project coordination at Volkswagen Aktiengesellschaft effective October 1, 2010. In this capacity...

• 2010-08-23 Ludger Fretzen to head Volkswagen, Audi and Škoda business in Spain

  Ludger Fretzen (45) has been appointed CEO of Volkswagen-Audi España, S.A. (Barcelona) effective September 1, 2010. He is currently head of product...

• 2010-08-13 Volkswagen Group sells over four million vehicles in January – July period for first time

  For the first time, the Volkswagen Group sold more than 4 million vehicles in the period from January to July...

• 2010-08-12 Volkswagen Group is most trustworthy company

  According to a study, the Volkswagen Group is the most trustworthy of all DAX 30 companies. Volkswagen scored the highest ranking in the Corporate...

• 2010-08-09 Volkswagen Group completes acquisition of majority shareholding in Italdesign Giugiaro

  The Volkswagen Group has completed the acquisition of the majority shareholding in Italdesign Giugiaro S.p.A. (IDG), Turin. Volkswagen therefore...

• 2010-08-06 AUDI AG: Sales records in United States and China

  AUDI AG delivered around 91,400 cars worldwide in July. Unit sales thus increased by 7.7 percent compared with the prior-year month. For the...

July 2010

• 2010-07-30 Audi Group: record first-half operating profit of over EUR 1.3 billion

  The Audi Group increased its revenue by 21 percent in the first six months of the current fiscal year to EUR 17.6 (2009: 14.5) billion. Meanwhile...

• 2010-07-29 Ad hocHalf-Yearly Financial Report 2010

  Volkswagen Group performs significantly better than expected in the first half of 2010...

• 2010-07-29 Volkswagen Group lifts profitability substantially in first half of 2010

  The Volkswagen Group significantly increased its profitability in the first half of 2010 and continued its growth path in all key international...

• 2010-07-23 Volkswagen Group reports new delivery record for first half year

  The Volkswagen Group delivered more vehicles than originally expected during the first half of 2010. In total, 3.58...

• 2010-07-16 Škoda Auto achieves record sales in the first half-year of 2010

  In the first half-year of 2010, Škoda Auto has reached a new sales record with 378,747 vehicles sold worldwide. This means that sales numbers have...

• 2010-07-15 Volkswagen signs contracts for further plant in China

  The Volkswagen Group is to build a new vehicle production plant in Yizheng, Jiangsu Province, as part of its long-term growth strategy for China...

• 2010-07-13 Josef Schelchshorn appointed SEAT Executive Vice-President Human Resources

  Josef Schelchshorn (49) has been appointed Executive Vice-President Human Resources at the SEAT brand effective September 1, 2010. He succeeds...

• 2010-07-08 AUDI AG on course for new sales record in 2010 after first half-year

  AUDI AG delivered around 99,250 cars worldwide in June, beating even the strong sales figures from the previous month of May. Unit sales increased...

• 2010-07-07 Volkswagen expands production capacity in Mexico

  Volkswagen Group production continues on its growth path in Mexico. Mexican President Felipe Calderón and Prof. Dr. Jochem Heizmann, member of the...

• 2010-07-06 Volkswagen extends Group Board of Management

  The Volkswagen Group is extending the Group Board of Management in the context of its “Strategy 2018” growth program and setting up a new...

• 2010-07-06 New models drive Volkswagen Group China to record sales

  Volkswagen Group China, along with its two joint ventures Shanghai Volkswagen and FAW-Volkswagen, announced today that it delivered 950,278 cars in...

• 2010-07-02 Škoda Board of Directors member Fleger moves to Volkswagen Financial Services

  As General Manager of Volkswagen Financial Services AG, he assumes responsibility for the China/India Region as well as becoming Chairman of...