Nash County is no longer in the running to land a major Volkswagen assembly plant, based on statements recently released by the German automaker's U.S. executives.

The luxury brands have been doing it for a while. How long until they all do? nice! think chevy will do that on my SS?

The racing version of the new Volkswagen Scirocco has successfully taken its first hurdle. Hans-Joachim Stuck, Dieter Depping, Francois Verbist and Thomas Mutsch completed a comprehensive endurance test with the 300-hp Scirocco at the Motorsport Arena at Oschersleben.

FRANKFURT (Thomson Financial) - MAN AG. chief executive Hakan Samuelsson said his company is holding talks with Volkswagen AG. on possible cooperation in truck components. "We have to see what will come out of that," he said during a telephone conference call.

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The Jaws of Life were used to free the pair after their Chevrolet Silverado was struck by a Volkswagen.

WOLFSBURG (Thomson Financial) - Volkswagen AG's chief financial officer Hans-Dieter Poetsch said VW's deal to increase its voting rights in Scania AB. to 68.60 percent from 37.98 percent is expected to be completed this summer.

A D.C. United player was seen Tuesday inside RFK Stadium wearing a team jersey bearing a Volkswagen logo, which could mean the club is nearing completion of a major sponsorship deal with the German auto manufacturer.

PRAGUE. APRIL 30. INTERFAX CENTRAL EUROPE - German carmaker Volkswagen Group's Czech unit Skoda Auto said Wednesday its operating profit rose only 6% in the first quarter 2008 despite a 15.7% increase in the number of cars sold, with revenues hit by the strength of the Czech crown.

Shares in German carmaker Volkswagen rose 1 per cent in early trade on Wednesday on market talk that KfW was buying 5 percent in Volkswagen from Lower Saxony.