Matthias Muller appointed CEO of the Volkswagen Group

Matthias Muller (62) has been appointed CEO of Volkswagen AG with immediate effect. This was decided by the Supervisory Board at its meeting in Wolfsburg. Muller is currently Chairman of Porsche AG in Stuttgart. He will continue in this function until a successor

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Paul Buckett appointed Head of Group Corporate and Public Relations, Volkswagen Group UK

Volkswagen Group UK Limited announces the appointment of Paul Buckett to the newly created role of Head of Group Corporate and Public Relations, reporting to the Managing Director of Volkswagen Group UK, Paul Willis.

Mike Orford will join Volkswagen Group

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Supervisory Board of Volkswagen Truck & Bus GmbH formed

Volkswagen Truck & Bus GmbH, the holding bringing together Volkswagen AG's truck and bus business, has formed a Supervisory Board composed on a parity basis. Prof. Dr. Martin Winterkorn, Chairman of the Board of Management of Volkswagen AG, will chair the

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Skoda builds new Emission Centre in Mlada Boleslav; VW invests more than €11-million

Skoda Auto is building a new Emission Centre in Mlada Boleslav. In partnership with the Volkswagen Group, the Czech car manufacturer will be investing more than €11-million into expanding the Engine Centre, which opened in 2014. The new centre is expected

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Volkswagen develops new Golf for the racetrack

A new Golf for the racetrack. Volkswagen Motorsport is developing its first racing car based on the seventh-generation Golf. The production-based, 330 ps concept car is assembled in accordance with TCR regulations and is intended to help Volkswagen evaluate

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National Fleet Manager bolsters Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles' senior team

Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles welcomes Tracey Perry as its new National Fleet Manager.

Tracey is no stranger to the fleet world, joining the Volkswagen family following a successful career within the automotive industry. In her previous organisation, she

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Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles supports Stihl Timbersports Series

Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles has become a partner of Andreas Stihl AG & Co. KG in top-class lumberjack sport contests, the Stihl Timbersports Series, or STS for short. These includes international contests such as the STS Champions Trophy and STS World Championship

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Steve Catlin appointed Head of Group Fleet Services at Volkswagen Group UK

Steve Catlin has been appointed to the role of Head of Group Fleet Services at Volkswagen Group UK, taking over from Vincent Kinner who retired from the business at the end of March.

Catlin, who will take up his new position on July 13, 2015 joins the Volkswagen Group

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Volkswagen inaugurates vehicle plant in southern Chinese city of Changsha

The Volkswagen Group continues to expand its production capacity in China with the addition of a new vehicle plant of Shanghai-Volkswagen (SVW) in Changsha, southern China, which was inaugurated by Prof. Dr. Jochem Heizmann, Member of the Board of Management

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Scania's Euro-6 G410 travels 579.8 km on 150 litres diesel with Volkswagen Golf

How far can a Euro-6 Scania G 410 travel on 150 litres of diesel? That was the challenge when Scania's Euro-6 vehicles recently were launched in South Korea. The prize for the best guess - a brand new Volkswagen Golf.

Scania South Korea launched the Euro-6

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