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VW brand bears brunt of Europe slump as Q1 profit halves

April 29, 2013 11:49 CET
First-quarter profit at Volkswagen Group's core brand almost halved as automakers in Europe battle the region's protracted slump in demand with deeper discounts.... Read More »

 

GUIDO REINKING

Will VW give new Seat boss time to succeed?

12:01 am U.S. ET | April 26, 2013
Juergen Stackmann, new boss of VW's Seat brand, must discover what the ailing brand really stands for.... Read More »

 

VW exec Muir will move to top sales post from Seat, report says

April 23, 2013 06:01 CET
VW executive James Muir, who is being replaced as head of the struggling Seat brand, will get a top sales job with VW Group, a report said.... Read More »

 

VW names Stackmann as new Seat boss

April 15, 2013 17:49 CET
VW Group has named Juergen Stackmann as head of its money-losing Seat brand. He replaces James Muir, who will assume an unspecified senior management role within the group.... Read More »

 

Chevy marks the end to front bench seats in cars

3:02 pm U.S. ET | Sept. 28, 2012
Chevrolet has done away with front bench seats in the redesigned 2014 Impala. The century-long run for front bench seats in passenger cars ends with the 2013 Chevrolet Impala -- the last car in North America to offer them, GM said today.... Read More »

 

JAMES B. TREECE

Who was VW’s Poetsch really talking about?

4:16 pm U.S. ET | Sept. 27, 2012
A mini-tempest has blown up among European automakers over remarks by a Volkswagen executive. As reported by various news accounts, VW CFO Hans Dieter Poetsch said some European competitors are at risk of going out of business without financial assistance as the region’s auto market sinks.... Read More »

 

VW's European dominance overpowers rivals

Aug. 21, 2012 06:01 CET
Volkswagen Group has become so dominant in Europe that rivals are being left behind.... Read More »

 

Prolific VW platform is key in race to be global No. 1

Aug. 21, 2012 06:01 CET
VW is set to reap massive savings from its new MQB platform, which will save the automaker billions of euros in costs by the end of the decade and cut production times by a third.... Read More »

 

VW's Slovak factory to halt output for 2 weeks

July 26, 2012 06:01 CET
The Slovak unit of Volkswagen Group will halt production for two weeks starting July 30, spokesman Vladimir Machalik said. The unit will use the companywide vacation period for maintenance of production lines, he said.... Read More »

 

Seat goes upscale with new Leon

July 24, 2012 06:01 CET
Seat has revealed the new Leon five-door hatchback, an upmarket reworking of its compact model that Seat hopes will help win customers outside its Spanish home market and reverse falling sales at the VW unit.... Read More »

 

VW gains share in France with deals PSA, Renault can't match

July 22, 2012 06:01 CET
VW has been able to borrow at cheaper interest rates than many of its rivals. That advantage has translated into better deals for French consumers. French buyers pay as little as 1.9 percent annual interest on 10,000 euros in financing from Volkswagen, the company says. From Peugeot, the same loan would cost around 11.6 percent annually, according to the automaker's Web site. Renault says it charges 5.9 percent.... Read More »

 

VW's Seat unveils affordable family car

June 26, 2012 08:46 CET
Seat is launching the five-door Toledo compact hatchback as an affordable family car as the Volkswagen Group brand seeks to win buyers hit by the economic crisis. The Toledo's value-for-money positioning marks a shift of emphasis by Seat, which has so far concentrated on building sporty cars to differentiate itself from sister brands VW and Skoda.... Read More »