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  • July 2008

    • Eyeing US Market, VW Plans Tenn. Plant

      newser  |  Der Spiegel  |  Jul 16, 08 8:42 AM CDT

      Eyeing US Market, VW Plans Tenn. Plant

      Volkswagen will invest around $1.6 billion to build a factory in the US—20 years after the closure of its last plant, Der Spiegel reports. VW hopes to have the plant, located in Chattanooga, Tenn., running by 2011, and operating at a rate of 150,000 cars per year. The company ambitiously hopes to increase US sales to 800,000 by 2018. More »

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      auto industry  • auto sales  • Volkswagen  • factory

  • May 2008
  • March 2008

    • Porsche Speeds to $225B Euro Empire

      newser  |  Financial Times (UK)  |  Mar 4, 08 2:43 AM CST

      Porsche Speeds to $225B Euro Empire

      The map of Europe's car and truck industry is set to be redrawn with Porsche's likely takeover of Volkswagen, the Financial Times reports. Porsche's board voted to boost the sports car manufacturer's stake in Volkswagen to more than 50% yesterday, only hours after Volkswagen said it would buy a controlling interest in Swedish truck company Scania. The combined $225 billion company would be the biggest car and truck firm in Europe. More »

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      auto industry  • Europe  • merger  • auto sales  • Volkswagen  • Porsche

  • December 2007

    • Airbus, VW May Open US Plants

      newser  |  Der Spiegel  |  Dec 4, 07 4:00 PM CST

      Airbus, VW May Open US Plants

      The dollar’s continued weakness against the euro has European companies such as Airbus and VW looking to move production to the US, reports Der Spiegel. “We don’t have a choice,” said the CEO of Aribus parent company EADS. If Airbus wins a contract to supply the US Air Force with 180 refueling jets, the company says it might build an assembly plant in Alabama. More »

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      US economy  • US dollar  • Airbus  • Volkswagen  • EADS

  • November 2007

    • VW Opens Russian Factory

      newser  |  Der Spiegel  |  Nov 29, 07 5:51 PM CST

      VW Opens Russian Factory

      Volkswagen is attempting to break in to the Russian auto market by opening a major factory in the town of Kaluga, 100 miles southwest of Moscow. They are not alone: Der Speigel reports that Volvo and Renault already produce cars there, and GM, Ford and BMW have all grabbed substantial pieces of the Russian auto market. More »

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      Russia  • Germany  • auto industry  • Volkswagen

  • October 2007
  • August 2007

    • Apple, VW Steer Toward iCar

      newser  |  Associated Press  |  Aug 30, 07 11:37 AM CDT

      Apple, VW Steer Toward iCar

      Apple and Volkswagen are cruising toward a new partnership to develop a car loaded with gizmos from the digital maverick. Steve Jobs met with VW chief Martin Winterkorn in California this week to discuss plans for an “iCar,” the AP reports. Negotiations have just begun, but a VW spokesman says there are “scores of ideas.” More »

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      Microsoft  • Apple  • Germany  • iPhone  • car  • Ford  • iPod  • Steve Jobs  • Volkswagen

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