In January 2012 Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles continued last year’s upward trend in deliveries. In the first month of the current business year, Europe’s leading manufacturer of light commercial vehicles delivered 39,500 units worldwide. This represents an increase for the Brand of 10.5 percent over January 2011 (35,700 vehicles). Continue reading ‘Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles sees Successful Start in 2012′
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The summer festival season is about to begin. Together with Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles, Pringles is launching a big summer campaign throughout Europe. The Volkswagen Bulli plays a very special role as it is the central icon of the campaign. Four Bullis will be taking part in 13 festivals in Western Europe and 20 city events in Germany. The Pringles Bulli will be at the centre of stalls and a stage where various contests will be held. Fans using mobile networks can, via free WiFi hotspots on the metre high multimedia tins, post photos and videos they have taken themselves to their Facebook profile. Continue reading ‘Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles and Pringles kickoff summer of festivals’
Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles are presenting five world innovations at the IAA Commercial Vehicles Fair, among them a new variant of the Volkswagen Amarok, which has successfully secured its place on the market. The markets are on a course set for growth, with worldwide deliveries to customers rising by the end of August 2010 by 18.1 percent, to 269,800 light commercial vehicles. Continue reading ‘Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles set for further growth with new products, new markets, and new technologies’
- One million T5s built since the start of production in March 2003
- Brand’s bestseller is number one in Europe
Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles produced the one millionth vehicle of the T5 series today at the Hanover plant. The vehicle is a Transporter Van 1.9 l TDI 62 kW in tornado red.
‘The T5 is and remains the number one in its segment for new registrations in Europe and Germany’, emphasised Stephan Schaller, CEO of Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles during the celebrations at the Hanover plant. ‘One million T5s – that means one million customers towards whom we have a particular responsibility. This number is, furthermore, the product of all employees at Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles: in Production, but also in Development and Procurement, in Quality Assurance, in Sales and everywhere in the brand and in our dealerships’, said Schaller.
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- Means ‘wolf’ in Inuit
- Symbolises strength and endurance
- To be launched at the beginning of 2010 in South America
- Amarok set to come to Europe afterwards
The new Volkswagen pickup is called Amarok. In Autumn 2009, the first pickup by a European volume manufacturer in South America is to be unveiled. The South American launch is set for Spring 2010, with the Amarok coming to Europe in the summer. With the Amarok, Volkswagen is seeking to enter global pickup markets dominated for the most part by Japanese manufacturers. Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles already presented an impressive concept truck at last year’s IAA Commercial Vehicles, providing a taste of the brand’s new fourth model. The Amarok will be produced in Argentina at Volkswagen’s ‘Pacheco’ plant near Buenos Aires.
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