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| 20/10/2010 I Company Volkswagen Group reports another delivery record for first nine months
The Volkswagen Group has held its own on the world’s automotive markets in the first nine months of this year and reported another delivery record, handing over a total of 5.37 (January to September 2009: 4.76; +12.7 percent)* million vehicles to customers. In September alone, deliveries rose by 7.9 percent to 663,100 (614,800)**.
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| 13/08/2010 I Models 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 Trust Index (CTI), a study carried out by the Institute of Communication and Media Studies of the University of Leipzig and PMG Presse-Monitor. During the first half of 2010, the Group therefore further extended its leading position over the comparable prior-year period.
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| 10/08/2010 I Models New Beetle Sunshine Tour 2010 with over 400 Volkswagens
Wolfsburg/Travemünde, - Fans of the Volkswagen New Beetle from all over Europe will be coming together this weekend in Travemünde on the Baltic coast. The annual get-together, first staged in 2004, is heading this year for a record number of participants. Over 400 New Beetles and New Beetle convertibles have already been registered for the event. It is thus the largest Beetle fans’ tour anywhere in the world.
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| 10/08/2010 I Models Production celebration at Volkswagen:
Since its market launch in 1974, this compact sports coupé has been the most successful Volkswagen in its segment: 795,650 vehicles were sold up to 1992. Currently, the third generation is being manufactured.
Today, at the VW Autoeuropa - Automóveis Ltda. plant in Portugal, just two years after its market launch, the hundred-thousandth third-generation Scirocco rolled off the production line. "The Scirocco is one of the most important cars that we produce. For myself personally, it was a moving moment", said Andreas Hinrichs, Autoeuropa Plant Manager.
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| 01/05/2010 I Models Phaeton debuts with new design and new technologies
At the Transparent Factory in Dresden Volkswagen produces one of the finest automobiles in the world: the Phaeton. The limousine’s quality and comfort (four-wheel drive and air suspension as standard) set a unique benchmark. Volkswagen, the most successful carmaker in Europe and China, has now made the Phaeton even more perfect. The company’s new flagship is being unveiled for the first time at Auto China 2010 (27th April to 2nd May) in Beijing.
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| 01/05/2010 I Models Environmental commendation for Volkswagen’s TSI engines
Volkswagen’s TSI engines have been awarded the environmental commendation certified by TÜV Nord, following in the footsteps of the dual-clutch transmission DSG. The Life Cycle Assessment on which the commendation is based confirms that the TSI engines have significantly improved environmental characteristics compared with the predecessor models throughout their life cycle thanks to their smaller engine size and lower fuel consumption – while at the same time evidencing higher driving dynamics.
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| 08/03/2010 I Models Polo is named European Car of the Year 2010
The new Polo has just been announced as the European Car of the Year for 2010. The new Polo’s extremely efficient drive technologies, best possible active and passive safety systems, a level of quality never before attained in this car. Nothing has been compromised and no other car in its class has such a mature and high-end image as the new Polo. Comfort, quality and safety have all taken a considerable leap forward with the Polo, which has been awarded the recently established, stricter and more comprehensive, 5-star EuroNCAP rating.
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| 08/03/2010 I Models International Engine of the Year Award 2009
Volkswagen has received a timely global endorsement by being honoured with a host of worldwide accolades in recent weeks. The Volkswagen 1.4-litre TSI engine has been announced as the International Engine of the Year along with being voted the Green Engine of the Year.
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