Daimler has a lot riding on the latest version of its flagship S-class, which is key to closing a sales gap with BMW and Volkswagen's Audi and boosting its operating profit in the second half of this year.

Volkswagen brought back its bad car crash safety campaign in a brand new spot called "Lucky Man" by Deutsch LA. The campaign historically focuses on the human side of car accidents, providing viewers emotional stock in the effectiveness of

DRESDEN, Germany, May 15 (Reuters) - A concert in a carfactory using parts of a luxury sedan as percussion instrumentsis one thing, but a Volkswagen suspended above the New YorkPhilharmonic creates another level of musical drama entirely.

Lamborghini's newest concept shows that Volkswagen isn't afraid to get crazy when it comes to design. Will Detroit ever have an answer to the carefree European expression?

Underlying govt bond Over the 4.0 pct September 2016 UKT

Back in 2008, Volkswagen briefly became the most expensive stock in the world on what would become the case study of an epic short squeeze when following some capital structure drama, the short interest becaome greater than the total outstanding floa

Volkswagen's new plant in Changsha, China, will push factory capacity in the country to four million vehicles by 2018.

Volkswagen is certainly on fire this year with ideas. After running an ad to catch the attention of on-demand viewers and making clever use of SEO, its latest idea from AlmapBBDO uses YouTube to great effect. Wanting to promo

FRANKFURT, May 11 (Reuters) - German car maker Volkswagen will build a factory with an annual capacity of300,000 vehicles in Changsa, Hunan province, China, FrankfurterAllgemeine Zeitung said on Saturday.

Not too long ago, if you wanted to buy a small, potent hatchback, your choices were limited. Now there's a new player in the game, and it's aiming to take a big bite out of the king of the hill.

FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Volkswagen is recalling about 91,000 cars in Japan, a spokesman for the company said, citing potential gearbox problems that have already caused a recall in China.

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FRANKFURT, May 9 (Reuters) - Volkswagen isrecalling about 91,000 cars in Japan due to possible gearboxproblems, German news agency dpa reported late on Wednesday,citing a spokesman for the company.

After analyzing data from 89 markets worldwide, a new report by Mercer lists company car benefits as a key component in key talent retention programs, with brands such as Volkswagen, Ford, Toyota and Honda topping the list of cars offered to the most

Midsize cars, a market once dominated by Toyota's Camry and Honda's Accord, is turning into a battleground with gains by Ford, GM, Hyundai and Volkswagen leading to greater buyer choices and discounts.

PUEBLA CITY, Mexico (Reuters) - Volkswagen AG's Audi premium brand will not build a vehicle assembly plant in Brazil until the laws governing what exactly is required to ensure a car is considered locally built are clarified, the unit's chief executi

Volkswagen AG'sAudi premium brand will not build a vehicle assembly plant in Brazil until the laws governing what exactly is required to ensure a car is considered locally built are clarified, the unit's chief executive said on Saturday.

PUEBLA CITY, Mexico, May 4 (Reuters) - Volkswagen AG's Audi premium brand will not build a vehicle assembly plant in Brazil until the laws governing what exactly is required to ensure a car is...

PUEBLA CITY, Mexico, May 4 (Reuters) - Volkswagen AG's Audi premium brand will not build a vehicle assembly plant in Brazil until the laws governing what exactly is required to ensure a car is considered locally built are clarified, the unit's chief

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VW has been the world's most profitable automaker recently, but lately its numbers have started going in the wrong direction. Is this great story starting to turn sour?

LEIPZIG, Germany (Reuters) - German holding company Porsche SE expects to succeed in its fight against legal claims seeking billions of euros in damages over the company's botched 2008-2009 takeover of Volkswagen .

German holding company Porsche SEexpects to succeed in its fight against legal claims seeking billions of euros in damages over the company's botched 2008-2009 takeover of Volkswagen .

Volkswagen AG (VLKAY.PK)Q1 2013 Earnings CallApril 29, 20138:00 am ETExecutivesChristine RitzHans Dieter Pötsch - Chief Financial Officer, Head of Controlling & Accounting and Member of Management BoardChristian Klingler - Member of Management Board

BERLIN (Reuters) - First-quarter profit at Volkswagen's core brand almost halved, Europe's biggest carmaker said on Monday, as manufacturers battle the region's protracted slump in demand with ever deeper discounts.

VIENNA (Reuters) - German carmaker Volkswagen will keep its plants in Europe despite weak markets in the region that will require flexible manufacturing and could entail cuts to temporary staff, Chief Executive Martin Winterkorn said.

German carmaker Volkswagenwill keep its plants in Europe despite weak markets in the region that will require flexible manufacturing and could entail cuts to temporary staff, Chief Executive Martin Winterkorn said.

VIENNA, April 27 (Reuters) - German carmaker Volkswagen will keep its plants in Europe despite weak markets in the region that will require flexible manufacturing and could entail cuts to temporary staff, Chief Executive Martin Winterkorn said.

HANOVER, Germany, April 25 (Reuters) - Volkswagen has moved a step closer to combining the threetrucks businesses it owns, with a deal to take full financialand strategic control of MAN SE.

HANOVER, Germany, April 25 (Reuters) - Volkswagen has moved a step closer to combining the three trucks businesses it owns, with a deal to take full financial and strategic control of MAN SE.

* FTSEurofirst up 0.1 pct, Euro STOXX 50 down 0.5 pct * DAX rises on German economy boost and VW gains * Expectations of ECB stimulus still supporting equities * Vodafone up on Verizon Wireless deal...

SAIC, China's largest car maker by sales, reported an 11% rise in first-quarter earnings thanks to robust sales at its joint ventures with Volkswagen and GM.

Twenty-five years ago, Rob Cookston got his start delivering Domino's pizzas from his cherry red Volkswagen Beetle. Today, he owns 18 of the chain's franchises.

Volkswagen doesn't care if you skip over its YouTube pre-roll ad for the new Fusca (the Brazilian form of the Beetle) after five seconds. In fact, VW designed the ad in a way that it will automatically skip itself for you so you can get to whatever c

Let’s face it, SEO is rather boring. Despite being a necessary part of any site strategy, it’s probably the least fun part of any content writing you may do. Doing keywords research, fitting them into your article or post and ensuring tha

SHANGHAI, April 19 (Reuters) - Volkswagen AG sees China's passenger-car market growing by between six andeight percent per year over the next 3-5 years, Jochem Heizmann,chief executive of Volkswagen Group China, said on Friday.

SHANGHAI, April 19 (Reuters) - Volkswagen AG isaiming its lift its China sales target to 3 million units thisyear, up from 2.8 million from 2012, Jochem Heizmann, chiefexecutive of Volkswagen Group China, said on Friday. (Reporting by Andreas Cremer;

SHANGHAI, April 19 (Reuters) - German carmaker Volkswagen AG plans to increase its Chinese workforce by a thirdto more than 100,000 people by 2018 as the company continues toexpand production capacity in the world's biggest auto market.

Which automaker -- Toyota, GM, Volkswagen or Ford - will reach 10 million vehicles sold annually by the end of 2013?

General Motors Co. posted global sales of 2.36 million vehicles in the first quarter of 2013, up 3.6%, as the U.S. carmaker narrowly topped Volkswagen Group, its closest international rival.    

Ford CEO Alan Mulally is putting his and his company's focus on China, the world's largest and fastest-growing auto market, spending big in an effort to catch up with rivals Volkswagen and General Motors.

MUNICH, Germany (Reuters) - Volkswagen chairman Ferdinand Piech's wife looks set to join the supervisory board of luxury division Audi in another move by the controlling Piech-Porsche family to solidify its sway over Europe's biggest car maker.

Recent troubles in China for Apple and Volkswagen represent a growing risk for global companies, as their dependence on the booming Chinese economy leaves them exposed to Beijing's shifting winds.

DETROIT, April 2 (Reuters) - Volkswagen AG AMerica CEO Jonathan Browning on conference call: * America CEO Browning says saw stronger sales in second half of March in US * America CEO Browning says sees 2013 us industry sales at 15.1 million

To secure its future in the world's big auto growth markets, GM has to think about borrowing more than one executive from its German and Japanese rivals.

FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Volkswagen will boost its global headcount to 600,000 by 2018 from 550,000 as part of its aim to become the world's biggest carmaker, works council chief Bernd Osterloh told a German newspaper.

It beat out a raft of performance cars