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Total number of apprentices reaches 10,000 for first time this year
This year, the Volkswagen Group will be recruiting 3,000 university graduates worldwide, of which one third will be hired in Germany. In addition, 2,900 young people will begin their vocational training with the Group during the current year. The total number of apprentices will top the 10,000 mark for the first time this year. (continue reading…)
This year the Autostadt in Wolfsburg, which was opened on the 1st of June 2000, celebrates its tenth anniversary. Right at the outset of this celebratory year a new record was reached: on Thursday the 25th of February 2010 more than 20 million visitors had passed through the Autostadt gates. Instead of honouring the 20 millionth individual guest, the Autostadt decided to donate Euro 20 000 to the relief operation founded by the board of the Volkswagen Group together with the Montfort Missionaries for the victims of the earthquake in Haiti. (continue reading…)
New infrastructure saves the annual energy requirement of 1,400 households
The Volkswagen Group saves around 9.26 million kilowatt hours per year following the reorganization of its office equipment infrastructure. The project started in 2005 and came into full effect for the first time last year. The company thereby reduces its energy requirements in this area by 86 percent as compared to 2005. The savings achieved are equivalent to the annual energy requirement of around 1,400 households. This was announced on Friday by the Head of Group IT at Volkswagen, Klaus Hardy Mühleck, at the CeBIT 2010 in Hanover. (continue reading…)
Wolfsburg, 12 February 2010 – The Volkswagen Group started 2010 with robust unit sales growth, delivering 538,500 vehicles to customers in January (January 2009: 381,100; +41.3 percent)*. Compared with the overall world market (+22.3 percent), the Group therefore holds a significant edge over its competitors. One of the main reasons for the good performance is the young and environmentally-friendly model range. The low level of deliveries in the weak month of January 2009 was also a contributory factor in the strong rise. (continue reading…)
The Volkswagen Group reported its strongest growth in global vehicles deliveries so far this year in November. An increase of 19.1 percent to 531,300 (November 2008: 446,000)* vehicles again surpassed the positive trend of previous months. In the first eleven months of this year, 5.85 (January-November 2008: 5.73; +2.0 percent)** million vehicles were delivered to customers. Continue reading ‘Volkswagen Group reports 19.1 percent growth in deliveries in November’
At its meeting today, the Supervisory Board of Volkswagen Aktiengesellschaft approved the acquisition of land, machinery and equipment formerly belonging to the Karmann holding company at the Osnabrück site. Furthermore, during the coming weeks it is also planned to establish a new Volkswagen car manufacturing subsidiary and later start a new vehicle project. Continue reading ‘Volkswagen Supervisory Board lays foundation for car manufacture at Karmann site in Osnabrück’
Volkswagen will continue to pursue its growth course in Brazil over the coming years. The company will be investing a total of 2.3 billion euros in new products and manufacturing capacity expansion in the country between 2009 and 2014. Continue reading ‘Volkswagen Group invests in Brazilian growth market’
Volkswagen Supervisory Board approves contracts of implementation relating to comprehensive agreement with Porsche
The Supervisory Board of Volkswagen Aktiengesellschaft took a further important step towards the creation of an integrated automotive group with Porsche at its meeting today when it approved the contracts of implementation negotiated by all the parties which set out the details of the previously-concluded comprehensive agreement. Continue reading ‘Volkswagen steps towards an integrated automotive group with Porsche’
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