Volkswagen Group achieves 18.1 percent growth in worldwide deliveries for period to May 2010

The Volkswagen Group continues to enjoy positive sales development. A total of 2.94 (January to May 2009: 2.49)* million vehicles were sold in the first five months of the year 2010. This corresponds to growth of 18.1 percent. In the month of May, the Group sold 604,200 (556,500, +8.6 percent) vehicles. “So far, the comparatively high growth… Read More →

AUDI AG: Growth in sales in all regions

“The Audi brand has made a significant leap forward in the U.S. market during the crisis. Yet despite optimistic planning, we didn’t expect the trend in sales figures to be so strong,” says Peter Schwarzenbauer, Member of the Board of Management for Marketing and Sales at AUDI AG. “For the overall year of 2010, I expect a… Read More →

Oil Industry out of US Energy Future

Greenpeace today welcomed President Obama’s sensible and encouraging first step in ensuring that the BP oil spill disaster can never happen again – but the “never” will only last for the next six months while his commission reaches a conclusion. The President went some way towards exposing the root cause of this disaster in highlighting the oil… Read More →

Audi starts new year with big results surge

The Audi brand achieved double-digit growth rates in all its sales regions across the world in the first four months of the year. Unit sales were 23.7 percent up on the comparative period last year. “And we will keep our foot on the accelerator. For the second quarter we expect to see further growth, not least thanks… Read More →