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Martin Winterkorn

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Name: Martin Winterkorn

First reported May 16 2013 - Updated May 17 2013 - 1 reports

Motley Fool

Automakers Rev Up in China as European Demand Crashes

Howard is a member of The Motley Fool Blog Network -- entries represent the personal opinion of the blogger and are not formally edited.More than a few analysts have expressed concern that official austerity measures and a slowing economy could put the ... [Published Motley Fool - May 16 2013]

Entities: China, Volkswagen AG, Motley Fool, General Motors Company

First reported May 15 2013 - Updated May 15 2013 - 1 reports

Automobili Lamborghini SpA

VW sets sights on becoming world number 1

When Autoblog named Martin Winterkorn Industry Leader of the Year and CEO Europe in 2012, it was with good reason.Winterkorn has presided over Volkswagen's strong recovery, so much so that the German auto giant has now set its sights on becoming the world's ... [Published Jamaica Observer - May 15 2013]

Entities: Volkswagen AG, Martin Winterkorn, Changsha, Automobili Lamborghini SpA

First reported May 15 2013 - Updated May 15 2013 - 1 reports

SAIC Motor Co Ltd

VW and FAW to Introduce New Budget Brand in China

The sources said that VW plans to introduce the new low-cost brand in China in the following three years, with plans to further expand it to several models. VW heavily relies on China, where it wants to surpass GM and Toyota and become the largest automaker ... [Published Inautonews - May 15 2013]

Entities: Volkswagen AG, China, SAIC Motor Co Ltd, Skoda Octavia

First reported May 14 2013 - Updated May 15 2013 - 3 reports

Volkswagen AG

Volkswagen to Open New Plant

German automobile conglomerate Volkswagen AG will invest 12 billion yuan (US$1.95 billion) to build its first plant in Central China, in a bid to help increase its capacity to meet the rising demand from the world's largest vehicle market and respond ... [Published China Development Gateway - May 15 2013]

Entities: Volkswagen AG, China, General Motors Company

First reported May 01 2013 - Updated May 02 2013 - 3 reports

ZF Friedrichshafen

VW developing 10-speed transmissions

Timeline on new automatics uncertainVolkswagen is following the lead of several other automakers in developing a efficiency-boosting 10-speed automatic transmission.The automaker is hoping the dual-clutch automatic can, alongside improved diesel technology ... [Published Sympatico - May 02 2013]

Entities: Volkswagen AG, ZF Friedrichshafen, Martin Winterkorn, Range Rover, Land Rover

First reported Apr 30 2013 - Updated Apr 30 2013 - 4 reports

Porsche Automobil Holding SE

UPDATE 1-Porsche optimistic over outcome of investor lawsuits

6:16pm BST* Porsche says 12 appeals in United States withdrawn* The 12 had wanted to reverse a lower court ruling (Adds Porsche statement)LEIPZIG, Germany, April 30 (Reuters) - Porsche SE expects to succeed in its fight against legal claims seeking billions ... [Published Reuters UK - Apr 30 2013]

Entities: Porsche Automobil Holding SE, Lawsuit, Volkswagen AG

First reported Apr 29 2013 - Updated Apr 30 2013 - 6 reports

Porsche Cayenne

Volkswagen gets behind 'electrically-powered motoring breakthrough'

Volkswagen has discussed several new alternative drive systems it is incorporating into its vehicles, forecasting how these technologies are likely to affect the market by 2020.Addressing the International Vienna Motor Symposium, Volkswagen's chairman ... [Published Carmony - Apr 30 2013]

Entities: Volkswagen AG, Martin Winterkorn, Porsche Cayenne, Audi A3, Diesel Engine

First reported Apr 29 2013 - Updated Apr 30 2013 - 5 reports

VW brand bears brunt of crisis

April 30, 2013 by Agency Reporter Leave a CommentFirst-quarter profit at Volkswagen’score brand almost halved, Europe’s biggest carmaker said on Monday, as manufacturers battle the region’s protracted slump in demand with ever deeper discounts.Reuters ... [Published Nigeria Punch - Apr 30 2013]

Entities: Volkswagen AG, Crisis, Martin Winterkorn, Profit Margin

First reported Apr 28 2013 - Updated Apr 29 2013 - 12 reports

VW steps up a gear

Volkswagen has confirmed it is developing a ten-speed gearboxVW CEO Martin Winterkorn has confirmed that future cars will be fitted with ten-speed DSG gearboxes. The dual-clutch ten-speed automatic manual transmission will add extra cogs to the six or ... [Published BodyShop - Apr 29 2013]

Entities: Volkswagen AG, Diesel Engine, Porsche Panamera, Martin Winterkorn

First reported Apr 27 2013 - Updated Apr 29 2013 - 3 reports

VW Will Not Close Plants in Europe

VW CEO Martin Winterkorn told Austrian broadcaster ORF that the automaker expects further growth in South America, the US, China and Russia, but sales in Europe will stagnate this year. Despite this gloomy forecast Volkswagen said it is committed to its ... [Published Inautonews - Apr 29 2013]

Entities: Volkswagen AG, Plants, Martin Winterkorn

First reported Apr 26 2013 - Updated Apr 27 2013 - 6 reports

Volkswagen Announces High-Performance Diesel, 10-Speed DCT

Volkswagen will introduce a high-performance diesel engine and a 10-speed dual clutch transmission, the German automaker announced on Friday.Speaking at the 34th International Vienna Motor Symposium, Volkswagen's CEO Dr. Martin Winterkorn revealed that ... [Published Auto Evolution - Apr 27 2013]

Entities: Volkswagen AG, Diesel, Diesel Engine

First reported Apr 19 2013 - Updated Apr 19 2013 - 8 reports

Volkswagen Group to invest more than €9.8 billion in China by 2015; efficient products and production

The Volkswagen Group, through its two Chinese joint ventures, will be investing more than €9.8 billion (US$15 billion) in the country by 2015; investments in highly efficient products and resource-conserving production will account for more than two thirds ... [Published Green Car Congress - Apr 19 2013]

Entities: Volkswagen AG, Foshan, China

Quotes

In any event, establishing a plant to build a high-volume model in the "dollar zone" adds considerable financial flexibility for Audi. "the new mexican plant plays a very important role for audi, because audi can produce in north america independent of us-dollar currency swings" Martin Winterkorn, Volkswagen AG's chairman, told Bloomberg

Audi Embraces Western Hemisphere as Global Race with BMW Heats Up [Published Brandchannel.com - May 10 2013]

VW's chief executive, Martin Winterkorn, remarked in a statement "the markets were sluggish, especially in europe, and not least in germany. but we remain confident overall that we can pick up speed over the rest of the year." VW affirmed its full-year financial forecast

How VW is beating the slump in Europe [Published CNN - May 07 2013]

...Volkswagen modular component system and its flexible architecture enable every kind of drive system to be integrated quickly into the new models. "over the coming years we will electrify all vehicle classes in this way and help electrically powered motoring to make the breakthrough" added Winterkorn

VW developing 10-speed transmission to save fuel: Plug-in hybrids, diesels also planned [Published Auto Week - May 02 2013]

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Volkswagen To Preserve Production Capacity In E... [Published Automotive World - Featured - Apr 29 2013] Martin Winterkorn, the Chief Executive Officer of Volkswagen Group, has said that the company will keep its plants in Europe, but may have to consider cutting its temporary workforce. Due to the situation in the region, he states, Volkswagen will need ...
Official: VW sustaniability report shows emissi... [Published Autoblog Green - Apr 28 2013] Filed under: Manufacturing/Plants , Volkswagen , Germany The most recent companywide sustainability report from Volkswagen comes in at a tidy 168 pages. Here's hoping not too many folks took out trees by printing the whole thing out.Europe's biggest ...
Official: VW confirms development of 10-speed d... [Published Autoblog Green - Apr 26 2013] Filed under: Audi , Porsche , Volkswagen Each year, the Vienna International Motor Symposium showcases some of the up-and-coming technologies automakers are engineering for the use in passenger cars, and Volkswagen AG CEO Martin Winterkorn ...
Official: VW confirms development of 10-speed d... [Published Autoblog - Apr 26 2013] Filed under: Audi , Porsche , Volkswagen Each year, the Vienna International Motor Symposium showcases some of the up-and-coming technologies automakers are engineering for the use in passenger cars, and Volkswagen AG CEO Martin Winterkorn ...
Winterkorn says Volkswagen developing 10-speed ... [Published Green Car Congress - Apr 26 2013] Volkswagen’s view of powertrain technologies to minimize greenhouse gasemissions. Source: Prof. Dr. Jürgen Leohold,Executive Director Volkswagen Group Research. Click to enlarge.At the International Vienna Motor Symposium Prof. Dr. Martin Winterkorn, ...

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