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Archive for March, 2008

Sun Microsystems Braces for April 1 After VW, Golf Hole Stunts (Bloomberg.com)

Monday, March 31st, 2008
April 1 (Bloomberg) -- Sun Microsystems Inc. 's then-chief executive officer, Scott McNealy , walked into his office on April 1, 1988, and found it had been transformed into a par-four golf hole.

Smooth-Talkin’ Beetle Flatters Model into Frenzy … and Vice-Versa (adrants)

Monday, March 31st, 2008
Meet Max, the classic '64 Volkswagen Beetle and star of VW's new campaign. In it, Max is a German talk show host who interviews people like Heidi Klum and David Hasselhoff of Baywatch .

Smooth-Talkin’ Beetle Flatters Model into Frenzy … and Vice-Versa (adrants)

Monday, March 31st, 2008
Meet Max, the classic '64 Volkswagen Beetle and star of VW's new campaign. In it, Max is a German talk show host who interviews people like Heidi Klum and David Hasselhoff of Baywatch .

2000 Volkswagen Bora GLS review from Dominican Republic (Carsurvey.org)

Monday, March 31st, 2008
Transmission differential broke down leaving me stranded, spark plug core blew out leaving me with little power (lucky I was in the city not on the highway) ; A/C compressor and evaporator stopped working; Engine needed piston ring replacement; shocks/bushings had to be replaced; jerky transmission throughout ownership; interior very worn.

Hydrogen Car Prospects Sputter (Forbes)

Monday, March 31st, 2008
New California rules will let automakers build more hybrids and fewer zero-emission vehicles.

Big man in pink shirt kicks, busts car taillight (Northwest Florida Daily News)

Monday, March 31st, 2008
DESTIN — A witness alerted the Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office on Wednesday that a man in the parking lot of a restaurant on U.S. Highway 98 was kicking the taillight of a VW Jetta. The alleged vandal was described as 6-feet, 2-inches tall and weighing 220 pounds. The suspect also was wearing a pink shirt, according to the sheriff’s office report. The caller told the police the suspect was ...

SCC leader eager to make impact (The Arizona Republic)

Monday, March 31st, 2008
Three decades ago, about the time that Art DeCabooter took the reigns of Scottsdale Community College, Jan Gehler loaded her family in a Volkswagen bus and headed to Alaska.

VW’s New Ads Feature “Love Bug” (The Auto Channel)

Monday, March 31st, 2008
Washington DC March 31, 2008; The AIADA newsletter reported that Volkswagen, which has a goal of tripling its U.S. sales by 2018, is rolling out a classic Beetle as the brand's face and voice in a quirky TV, Web, and print ad campaign that starts Monday.

VW’s New Ads Feature “Love Bug” (The Auto Channel)

Monday, March 31st, 2008
Washington DC March 31, 2008; The AIADA newsletter reported that Volkswagen, which has a goal of tripling its U.S. sales by 2018, is rolling out a classic Beetle as the brand's face and voice in a quirky TV, Web, and print ad campaign that starts Monday.

Bugatti looking to increase Veyron production by 5 units (AutoSpies.com)

Monday, March 31st, 2008
Usually when automakers look to increase production they do it by thousands of units. Well exclusive and prestigious automakers like Bugatti work differently. Volkswagen owned Bugatti is looking to boost production of the Veyron super car by 5 units this year.

 
 

 


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