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Main > Car Makers News > Porsche > Wiedeking Is not Giving up Porsche Wendelin Wiedeking has been Porsche CEO since 1993. During these years he has done a great job: led the company from being a bankruptcy candidate to the status of the world’s most profitable automaker. Until the economic crisis Porsche was on top of success. Lately Wiedeking has been accused to leading the company to a huge debt of more than $12.7 billion in attempt to avoid the merge with Volkswagen. Porsche CEO has been fighting fiercely against the united companies. Wiedeking was raising funds... Full article... Article added: 2009-07-24 10:35:58 Article Views Rating: 81 Main > Car Makers News > Porsche > Porsche CEO steps down, making way for VW merger | detnews.com | The Detroit News -- Porsche chief executive Wendelin Wiedeking is leaving the luxury sports car maker after 16 years at the helm, a move widely expected to clear the way for a merger with Volkswagen AG. The board for Porsche Automobil Holding SE said Thursday that Wiedeking, 56, and chief financial officer Holger Haerter, 53, were leaving with immediate effect from the heavily indebted company that makes the 911, among other models. The move -- along with the announcement that Porsche will seek to raise funds, possibly... Full article... Article added: 2009-07-24 10:35:56 Article Views Rating: 99 Main > Car Makers News > Other > Peel out with a set of orange-oil tires | detnews.com | The Detroit News Automakers and their suppliers love to talk about technology transfers, especially those that move from the highly competitive and exciting environment of racetracks to the mundane but much more important public roadways. The Yokohama Tire Corp. has a new tech transfer ready to roll -- tires made by using the oil from orange peels to replace much of the petroleum-based oil that goes into tire production. Officially, Yokohama's new tire is the dB Super E-spec, which the Japanese rubber company calls "the... Full article... Article added: 2009-07-24 10:35:53 Article Views Rating: 61 Main > Car Manufactures > Volkswagen > VW Crafter Wins RAC Award for Best Large Van 2009 VW Crafter range of vans has won the award for Best Large Van in the 2009 Van Fleet World Honours. The trophy was presented at a special ceremony held at the Royal Automobile Club, Pall Mall on Wednesday 20th May. The Fleet World Honours are presented annually to those motor manufacturers, service companies and individuals who have, in the opinion of the judges, achieved the highest possible level of excellence in their sector. The judging panel is chaired by industry professional, George Emmerson... Full article... Article added: 2009-07-13 15:34:02 Article Views Rating: 86 Main > Car Manufactures > Volkswagen > Escape to Your Reality This Summer at vwescape.co.uk Over the last 60 years, Volkswagen campers, vans and kombis have become unique style icons, used to escape from our daily routines to the reality of having fun doing what we want in our leisure time. To celebrate this heritage, Volkswagen has launched a new website, www.vwescape.co.uk to showcase the modern equivalents of these vehicles - the Caravelle people carrier, Transporter kombi and California campervan. The website will also encourage people to share their own personal... Full article... Article added: 2009-07-03 15:38:28 Article Views Rating: 106 Main > Week in Photos > Other > Volkswagen Caravelle Takes Take That On Circus Tour Less than two years after legendary British band Take That completed their sell-out Beautiful World comeback tour, the band is on the road again, taking “The Circus Live” Tour across the UK – thanks once more to Volkswagen’s people-carrier, the Caravelle. The VW Caravelle has long been a popular choice with those in the music industry, thanks to its space, versatility, understated appearance and reliability. Take That chose the Volkswagen Caravelle for their Beautiful... Full article... Article added: 2009-06-25 16:17:12 Article Views Rating: 131 Main > Car Manufactures > Volkswagen > Volkswagen Transporter Van’s New “Appearance Pack” Adds Style And Value A new 'appearance pack' is now available for Volkswagen's best-selling van, the Transporter, which not only adds style and kerbside appeal, but is also bound to add valuable desirability when it comes to resale. The 'appearance pack' is available on the entire range of short and long wheelbase Transporter panel vans as well as passenger-carrying window vans. It enhances the appearance of the Transporter by including body-coloured bumpers previously only available with the Caravelle... Full article... Article added: 2009-06-15 16:40:54 Article Views Rating: 172 Main > Week in Photos > Other > Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles Keeps Red Bull Racing On Track Mark Webber and Sebastian Vettel aren't the only drivers in the Red Bull Racing Formula One team. Its other drivers rely on a dependable fleet of vans and people carriers from Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles for delivering parts to races across Europe, often at short notice, and for taking people to and from airports or events. Red Bull Racing's fleet of Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles includes its smallest and largest vans, the Caddy and Crafter; while for carrying people it has the Caddy Maxi... Full article... Article added: 2009-06-04 15:49:32 Article Views Rating: 224 Main > Week in Photos > Other > Volkswagen’s Caddy Maxi Kombi For Crew And Kit As a no cost option, a new ‘kombi pack’ for the five-seater Caddy Maxi window van is now available from Alternatively, for VW Caddy owners and drivers or those with active hobbies, it creates a vehicle to carry family or friends, plus lots of gear at weekends. They may also like the added style of the ‘appearance pack’ which adds body-coloured bumpers and door mirrors. To maximise the storage space of this versatile Volkswagen, the three-seater rear bench splits... Full article... Article added: 2009-06-01 15:53:09 Article Views Rating: 208 Main > Car Makers News > Volkswagen > Volkswagen Scirocco R unveiled Don't get too excited if you're Stateside -- this puppy's a Europe-only treat. iMotor is first on the web with photos of the new Volkswagen Scirocco R. The UK publication had the slick blue hot hatch for an exclusive photo shoot, the embargo for which apparently lifted as the clock struck midnight GMT this evening. So, what do our friends across the pond get? Well, the Scirocco R features the Audi S3's 265-horsepower variant of the near-ubiquitous 2.0 TFSI engine, which sends power to the front wheels... Full article... Article added: 2009-05-20 09:27:19 Article Views Rating: 305 |
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