Volkswagen

Osamu Suzuki Vents Out On Volkswagen

July 12, 2011

Volkswagen has been known for buying stakes in companies and later on gobbling them, making them a part of their automobile empire. But this is not going to happen with Suzuki as Mr. Osamu Suzuki has made it very clear through his blog. Ferdinand Piech (the person at the helm of things at VW) was [...]

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Volkswagen Rolls Out 1 Lakhth Car From Chakan

July 8, 2011

Volkswagen has roll-out of the 1 lakhth car from its manufacturing plant in Chakan, Pune. The production of the 100,000th car has taken the German automaker 2 years to achieve. The 1 lakhth car to roll out was a Volkswagen Vento from the final check point at the plant. Just five months ago, Volkswagen rolled [...]

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Volkswagen Plans Small Car For India

April 29, 2011

Volkswagen has all of a sudden become ambitious. The German automaker not only wants to become the biggest car maker in the world by 2018 but also one of the leading car manufacturers in India. Thus the company plans to launch a small car which would be smaller than the Polo and positioned below it. [...]

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BU Bhandari Is New Volkswagen Dealer

April 18, 2011

Volkswagen has tied up with BU Bhandari to open its second dealership in Pune. The company also launched the new Passat and the Vento IPL edition at the inauguration of the dealership. Volkswagen now have a total of 71 dealerships in 57 cities across India. BU Bhandari Is New Volkswagen Dealer

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Why The VW Campervan Has Stood The Test Of Time

April 15, 2011

Originally conceived in the aftermath of WW2, the Volkswagen Camper Van quickly became a popular and iconic symbol of the 20th century, with very few changes being made to its design over the centuries. At first known as the Volkswagen Type 2 Transporter, (the Volkswagen Type 1 is better known as the Volkswagen Beetle) the [...]

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Volkswagen Plans Pre-Owned Car Business

April 12, 2011

Volkswagen was granted a NBFC license by RBI last month (read about it here) and the company intends to finance pre-owned cars from January, 2012. The German automaker also plans to setup a pre-owned arm like arch rivals Maruti Suzuki, Honda and Toyota have done in India. This will help them promote their cars with [...]

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RBI Grants Volkswagen Finance NBFC License

March 29, 2011

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has granted Volkswagen Finance a Non-Banking Finance Company (NBFC) licence enabling it to make its first offering to the Indian market through 3 product lines – VW Finance, Skoda Finance, Audi Finance. Audi, Skoda and Volkswagen customers can avail of financing options at any of the 164 dealer outlets. [...]

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Volkswagen Developing Toyota Innova Challenger

March 8, 2011

Volkswagen plans to become the world’s largest carmaker by 2018 and in keeping with this aim, the company is planning to increase its sales in India. The Polo and Vento has helped to a certain extent but a MPV is just what the German automaker needs to capture a larger chunk of the growing Indian [...]

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Volkswagen To Launch IPL Edition Model

March 3, 2011

Volkswagen has associated itself with the hugely popular Indian Premier League (IPL), and to mark this special partnership the company will be launching an IPL Edition model on the 10th of March, 2011. Any guesses what could it be? Volkswagen To Launch IPL Edition Model

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Volkswagen Buys Porsche

March 2, 2011

Volkswagen has finalised the purchase of Porsche for $4.55 billion. The acquisition, part of a comprehensive agreement between the two companies, is the “next major step towards the creation of the integrated automotive group of Volkswagen and Porsche. There will be no changes to Porsche in any manner post the takeover. Volkswagen Buys Porsche

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